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Readmission Policy

Students applying for readmission into the Nursing program will be accepted on a space available basis once all of the following requirements are met:

Students with two nursing program failures (taken at another institution, at BCC, or in combination) will not be admitted or readmitted into the program. Students whose dismissal was caused by unsafe clinical practice or unprofessional behaviors will not be readmitted into the program.

Readmission for NUR-101

A student who wishes to reapply for NUR101 after a program failure or withdrawal may reapply as per the admission policy.  The student may be eligible for immediate readmission for the next semester depending on space availability and if the student:

  • Earned or withdrew with an average above 70 for the semester and;
  • Successfully passed clinical and laboratory and;
  • Scored >23 on the admission’s rubric score and;
  • Completed all other nursing program courses and;
  • Agrees to enroll in tutoring and;
  • Has not previously failed a nursing program here or elsewhere and;
  • Was in good standing in the program without disciplinary warnings.

Eligible students will be ranked by the above criteria if depending on space availability. Students with the highest passing grade for the semester will be offered readmission first.

Readmission for NUR-102, NUR--201, NUR202

Readmission to the program for NUR-102, NUR-201 and NUR-202 can occur only within twelve months regardless of the reason for leaving. The candidate for readmission will be required to demonstrate retention of prior nursing knowledge by:

  • passing a secured HESI computerized exam with a score of 850 or greater. A student requesting readmission to NUR-102 must achieve an 850 on the HESI Fundamentals exam. A student requesting readmission into NUR-201 or NUR-202 must achieve an 850 on the HESI Fundamentals and Maternity/Pediatric exams.
  • passing formalized psychomotor skills testing: Skills include a sterile procedure consisting of either a sterile dressing change or urinary catheterization and medication administration of an insulin mix and an IM injection for readmission to NUR-102, NUR-201 or NUR-202.

 

Readmission Procedure

The student will contact the Dean of the Nursing Program via email by July 15th for the spring semester and February 1st for the fall semester.

The Dean will contact the applicant regarding scheduling of the HESI exam/exams.

  • Students seeking readmission into NUR-102 will take the HESI Fundamentals Exam the September and/or November prior to spring readmission or the March and/or June prior to fall readmission.
  • Students seeking readmission into NUR-201 will take the HESI Fundamentals Exam and the HESI Maternity/Pediatric Exam the March and/or June prior to fall readmission or the September and/or November prior to spring readmission.(Students may take both exams on the same day.)
  • Students seeking readmission into NUR-202 will take the HESI Fundamentals Exam and the HESI Maternity/Pediatric Exam the September and/or November prior to spring readmission or the March and/or June prior to fall readmission. (Students may take both exams on the same day.)

The HESI exam is considered a “secured” exam. Students may take each version of the HESI exam only once.  There are two versions of the HESI exam for Fundamentals and two versions for the Maternity/Pediatric exam; therefore, only one attempt for each version is permitted. Please note that any HESI tests that may have been taken in the classroom are not counted in terms of having taken the test. Only HESI tests taken at the Testing Center will be considered.   If a student is repeating this exam, after having previously taking it at the Testing Center, the student will need the second version of this exam. The student must notify the Testing Center of the need of the second version of the exam at the time of scheduling the exam.  All students will be charged the full cost of the exams scheduled whether or not the exam is taken.

Students requesting readmission into NUR-201 or NUR-202 must successfully pass HESI Fundamentals and HESI Maternity/ Pediatric exams (a score of 850 and above).  

Students requesting readmission into 102/201/202, upon successfully scoring on the HESI, will be scheduled to complete the psychomotor portion of the readmission process.  Evaluation is conducted with faculty and the applicant.

Students who are readmitted after an academic failure will be required to enroll in tutoring services throughout the nursing program.

Readmission for Educational Mobility Students:

Educational Mobility students will follow the program’s readmission policy with the following exception: 

  • Mobility students who have already taken the HESI LPN to ADN Entrance Exam twice to enter the program and subsequently fail after entering the program will be able to use the HESI Fundamentals and HESI Maternity/Pediatric exams in lieu of the HESI LPN to ADN Entrance Exam.They will need to score 850 or higher on both the HESI Fundamentals and HESI Maternity/Pediatric exams for readmission to NUR 201 or NUR 202.If an alternate version of the HESI LPN to ADN Entrance Exam is available from the test company, the program will be able to offer that alternate mobility version at their discretion.When the student requests the HESI exam(s) for readmission, the student will be provided information concerning which exam(s) they will be taking and what content will be on the exams.The student will need to achieve 850 or higher on the required exam(s) for readmission.

Readmit students are required to submit an updated Verification of Student Health History & Physical Exam form completed by their health care provider as part of the readmission acceptance process. In addition, students need to be current with all other admission requirements for the program e.g. immunizations & CPR, and other agency requirements.

Revised: ADN Faculty Committee, 5/22/19, 8/6/19, 11/19/19, 1/24/2020; revised 11/04/2020, 12/9/2020