Nursing Program

If a science class has both a lecture and lab component, lecture can be done online but labs must be done in-person.  

1. ANATOMY 001*, minimum of 4 semester units or 6 quarter units.
2. PHYSIOL 001*, minimum of 4 semester units or 6 quarter units.
3. MICRO 020* -or- an equivalent General Microbiology course with lab minimum of 4 semester units or 6 quarter units.
4. PSYCH 001 minimum of 3 semester units or 4.5 quarter units.
5. PSYCH 041* minimum of 3 semester units or 4.5 quarter units.
6. ENGLISH 101 minimum of 3 semester units or 4.5 quarter units.
7. One college Chemistry course with a lab, CHEM 051 or equivalent, (or one year High School Chemistry with a lab).
8. Students placed into a transfer-level math course will have met the math requirement.

To graduate from the college and receive an AS degree in nursing, the following Program and General Education requirements must be completed in the order listed below and prior to graduation. The Nursing Faculty strongly encourages students to complete all coursework prior to entering the Nursing Program.

• Communication Studies 101 minimum of: 3 semester or 4.5 quarter units must be completed prior to entering the 3rd semester of the nursing program.
• Humanities – three semester units, area “C” of the LACCD GE Plan, completed prior to entering the 4th semester of the nursing program.
• American Institutions Requirement- 3 semester units, under LACCD GE Plan Area B1, must be completed by the end of the 4th semester of the Nursing Program.
• Kinesiology - LACCD GE Area E shall be waived for degrees in Nursing (AP 4100).

The Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS) is not required to submit an application. However, results need to be submitted when requested for applications to be considered complete.

• We are currently only accepting TEAS 7
• Only the FIRST score received on the TEAS will be accepted regardless of version taken.
• Students who have previously taken the TEAS exam must log on to ATI to submit their results to LAVC.
• Students who have not taken the TEAS examination MAY be invited to take the examination on campus (if offered)
• We recommend that you complete your test no later than the third week after the application period closes.
• The minimum required “TEAS” score is 62% to pass.
• Students may prepare for the “TEAS” admission examination by purchasing from the bookstore the TEAS Pre-Test Study Manual prior to taking the admission examination.
• Exam consists of 170 questions, proctored, standardized assessment which evaluates each student on skills in reading, math, science, English and language use.

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Nursing Program application and transcripts will be evaluated using the criteria from the Chancellor’s Office Validation Study. The Chancellor’s Office Validation Study is based on predicting student success in the Nursing Program. The Chancellor’s Office Validation Study evaluates the student’s overall grade point average (GPA), the GPA of Anatomy, Physiology, Microbiology, and English, and the repetitions of Anatomy, Physiology and Microbiology. This evaluation criterion establishes a “cut score”. Students must receive a cut score of 80 or above on the Chancellor’s Office Validation Study to be considered for admission into the Nursing Program.

Random Selection (Lottery)

If the number of eligible applicants exceeds the number of seats available for entrance into the Nursing Program a random drawing of the eligible applicants is conducted.

Letter of Acceptance or Denial

All applicants will receive a letter of acceptance or denial from the nursing department by email after the process is completed. Students accepted into the Nursing Program must return an acceptance card by the posted date or their seat will be given to the next eligible applicant.

Not Making the Selection

All students not selected into the Nursing Program may reapply the next application period if they wish to be considered again; there is No waiting list. NO application will be kept on file and all applications will be destroyed.