Readmission and Transfer Policy and Procedures Practical Nursing

I. Policy on Readmission to the Consortium

1. Readmission of students who have exited, for whatever reason, from the Consortium is considered following review by the designated Student Services representative in consultation with the Lead Instructor and Consortium Director. The Consortium does not guarantee readmission to any student.
2. Students seeking readmission must comply with the Consortium policies. Students who have received a D on general education or related course work in the nursing curriculum are strongly encouraged to retake the course work prior to readmission. Students with an F on general education or related course work must repeat course work prior to readmission. Students must be in satisfactory academic standing in the college up to the point that they are seeking readmission. Students may be required to take challenge exams, pharmacology calculation tests, and clinical competency check-offs, depending on the time they have been out of program.
3. Readmission into either the Associate Degree Nursing program or the Practical Nursing program, or a combination of either program, is allowed twice. After two readmissions, students are ineligible for readmission. Students who successfully complete the practical nursing program but who have exhausted the number of readmissions are allowed an opportunity to transition into the associate degree program if admission standards are met. Students who were enrolled at the time of implementation of the policy (Fall 2005) or prior to implementation of the policy are allowed one additional opportunity to successfully complete a nursing program. Students from outside the Consortium applying for admission must provide transcripts of the college(s) they have attended. All admissions or readmissions in any nursing program are counted toward the policy.

II. Students Desiring Transfer within the NEWH Nursing Consortium Participating College

1. Students comply with the following:
   1. Completion of admissions requirements as stated in the Admissions Policy
   2. Written notification by students to the Consortium Director of intent to transfer
   3. Submission of transcripts from other nursing program(s) and other post-secondary work for which students request transfer credit
2. The college complies with the following:
   1. Students’ transcripts evaluated by a Student Services representative and the Consortium Director to determine course eligibility for transfer
   2. Acceptance of transfer based on adequate clinical space

III. Students Desiring Admittance and Transfer of Credits from Schools Outside the Consortium

1. Students comply with the following:
   1. Completion of the admissions requirements as stated in the Admissions Policy
   2. Submission of transcripts from other nursing program(s) and other post-secondary work for which they request transfer credit
2. The college complies with the following:
   1. Evaluation of transcripts by the designated individual at the college and the Consortium Director. They determine course eligibility for transfer credit.
   2. Required completion of Consortium challenge exams, pharmacology calculation test, and competency clinical check-offs. Students may be encouraged to repeat course work.
   3. Acceptance into the program based on clinical space available and admissions criteria

IV. Challenge Exam Policy

1. The Consortium utilizes challenge exams to assess the current proficiency of those individuals desiring admission/readmission into the nursing program at any point in the program. The challenge exams include the following nursing courses: NUR 101, 102, 103 and 117. A transcript evaluation is used to determine which challenge exams students take. The following students are required to take the challenge exams:
   1. Consortium students seeking reetry whose course work is two years old or greater from date of completion of the courses
   2. Students from colleges outside the Consortium regardless of the age of the course work
2. A minimum passing score of C or better is required on each exam. The score on each exam is valid for two years. Students must be admitted into the nursing program within the two-year limit, or they are required to retake the challenge exam with a C or better.
3. Applicants who do not achieve a C or better on the challenge exam(s) may retake the exam. The exam is administered twice in a one-year period no closer than 90 days. After successful completion of the exam(s), applicants may seek admission into the program. If applicants are unsuccessful on exams, they may apply for admission into the program to take the corresponding course for credit, provided clinical space is available. If the course has a clinical and lab component, applicants must satisfactorily complete each component to receive credit for the course. With achievement of a C or better, the unsatisfactory grade on the challenge exam is eliminated, and students are eligible to continue in the nursing program.
4. For information regarding challenge exams, applicants are advised to contact the Consortium office at the following address:

   NEWH Nursing Consortium
   225 Tarboro Street
   Rocky Mount, NC 27801
   Phone: (252) 446-0436 (extension 326 or 354)
   E-mail: willifordk@edgecombe.edu

V. Pharmacology Calculation Test

Students reentering the program are required to take a Pharmacology calculation test. Students must achieve a grade of 90 on the calculation test. Students will be given two opportunities to achieve the required grade. Students must wait a minimum of ten days before retesting. The Consortium director or designee administers the calculation test.

VI. Clinical Competency Evaluation Policy

The nursing faculty of the Consortium are responsible for determining the level of clinical competence of reentry students prior to assigning client care responsibilities to the students. Therefore, any student seeking reentry to the Consortium at any semester other than the Practical Nursing I Semester is required to successfully complete a clinical competency evaluation. The Lead Instructor, or designee, at the college the student plans to attend administers the clinical competency evaluation prior to the semester when entry is anticipated. Study packets for the clinical competency evaluation are available.

The clinical competency evaluation assesses knowledge and skills necessary to enter the proposed course. It is designed to ensure that prospective students are competent to practice in the clinical area at the same level that a continuing student in the same course is expected to perform. Applicants have one opportunity annually to demonstrate clinical competency in the Consortium. A satisfactory clinical evaluation competency for reentry into the Consortium is required.

Tarboro:  (252) 823-5166 2009 W. Wilson St. Tarboro, NC 27886

Rocky Mount:  (252) 446-0436 225 Tarboro St. Rocky Mount, NC 27801