Registered Nurse Admission Criteria
To gain admission to Southeast Technical College's Registered Nursing program, students
must meet the following criteria:
- College GPA: 2.5 GPA
Students who do not meet the GPA requirement may have the option to fulfill it by completing the Nursing Acceleration Challenge Examination (NACE) through the National League for Nursing (NLN). Please contact your Admissions Representative to learn more about this opportunity.
And,
- NCLEX-PN Probability: An 85% probability of passing the NCLEX-PN as documented on a comprehensive predictor
exam through their LPN College of Nursing within 6 months of the applicant’s LPN graduation
date.
OR, - LPN License: An active license to practice as an LPN in the state of South Dakota.
- Documented Work Hours: 750 hours of work experience as an LPN. Please document on the Documentation of Paid Hours form.
Applicants will need to have an active license to practice as an LPN in the state of South Dakota and 750 hours of work experience as an LPN to start RN program core classes.
Disqualifiers
Any of the following may prevent an applicant’s acceptance into the Registered Nurse program:
- History of discipline on a Board of Nursing issued license or certificate (such as CNA).
- Current enrollment in the Health Professionals Assistance Program (HPAP), in South Dakota or similar programs in other states.
- If currently enrolled, applicant must submit a signed release for the Associate Dean of Curriculum and Instruction, Nursing, to discuss status with the HPAP personnel.
- Course history of repeating more than one science prerequisite.
- Course history of repeating more than one previous nursing course.
- History of attending more than two previous nursing programs.