WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE ADVANCED STANDING TRACK?
Potential candidate seeking admission into the Advance Standing track must possess a current California LVN/LPN license for at least one year or more and employed as an LVN/LPN in an acute care setting or sub-acute setting within the last three years. Applicants will be required to provide verification of employment from their employer on the facilities official letterhead at time of application. Applicants may include LVN/LPN or transfer students from accredited nursing programs. Advanced standing applicants are accepted into the program on a space-available-basis.
PREREQUISITE COURSES
The following courses must be completed with a grade of "C" or better in order to
be eligible to apply: - Human Anatomy*
- Human Physiology*
- Microbiology*
- General Psychology
- English IA
- Math 150 - Statistic (effective Fall 2020)
- Psychology 16 - Life Span Development
Grades of C-, D or F are considered repeats.
Anatomy, Physiology and Microbiology must be completed within the last 7 years. Science courses older than 7 years must be repeated. These courses must include labs and total 14 semester units (or 21 quarter units).
SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER
Possession of a Social Security number is required by the California State Board of
Registered Nursing for licensure. You must bring the original Social Security card
for verification; we will return the original card to you after verification. Copies
will not be accepted for verification. Other acceptable forms of Social Security verification
include the first page of your most recent tax return or your W-2 form; these documents
will be returned to you.
HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA
Applicants without a college degree posted on their transcript must submit proof of
high school completion as required by the California State Board of Registered Nursing
for licensure. An official high school/GED transcript is required as proof completion
OR college degree. If you have a college degree, proof of completion of high school
is not needed.If high school was completed outside the United States, foreign high school must be officially evaluated using one of the official ECC approved evaluators. Translations will not be accepted. You will need to provide ONE “General Report” from the evaluators. For some companies, you must allow at least 3 weeks for processing. It is the applicant's responsibility to plan ahead.
GPA REQUIREMENT
- Applicants must have at least an overall GPA of 2.0 in all college courses since high school
- Applicants must have at least a 2.5 GPA in the Sciences (Anatomy, Physiology, and Microbiology) to be considered eligible for admission consideration.
NURSING INFORMATION SESSIONS
Nursing Information sessions are held by the Nursing Counselor. Attending the workshop is mandatory prior to applying for admission to the nursing program.
GENERAL EDUCATION
Students enrolled in the nursing program are required to complete ALL General Educations
before graduation. The nursing department faculty strongly recommended that you complete
the required prerequisites prior to beginning the nursing program. Equivalent courses
taken at another college may be used to meet these requirements. Effective fall 2020
the General Education requirements for the nursing program will change as follows:- English 1C, 1CH, (Note: students may substituted any of the following courses to meet the English 1C requirement - Philosophy 105, 105H, 106, Psychology 3, 3H, or Communication Studies 120).
- Communication Studies 100 will replace English 1B and English 1BH as a graduation requirement (Note - any 3-unit course from Communication Studies 120, 130, 140 may be substituted for Communication Studies 100.
- Psychology 5 or 5H
- Sociology 101, 101H or Anthropology 2
- Humanities - Any 3 unit course from area 3 of the A. S. Degree Requirements.
Contact Information
Inquiries related to the Nursing program should be directed to:Dr. Shirley Thomas
Interim Associate Dean/Director of Nursing
310-900-1600, ext. 2717, AHB 113
sthomas@compton.edu
Linda Garcia
Sr. Administrative Assistant
lgarcia15@compton.edu
310-900-1600, ext. 2701, AHB 110
