Traditional Day Program

The application process requires:

• the application form supplied by the school

• an application fee

• evidence of high school graduation or graduate equivalency diploma
  
  • official high school transcript showing graduation.  Particular emphasis is on verbal/math/science course grades and class rank.  A minimum average of 80% and class rank in the upper 1/2 of the class is preferred.
    
  • official GED transcript if a graduate equivalency diploma was obtained, and an official high school transcript.  A minimum of 50 on each test with a cumulative of 275 is preferred.

• official transcripts showing passing grades in the following prerequisites:

• Chemistry and Biology required within 5 years of application*
• Algebra and one other unit of mathematics Courses from high school,  equivalent
• CLEP and/or college courses are acceptable

• official transcripts from any college,  post-secondary school,  CLEP or College Board's Advanced Placement Program.

• reports of standardized tests,  if available:
  
  • Scholastic Achievement Tests (SAT) A combined score of 800 or above is preferred.  A combined score of 920 is preferred if SAT with the revised scoring system is taken (designated with "R").
    
  • American College Testing Program (ACT).  A composite of 20 or above is preferred.

• three references

• personal interview (optional)

• health examination.  The applicant will be accepted contingent upon a satisfactory health examination prior to school entrance.

• CPR course work:  Proof of successful completion of a course is required before a student begins his/her clinical experience.  Certification must remain valid throughout enrollment.  American Heart Association or American Red Cross courses are acceptable and must include adult,  child and infant resuscitation techniques.

• Applicants who receive advance credit for Nutrition in Health and Disease,  Anatomy and Physiology I and Microbiology may be considered for waiver of the Chemistry and/or Biology requirement at the discretion of the Admissions and Evaluations Committee.  The Committee complies with the prerequisites stated in the college catalogs for all required college courses.  All requirements for waiver of prerequisites must be met prior to the Fall semester regardless of planned Fall or Spring enrollment.

Essential functions/skills/physical requirements

All students must be able to lift/move patients with assistance,  push/pull 50 pound equipment with rollers, and lift/move 25 pounds from floor to table.  Students must be able to perform moderately difficult manual manipulations requiring hand-eye coordination such as in the use of computers and complex equipment.  Mobility requirements may include the ability to sit and stand for prolonged periods of time,  in addition to being able to walk for a reasonable length of time and distance.  Students must be able to read,  articulate and comprehend the English language.

Students with Special Needs

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act,  The Ellis Hospital School of Nursing will provide reasonable accommodations to students with a physical or learning disability, with the expectation that they be able to perform the essential functions/skills as well as have the physical requirements to meet the program objectives.  These functions/skills and physical requirements are detailed in the Student Handbook.  It is the student's responsibility to provide physician documentation of the physical disability,  the limitations and the special accommodations required for that disability.  Students with learning disabilities must submit evidence of the disability from an official source such as an educational specialist or an institution of learning.  Letters requesting special accommodations should be addressed to the Director of the School of Nursing.  It is the responsibility of the student to inform the instructor of each course of the need for special accommodations.

Reapplication / Re-enrollment

Letters of request for reapplication or re-enrollment must be accompanied by application fee payment.