Nursing Program @ the TCC Portsmouth Campus

Admissions & Selection Procedures

Admissions Steps

1. Apply for admission to TCC if you are not already a student.
   Complete the TCC college admissions application and submit it to the Portsmouth Campus
   Admissions Office.
   Note:
   List the Portsmouth Campus as your campus of record and declare your major or curriculum as 156.01 (Pre-nursing).
   Your college application may be completed and submitted online.
   
   GPA: Have the required minimum college or university cumulative grade point average of 2.4 (on a 4.0 scale)
   * Effective 2008-09 academic year, the GPA requirement will be 2.5.
   
   
2. Apply to the TCC Nursing Program.
   You must be a high school graduate or have a GED (General Education Certificate).
   Submit the completed Nursing Program Application within the submission period
   • between September 1 and December 1 for early admission consideration and
   • between January 1 and May 15 for late admission consideration.
   • The deadline for receipt of application is May 15.
   • Supporting documents will not be considered after the application deadline date of May 15.
     
     
3. Transcripts
   Submit TWO official copies - one to Nursing Program office, the other to Central Records:
   • Nursing Program Office
     Portsmouth Campus Tidewater Community College
     7000 College Drive
     Portsmouth, VA 23703
     
   • Central Records Office: instructions and address
     
     
4. Complete the online form: “Evaluation of Previous Educational Experiences."
   
   
5. International students should meet with the advisor in the Admissions Office.
   
   
6. Attend the mandatory Pre-Nursing Information Session at the Portsmouth Campus - or view online.
   Candidates must attend a two-hour Pre-Nursing Information Session held on the Portsmouth Campus. These sessions provide pertinent information about TCC’s Nursing Program.
   These sessions are held the third Thursday of each month at Portsmouth Campus,
   • in the Beazley Building,
   • room 319
   • from 3 p.m. until 5 p.m.
   • Students must complete the entire two-hour session in order to receive confirmation that this requirement is met.
   • No late entries are permitted.
7. Or view the Online Orientation Video as an alternative to attending the Pre-Nursing Information Session.
   
   
8. Complete the TCC Placement Tests in English, Reading and Mathematics.
   
   
9. Complete the Nursing Math diagnostic exam.
   
   
10. LPNs seeking advanced placement or articulation must also submit their
• current Virginia Nursing License and
• official LPN transcript to the Nursing Program Office (address above).
  
  
11. Meet with a nursing counselor to develop your academic plan and to guide you in the admissions process
    • after your transcripts have been received and
    • take a copy of your transcripts for them to review.
      
      
12. Complete any Developmental Courses as indicated by the Placement Testing.
    
    1. Completion of High School Chemistry with a grade of “C” or better within ten years prior to enrolling in Nursing 115 or 108.
       
    2. Complete SDV 101 - Orientation to Health Care
    3. English 111 (College Composition I)
    4. Biology courses: At least two out of the three  with a minimum grade of “C”.
       1. Biology 141 (Human Anatomy and Physiology I),
       2. Biology 142 (Human Anatomy and Physiology II), or
       3. Biology 150 (Microbiology)
    5. Articulated LPNs must complete with a minimum grade of “C":
    • SDV 101 (Orientation to Health Care),
    • English 111 and 112 (College Composition I & II),
    • Psychology 201 (Introduction to Psychology),
    • Biology 141
    • Biology 142 (Human Anatomy and Physiology I & II) and
    • Biology 150 (Microbiology)

* Effective fall 2008, all science courses must be completed within six years prior to enrolling in Nursing 115 or 108.

Nursing Math Diagnostic Exam

• Complete the Nursing Math diagnostic exam in the placement/testing center of any of the four TCC campuses within one year prior to enrolling in Nursing 115 or 108.
• Students must pass the test with 90% accuracy in each mathematical area.
• Applicants who receive an unacceptable score must take and pass MTH 1, Basic Mathematics for Nursing.
• The test should be completed by December 1 for those students seeking early admission and by May 1 for those seeking late admission.
  

Other Requirements

Applicants selected for admission are provisionally accepted pending satisfactory results as follows:

• A student who scores less than 90% in any mathematical area tested on the nursing diagnostic test must successfully complete Math 1 (Basic Mathematics for Nursing) by the end of the summer session of the year the student seeks admission.
• Physical examination and laboratory testing
• Criminal History and Sex Offender & Crimes Against Minors background checks
• CPR for the Health Care Provider (HLT 105 American Heart Association) or CPR for the Professional Rescuer
• Nursing Liability Insurance
• Attendance of the Nursing Orientation Interview Session normally held in July for traditional students and in May for articulated LPN students.
• Candidates who are not admitted or who were unable to accept admission, must reapply annually before the May 15 deadline for pre-admission consideration. Admission to the nursing program is highly competitive and challenging. Students who have not submitted all required supporting documents or completed admission steps 1-10, will not be reviewed. Students may access nursing applications from this website the TCC Information Center (822-1122) or the counseling offices at each campus between September 1 and May 15.
  The DEADLINE for nursing application and all supporting documents to be received by the college is May 15.

Contact: dbell@tcc.edu
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