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I’ve Applied…What’s Next?
Q: What should I do while on the waitlist to the Nursing Program at SMC?
Now that you have completed your prerequisites, applied to the Nursing program, and passed the admissions assessment test, here is a checklist of several things you should do to be prepared for beginning the program.
#1 Complete Nursing 36, Calculations in Drugs and Solutions (1) offered twice per semester and
Complete Nursing 17, Pharmacology (3)
Nursing 36 is a prerequisite for Nursing 15 and 15L, which you will be taking the second eight weeks of the first semester of the Nursing program. Nursing 17, is a prerequisite to the third semester of the program.
#2 Think about completing graduation requirements, if you have not done so already. If you have already completed your graduation requirements, go to #3.
Students must complete all requirements for the Associate in Arts degree in order to graduate from this program.
Speech 5, Interpersonal Communications (3)
Psychology 19, Lifespan Human Development (3)
Sociology 1, Introduction (3)
American Cultures/Humanities (Art 72, Cinema (see Film Studies), Dance 2, English 10, Film Studies 7 (formerly Cinema 7), Music 33 (if taken Fall ’05 or later), 37, Speech 4) (3)
Social Science-Group A (3)/History 11, 12, 15 (same as ECON 15), 45, 46, Political Science 1
Math Requirement: Choose one option from: 1, 2, 3, or 4
1. Math 2, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 15, 20, 21, (22), 26, 28 (formerly 23), 29 (formerly 24), 32 (if completed Fall 2006 or
later), 41, 52; CS 10 (same as Math 10)
() Course no longer offered.
2. Students who enroll at SMC Fall 2007 or later or who have not maintained continuous enrollment*: Pass Math
Proficiency Assessment** and complete one of the following: Accounting 1, 2; Computer Science; Philosophy 7,
9; Sociology 4; Speech 11.
3. Students who enrolled prior to Fall 2007 and have maintained continuous enrollment*: Pass Math Proficiency
Assessment** and complete one of the following: Accounting 1, 2, 21; Business 32; Computer Information
Systems/Computer Science; English 2, 23, 48; ESL 23; Journalism 1; Philosophy 7, 9; Psychology 5; Sociology 4;
Speech 1, 2, 5, 11.
*continuous enrollment is defined as enrollment in each Fall and Spring semester until graduation.
4. Complete the SMC math assessment, place into Intermediate Algebra or higher and complete one of the courses
listed in 2 (for students who enroll Fall 2007 or later or have not maintained continuous enrollment*) or 3 (for
students who enrolled prior to Fall 2007 and have maintained continuous enrollment*).
** Students may complete this exam any time within one year of their anticipated graduation date. Note that
students may retest only once after an 8 week wait.
#3 Register for preparation courses. Below is a list of several highly recommended classes to take that will help prepare you to succeed in the Nursing Program courses.
Counseling 1 – Developing Learning Skills
Counseling 20 – Student Success Seminar
English 48 – Speed Reading and Vocabulary (with Health Sciences emphasis)
ESL 23 – Intermediate Reading and Vocabulary (with Biology emphasis)
#4 Financial Aid. Fill out the FAFSA application online at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/ (between January 1 and March 1).
Research scholarships http://www.smc.edu/apps/comm.asp?Q=6 are available at SMC and at the California Health
Professions Education Foundation http://oshpd.ca.gov/HPEF/index.html/.
Even if you already have a Bachelor’s degree, nursing students are still eligible for Financial Aid.
#5 Attend a Plato Learning Orientation.
Although your composite score on the admission test has met the minimum requirement, you may have individual skill areas where your scores were low. It is highly recommended that you address these weaknesses prior to admission and enrollment in the nursing program. To assist you in doing this, applicants to the SMC Nursing program are eligible to use a Web-based learning tool accessible from your home free of charge. An online independent course of study can be developed to meet your individual needs based on your admission test scores and this will be provided at no cost to you! Contact the Nursing Program to find out how you can register for a Plato Learning Orientation. (Plato Learning is only available to students currently on the SMC Nursing Program Waitlist)
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