Nursing Division

Admission Requirements

In addition to the application forms submitted for admission to the College in general, students applying for the first time and those returning to nursing courses after a break in nursing enrollment are required to submit a separate application for admission to the Associate Degree Nursing Program. Application forms are available in the Nursing Office and should be completed and returned to the Nursing Office.

The Associate Degree Nursing Program has limited enrollment, and students are selected based on SAT/ACT scores, college course grades, completion of required nursing related coursework, pre-admission test score, and other qualifications related to academic and professional potential.

Students who wish to be considered for admission to the nursing program must submit a nursing program application to the Nursing Office one semester prior to the desired date of admission. Contact the Nursing Office for application deadlines.

Consideration for initial admission or re-admission to the program will be given after it has been determined that all admission requirements have been fulfilled. Readmissions are based on available space.

Applicants accepted for a designated beginning nursing class who do not enroll in that class must re-submit an application to the Nursing Office to be considered for a subsequent class. Accepted applicants who fail to maintain admission standards will be dropped before beginning the nursing program.

Additional Admissions Requirements:

1. Applicants must have completed required Learning Support courses.
2. Applicants must complete the pre-admission test.
3. Applicants must meet one of the following conditions:
   1. Present a composite score of 870 or higher on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) or a composite score of 19 or higher on the American College Testing Service Assessment Test (ACT) AND have a minimum of 2.00 (“C” average) on all college work previously taken, if any.
   2. Have earned credit on 9 or more semester hours of general education courses including one science course required in the nursing program achieving a grade point average of 2.50 (C+) or higher. All science courses must be completed with a grade of C or higher.
4. Transfer students will be evaluated based on the requirements outlined above.
5. Students who have received two D’s and/or F’s in nursing courses at any other institution are not eligible for admission to the Darton College nursing program.
6. Science courses taken more than five years prior to enrolling in the nursing program will be evaluated by the Nursing Division Chair.
7. Students who have completed an LPN Nursing Program or the Advanced Naval Corpsman Hospitalman Course (NER-NH-001) and have one year of active practice within the past two years may challenge NURS 1101 and NURS 1111 for credit. Appointments to challenge these courses will be made after the application, a copy of PNE transcript, and a copy of current Georgia license have been submitted.
8. Students desiring to transfer nursing courses for credit must:
   1. Present evidence that the transfer course meets the requirements of the nursing curriculum at Darton College.
   2. Successfully complete the required competency examination on each nursing course presented for transfer credit.
9. Students wishing to repeat NURS 1101 must submit a new application for admission to the nursing program. Readmission will be on a space-available basis.
10. Paramedics and LPNs who have been practicing as a paramedic or LPN for at least two years may be eligible for the Healthcare Professional to RN bridge program provided all other admission criteria has been met.