Registered Nursing: Track I: Generic ADN

The Registered Nursing program offers two tracks for students: Track I and Track II. Track II is for California Licensed Vocation Nurses only. Students must possess a valid Licensed Vocational Nursing license to complete Track II. Applications for admission are available on the Nursing webpage. Requirements include an overall grade point average (GPA) of 2.5 for Human Anatomy (BIO 210 or BIO 210H), Human Physiology (BIO 220), and Microbiology (BIO 230) with no grade less than "C" for each course and no more than one repetition of any of these courses. Students must have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 for all college coursework taken. The selection criteria for admission to the program has been justified in an advisory memo from the California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office dated July 1, 2005 regarding the Statewide Alignment of Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) prerequisites. The criteria can be found on the nursing website (www.miracosta.edu/nursing). Students accepted into the program must take the Test of Academic Skills (TEAS) Version V and receive a composite score of 62 percent in order to begin the program. Study materials for the test can be found at www.atitesting.com. Students who do not receive at least a 62 percent will be counseled and have a remediation plan designed. They will have one year to complete the remediation plan before retesting for admittance. This program has been approved by the Board of Registered Nursing, PO Box 499210, Sacramento, CA 94244-2100.