Admission Information – LPN to RN Mobility Track

Apply to Wallace Community College (WCC). Acceptance to WCC is the first step for application to the LPN-to-RN Mobility Track. You must complete a WCC application and be UNCONDITIONALLY ACCEPTED to WCC prior to applying to the ADN program.

Apply to Wallace Community College using the online application at Applications to WCC can be submitted online at Wallace Community College Online Application.

For questions about your application to WCC, please contact the Office of admissions at (334) 983-3521, (800) 543-2426, or email admissions@wallace.edu

1. Student must obtain unconditional admission to WCC.

2. Student must submit a completed application packet for the LPN-to-RN Mobility track by the published deadline.

3. Student must have a clear status as defined by the standards of academic progress at WCC (as defined by the college catalog).

4. Student must have a valid, unencumbered Alabama or Multistate LPN license.

5. Student must have a minimum GPA of 2.500 in the last 24 credit hours.

6. Student must have taken the ATI Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS®) within the last three years.

7. Student must have completed the following courses with a “C” or higher prior to applying to LPN-to-RN Mobility:

• MTH100 Intermediate College Algebra (or a higher level math, i.e. Pre-calculus, Calculus, Finite Mathematics, etc.)
• ENG101 English Composition I
• BIO201 Human Anatomy and Physiology I
• BIO202 Human Anatomy and Physiology II

8. Student must be able to meet the essential functions or technical standards required for nursing.

Upon admission to WCC, you will be assigned an advisor.  You can schedule an appointment with your advisor through the WCC Advising Center. Advisors are also available during each open registration period and can help you in making your course selections.  A curriculum pathway guide is available to help you. Students in pre-nursing may take any course that does not begin with an “NUR” prefix, prior to applying to LPN-to-RN Mobility.

When you have met the admission requirements for the LPN-to-RN Mobility track, you are ready to apply!  Applications are accepted twice a year, for entry into each Fall and Spring semester.  All NUR courses are for daytime and are in person, with an evening/weekend option being offered at periodic intervals.

Current information about upcoming application periods, active application dates and deadlines, and a link to apply to the ADN program’s LPN-to-RN Mobility track will be posted under Health Science Application Information.

Applications for the ADN program are electronic.  Assistance is available, if needed.

Admission to LPN-to-RN Mobility will operate in accordance with criteria mandated by the Alabama Department of Postsecondary Education for nursing admission. Students will be required to take an academic entrance test, the ATI Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS®). TEAS® measures basic skills in reading, mathematics, science, English and language usage. TEAS® scores are only good for three (3) years. A student may repeat the TEAS®, but must wait six weeks between taking each test. No cut off score has been established for the TEAS® test, but ranking points will be based on the actual test score one receives. A copy of the TEAS® score report form must be included as part of your nursing application.

Registration and payment for the TEAS® must be completed on-line through the vendor site—this cannot be handled through Testing Services on either campus location and payments cannot be received through the College Business Office. Applicants must create an on-line account at http://www.atitesting.com to schedule a date for testing.

Please note: Students that have taken the TEAS® at any location other than the WCC Dothan campus or Sparks campus will be required to have official scores transferred to WCC. ATI assesses a $30.00 fee to transfer these scores.

 1.  A completed online LPN-to-RN Mobility application.

2.  Transcripts from each college you have attended. (Unofficial copies are acceptable.)Although official transcripts are in the Office of Admissions and Records, a copy must be included in your ADN application packet. Transfer courses listed on another college’s transcript are not acceptable in lieu of a transcript from the actual college where credit was received. All transcripts submitted for ADN application purposes must accompany the ADN application packet.

3.  A copy of your TEAS® score report (Individual Profile). (Scores must be no older than 3 years from the ADN application deadline.

4.  Documentation of completion of English Composition I, Intermediate College Algebra (or a higher-level math), Anatomy & Physiology I, and Anatomy & Physiology II.Documentation should be in the form of transcripts. (MTH116 is not a higher-level math and is not considered for this program.)

5.  Proof of your current and unencumbered Alabama or Multi-state LPN license. Proof should be in the form of a printout from the Alabama Board of Nursing or from Nursys.com.

Keep copies of all LPN-to-RN Mobility application material that is submitted. Once submitted, copies of materials will not be made or transferred for re-application to the ADN program or for application to any other program.

How are applicants selected for admission to LPN-to-RN Mobility?

1. Applicants to the LPN-to-RN Mobility program are admitted based on space availability using a ranking points system.
2. Completion of Microbiology (w/lab) for ranking points is not required to meet minimum admission criteria.
3. There is no specific “cut-off” score for admission to the LPN-to-RN Mobility. Students are selected according to their ranking points and the number of available seats.
4. There are 200 possible points. Points are assigned using the following criteria:

For admission purposes, nursing programs will calculate a GPA based on the applicant’s last 24 hours of college credit. Hours will be counted in reverse chronological order. If 24 credit hours are reached in the middle of a term, grades/hours in the odd term will be chosen in such a way as to benefit the student.

If a student is at the graduate level and has received less than 24 credits at that level, the most recent 24 hours of undergraduate credits will be used in the GPA calculation – graduate credit hours will be ignored.

Neither a GED nor high school credits will be used in calculating a GPA except as required in the Early College Enrollment Program.

LPN-to-RN Mobility applications will not be reviewed until after the application deadline. All applications are reviewed for completion and ranked by the ADN Admissions Committee. All students that apply for the LPN-to-RN Mobility track will receive notification of their acceptance status via the email. Please allow a minimum of six (6) weeks from the application deadline for applications to be processed. No information regarding the status of an application will be given over the telephone.

Admission to LPN-to-RN Mobility is competitive and the number of students is limited by the number of faculty and clinical facilities available. Meeting minimal requirements does not guarantee acceptance.

Applicants accepted for the LPN-to-RN Mobility track will be required to complete a background screen. Students should be aware that a fee will be charged to complete this requirement. Criminal findings may prohibit enrollment into the LPN-to-RN Mobility track. Nothing should be completed prior to notification from the ADN program.

Applicants accepted for LPN-to-RN Mobility will receive a listing of health requirements, to include information about a physical examination and drug screening. Information regarding health requirements and drug screening will be provided at new-student orientation for ADN students. Nothing should be done prior to notification from the ADN program.

Applicants accepted for LPN-to-RN Mobility must maintain certification in CPR at the health care provider level throughout the program. Information regarding requirements for CPR will be provided at new-student orientation for ADN students.

The Nursing Apprenticeship Program provides participants the ability to work and receive pay while advancing their learning.

The following is information regarding application to an apprenticeship:

1. Must be an active, current student of Wallace Community College.
2. Submit a Wallace Community College nursing program application during appropriate application periods and be accepted to the Associate Degree Nursing program.
3. Students accepted into a Wallace Community College Nursing Program are provided the opportunity to submit an apprenticeship application. Applications are provided at an orientation prior to the start of nursing courses during their first semester in the nursing program.
4. A list of students who meet the minimum qualifications for apprenticeship is given to participating healthcare facilities.
5. From that list, participating healthcare facilities select and hire apprentices, based on the number of open positions they have available. Current employees may be selected for the apprenticeship. All apprentices sign an apprenticeship agreement.
6. Student apprentices must commit to working for the healthcare facility and participating in on the job learning at the healthcare facility during the nursing program.  Included in working days are clinical days students are performing for nursing program clinical requirements. Apprenticeship clinical days begin in the second semester of attendance.
7. Student apprentices must apply to the Alabama Board of Nursing for an apprentice permit.
8. Student apprentices are not paid for on-campus classes, labs, or simulation. Student apprentices are paid for clinical hours, not to include simulation.
9. Student apprentices will work one on one with a licensed nurse from the healthcare facility. Students will be held accountable to the same clinical requirements as non-apprentice students in the program.
10. Nursing Program applications are posted on the Wallace Community College website.

For more Apprenticeship information, please contact Catherine Gorman, DNP, RN: (334) 556-2582or cgorman@wallace.edu.