If a student does not have the required coursework for immediate admission to a competitive degree program, they will be offered the opportunity to enroll in a general course of study to prepare for admission into the competitive degree. The Admissions Office handles acceptance into such programs separately.
Also, additional applications and paperwork may be required in order to determine admission. Call or write the Admissions Office at (518) 562-4170 or admissions@clinton.edu for more information about these programs.
Nursing Program
Admission to this program is selective. Clinton’s Nursing program requires students to have previous coursework that makes this program selective in nature. If a student does not have the required coursework for immediate admission to Clinton’s Nursing program, they will be offered the opportunity to enroll in the Health Studies Certificate program or in a general course of study to prepare for admission into the competitive degree. Decisions will be made by the Nursing Admissions Committee. In addition to the general college admission procedures, applicants must file a separate nursing application directly with the Admissions Office.
The process and guidelines followed include:
- Completion of a college preparatory high school program which must include four (4) units of English, three (3) units of social science, two (2) units of mathematics and three (3) units of natural laboratory science (biology and chemistry required) OR satisfactory achievement in equivalent college level courses. An overall high school average of 80 or better is expected.
- Completion of the college’s placement test, unless the exemption criteria have been met.
- Completion of the pre-admission test (Test of Essential Academic Skills: TEAS)
- Submission of ACT or SAT results if available.
- Submission of an official transcript of a prior post-secondary education.
- A personal interview may be required.
- Ability to meet New York State statutory regulations which mandate persons licensed to practice nursing must be emotionally and physically sound.
- Students who have attended other nursing schools must arrange to have a letter sent from that school concerning the reasons for withdrawal.
- Credit for prior science courses (Anatomy & Physiology and Microbiology) will be recognized if course(s) have been taken within five (5) years of admission to Nursing and a grade of “C” or better was earned. Anatomy and Physiology I & II are considered “one course” and must transfer in together before beginning NUR103 or be repeated at Clinton Community College.
- Must be eligible for MAT 101/103 or higher. Candidates admitted to the Nursing Program must provide a satisfactory health report, using a form provided by the College. Students enrolled in Nursing are expected to abide by the rules and regulations listed in the Handbook for Students in the Department of Nursing, which is distributed to all new entering nursing students. All nursing students must attend Nursing Orientation and Registration sessions.