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RIVERSIDE CITY COLLEGE
School of Nursing
Enrollment
Policy & Procedure Manual
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PROCEDURE FOR SELECTION OF NATP STUDENTS 77
CALCULATION OF GPA/POINTS 79
COURSE REGISTRATION CLEARANCE 81
BACKGROUND CHECK/DRUG SCREEN 83
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF FUTURE BACKGROUND CHECK RISKS 85
ADA COMPLIANCE STATEMENT 87
CORE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS 88
SECTION III: GRADUATION/CERTIFICATE COMPLETION
ADN (RN) TWO-YEAR COMPLETION PATTERN 91
ADVANCED PLACEMENT/FLEXIBLE/30-UNIT OPTION COMPLETION
PATTERN 93
VN COMPLETION PATTERN 95
NURSING ASSISTANT CERTIFICATE 97
STUDENT TIMELINE: DEGREE/CERTIFICATE APPLICATION DEADLINES 99
ARTICULATING BRN/RCC REQ. WITH CSU/UC GENERAL EDUCATION 103
SECTION IV: CREDIT-DIPLOMA NURSE
DIPLOMA NURSE GRADUATE 107
SECTION V: ELIBILITY FOR LICENSURE EXAM
ELIGIBILITY FOR LICENSURE – ADN (RN) 111
NON-GRADUATE STATUS 113
LICENSED VOCATIONAL NURSE 30-UNIT OPTION 115
NCLEX-RN ELIGIBILITY FOREIGN GRADUATES WITH BRN-IDENTIFIED
AREAS OF DEFICIENCY 117
NCLEX-RN ELIGIBILITY: FELONY NOTIFICATION 119
NCLEX-PN FELONY NOTIFICATION 123
NCLEX-RN ELIGIBILITY: VALIDATION OF COMPLETION OF THE
ADN (RN) PROGRAM 125
SECTION VI: READMISSION
ELIGIBILITY FOR READMISSION/TRANSFER/ADVANCED PLACEMENT 129
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HEALTHCARE PERSONNEL
- NURSING ENROLLMENT COMMITTEE SECTION I: APPLICATIONS
- BP 3055 ENROLLMENT/REGISTRATION PRIORITIES
- AP 3055 ENROLLMENT PRIORITIES
- ENROLLMENT PROCEDURE: ADN (RN) PROGRAM
- ENROLLMENT PROCEDURE: VN PROGRAM
- ENROLLMENT PROCEDURE: NATP
- PREREQUISITE COURSES IN PROGRESS
- DEFERRED ENROLLMENT
- DEFERRED ENROLLMENT SIGNATURE FORM
- TRADITIONAL ADN (RN) INFORMATION SHEET SECTION II: ADMISSIONS
- CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT PROGRAM (CEP) INFORMATION SHEET
- VOCATIONAL NURSING (VN) INFORMATION SHEET
- NURSING ASSISTANT TRAINING PROGRAM (NATP) INFORMATION SHEET
- CURRICULUM PATTERN: ADN (RN) PROGRAM (COURSE DESCRIPTIONS)
- CURRICULUM PATTERN: ADN (RN) PROGRAM (CHART)
- CURRICULUM PATTERN: ADVANCED PLACEMENT (CHART)
- CURRICULUM PATTERN: VN PROGRAM (COURSE DESCRIPTIONS)
- CURRICULUM PATTERN: VN PROGRAM (CHART)
- CNA PATHWAYS
- CONFIDENTIALITY OF SELECTION PROCESS
- RANKING TIED APPLICANTS
- REQUIREMENT FOR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION OR EQUIVALENT
- ENROLLMENT INTEGRITY POLICY
- NUMBER OF ENROLLMENTS IN THE ADN (RN), VN, AND NATP PROGRAMS
- STUDENTS TRANSFERRING FROM ANOTHER NURSING PROGRAM
- VN PROGRAM CREDIT FOR PREVIOUS EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
- PROCEDURE FOR SELECTION OF ADN (RN) STUDENTS
- PROCEDURE FOR SELECTION OF VN STUDENTS
- CANDIDATES PRIORITIZATION OF READMISSION/TRANSFER/ADVANCED PLACEMENT
- ASSIGNMENT OF INCOMPLETE GRADE
- POLICY CONCERNING PREGNANCY FOR NURSING STUDENTS
- ADN (RN) READMISSION
- NURSING 18: ADN (RN) → VN → ADN (RN) PROGRAM
- PROGRESSION POLICY: ADN (RN) PROGRAM
- PROGRESSION POLICY: VN PROGRAM
- ADN (RN) PROMOTION POLICY
- VN PROMOTION POLICY
- ADN (RN) RETENTION POLICY
- VN RETENTION POLICY
- HISTORY OF FAILING GRADES SECTION VII: ADVANCED PLACEMENT/TRANSFER/30-UNIT OPTION
- ADN (RN) NURSING COURSE CHALLENGE POLICY
- CHALLENGE/ADVANCED PLACEMENT FOR MILITARY-TRAINED
- INFORMATION SHEET ADN (RN) ADVANCED PLACEMENT/TRANSFER/30-UNIT OPTION
- COUNSELING LVN 30-UNIT OPTION
- ADVANCED PLACEMENT SKILL COMPETENCY ASSESSMENT
- CREDIT FOR CALIFORNIA LICENSED PSYCHIATRIC TECHNICIANS
- ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL
- VOCATIONAL NURSING PROGRAM COMPLETION CONTRACT SECTION VIII: ENROLLMENT FORMS
- REQUEST FOR CREDIT FOR DIPLOMA NURSING SCHOOL GRADUATE
- PHYSICIAN’S CLEARANCE
- PHYSICIAN’S CLEARANCE DURING PREGNANCY
- CONSEQUENCES OF 30-UNIT OPTION
- CONTRACT FOR LVNs TAKING THE ADVANCED PLACEMENT EXAM
SECTION I:
APPLICATIONS
Riverside Community College District Policy No. 3055
Student Services
BP 3055 ENROLLMENT/REGISTRATION PRIORITIES
References: Title 5 Sections 51006, 58106, and 58108
The Chancellor shall establish procedures defining enrollment and registration priorities, limitations, and processes for student challenge, which shall comply with Title 5 regulations.
Date Adopted: March 17, 2009 (Replaces RCCD Policy 5000) Formerly: 5055
Riverside Community College District Administrative
Procedure
No. 3055
Student Services
AP 3055 ENROLLMENT PRIORITIES
References: Title 5 Sections 51006, 58106, and 58108 Education Code 66025.
All courses and programs of the District shall be open to enrollment in accordance with Board Policy 3 052, Open Enrollment, and a priority system consistent with Board Policy 3 055 and this Procedure.
Students have the right to challenge any enrollment restriction in accordance with Policy 2 260, titled Pre-Requisites, Co-Requisites and Advisories_._
No student is required to confer or consult with or required to receive permission to enroll in any class offered by the District, except as provided for in Administrative Procedure 3 052, titled Open Enrollment.
Students are not required to participate in any pre-registration activities not uniformly required, and no registration procedures are used that result in restricting enrollment to a specialized clientele.
Program Enrollment
The following programs have separate admissions processes, in accordance with Title 5:
Basic Correctional Deputy Academy Cosmetology Culinary Arts Dental Assisting Dental Hygiene Emergency Medical Services: EMT and Paramedic Esthetician Firefighter Academy Ford ASSET Nursing – Registered and Vocational Physicians Assistant Peace Officer Academy Community for Academic Progress For further information on these programs, contact the program directly, or visit our website at: http://www.rccd.edu/services/careertech/Pages/CareerTechPrograms.aspx.
Over-Subscribed Enrollment Priority
Once students satisfy the admissions criteria to over-subscribed programs, enrollment priority shall be determined according to the legal residence of applicants in the following order:
- Residents of the Riverside Community College District who have completed a minimum of a 3 unit academic course in the Riverside Community College District.
- Residents of the Riverside Community College District.
- Residents of other community college districts within Riverside County which do not present similar courses or programs.
- Residents of California community college districts outside Riverside County.
- Residents of areas outside of California.
NOTE: Pursuant to legislation, Associate Degree in Nursing programs are exempt from non-evaluative selection criteria.
Office of Primary Responsibility : Student Services
Administrative Approval: February 2, 2009 (Replaces RCCD Policy 5000) Revised: July 29, 2013 Formerly: 5055
RIVERSIDE CITY COLLEGE
SCHOOL OF NURSING
ENROLLMENT PROCEDURE: VN PROGRAM
- All interested students are encouraged to attend a Pre-Nursing Information Workshop offered through School of Nursing (SON) and meet with a Health-Related Science Counselor and/or Nursing Educational Advisor.
- Submit an application to the RCC. Applicants must maintain a current RCC application on file while awaiting admission to the SON.
- Prospective students can obtain an application online and submit the completed application to the SON during the specified Application Period.
- Applicants must have all transcripts on file and evaluated from non-RCCD institutions at the time of admission.
- Completed applications will be randomly selected according to the selection procedure established by the nursing faculty and Nursing Enrollment Committee as designated on the VN Program Information Sheet.
- Notification of admission will be sent to qualified applicants according to procedures and spaces available.
- Once accepted to the SON, it is the applicant’s responsibility to accept or decline their space by the designated deadline. Applicants who do not respond by the deadline will forfeit their admission to the SON.
- Any student who declines a space will be required to resubmit an application for admission during the next application filing period.
- Deferred enrollment may be granted on an individual basis upon approval by the Dean and/or Nursing Enrollment Committee.
- Applicants who accept a space in Nursing 52, 61, 62, 63, and/or 71 will be required to sign the Vocational Nursing Program Completion Contract.
Revised: 5/24/96; 6/13/96; 1/10/02; 10/03; 11/03; 12/04; 5/05; 6/07; 8/07; 1/09; 1/11; 6/12; 7/13; 7/14; 6/18; 2/
RIVERSIDE CITY COLLEGE
SCHOOL OF NURSING
ENROLLMENT PROCEDURE: NURSING ASSISTANT TRAINING PROGRAM
(NATP)
- All interested students are encouraged to attend a Pre-Nursing Information Workshop offered through School of Nursing (SON) and meet with a Health-Related Science Counselor and/or Nursing Educational Advisor.
- Submit an application to the RCC. Applicants must maintain a current RCC application on file while awaiting admission to the SON.
- Prospective students can obtain an application online and submit the completed application to the SON during the specified Application Period.
- Admission is based on a first come, first serve basis upon the completion and submission of the pre-program checklist to the Nursing Enrollment and Evaluation Specialist as outlined on the NATP Information Sheet.
- Notification of admission will be sent to qualified applicants according to the admission procedures and spaces available.
- Once accepted to the SON, it is the applicant’s responsibility to accept or decline their space by the designated deadline. Applicants who do not respond by the deadline will forfeit their admission to the SON.
- Any student who declines a space will be required to resubmit an application for admission during the next application filing period.
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