ADMISSION PROCEDURE
To be considered for the Practical Nursing program, applicants must complete all testing,
meet the minimum requirements, and submit all required paperwork by application deadline date disclosed in packet.
Incomplete admission packets will not be considered for admission. Students who do
not meet the admission criteria will not be considered for admission.
Please note: Meeting all admission requirements does not guarantee acceptance into
the Practical Nursing program. Admission is competitive and enrollment is limited.
The applicant is responsible for ensuring that the data in the file is received, correct
and complete. For more details, read the:
Practical Nursing Handbook-2018-2019 (The next edition of the Practical Nursing Handbook will be available in August)
Applicant must have:
- A minimum composite score of 16 with sub score of 16 in reading on the ACT.
- A grade of “C” or higher in Anatomy and Physiology I&II-prerequisite science classes must have been completed within the last 5 years.
- Cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale for all previous college work attempted.
- Go to http://www.eastms.edu/ and select the “Apply Now!” link to submit an online application for admission to
East Mississippi Community College. You must indicate nursing under your major. Do
not designate RN or Practical Nursing, just “nursing.” Acceptance to East Mississippi
Community College does not guarantee acceptance to the Practical Nursing program.
Letters of pending acceptance will come from the Director of Nursing and Health Sciences.
- Download the Practical Nursing Mayhew Admission Packet 2023
or Practical Nursing Admission Packet 2023 - Scooba Campus
- Submit an official high school transcript from an accredited high school showing date
of graduation and principal’s signature;
Or
Submit an official GED transcript with satisfactory scores.
- Submit official transcripts from all colleges previously attended. Transcripts cannot be stamped “issued to student”
Any applicant who has ever attended another nursing program must have a letter of
good standing from their former nursing school director sent directly to the EMCC
Director of Nursing and Allied Health. A letter of good standing indicates that the
student is eligible for immediate readmission into the former nursing program. Applicants
without letters of good standing from previous nursing schools will not be considered
for this program. Applicants who have been unsuccessful more than once in any nursing
school will not be eligible for admission into the Practical Nursing program at EMCC
for a period of five years from last attendance in a nursing program.
Graduates of the program receive a vocational certificate in Practical Nursing which
meets the educational requirement needed to apply for the National Council of State
Boards of Nursing licensure examination for the Practical Nurse (NCLEX-PN®). Successful
completion of the nursing program does not guarantee eligibility to sit for the NCLEX-PN®
or application for licensure. The Board of Nursing will conduct a criminal background
check on each student (at the student’s expense) prior to graduation and may, at its
discretion, deny any application to sit for exam or application for licensure due
to, but not limited to, conviction of a felony, commission of fraud or deceit in the
application process or addiction to alcohol or other drugs. Please see the National
Council of State Boards of Nursing website, www.ncsbn.org, for more information.
Pre-requisites | 8 Semester Hours
BIO 2514 Anatomy and Physiology I - 4 Semester Hours
BIO 2524 Anatomy and Physiology II - 4 Semester Hours
Fall Semester | 13 Semester Hours
*PNV 1213 Body Structure and Function - 3 Semester Hours
PNV 1427 Fundamentals of Nursing - 7 Semester Hours
PNV 1437 Fundamentals of Nursing Lab/Clinical - 7 Semester Hours
Spring Semester | 18 Semester Hours
PNV1615 Medical/Surgical Nursing - 5 Semester Hours
PNV 1622 Medical/Surgical Nursing Clinical - 2 Semester Hours
PNV 1635 Alterations in Adult Health - 5 Semester Hours
PNV 1642 Alterations in Adult Health Clinical - 2 Semester Hours
PNV 1524 IV Therapy & Pharmacology - 4 Semester Hours
Summer Semester | 12 Semester Hours
PNV 1714 Maternal-Child Nursing - 4 Semester Hours
PNV 1814 Mental Health Nursing - 4 Semester Hours
PNV 1914 Nursing Transitions - 4 Semester Hours
*BIO 2514 ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I and BIO 2524 ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY II can be substituted
for PNV 1213 Body Structure and Function
2019 Program Outcomes
NCLEX-PN 1st Time Test Takers 96%
National Average
85.63%
Program Completion Rate in 150% of Alloted Time 60%
Job Placement Rate
96%
Based on 2019 Cumulative MS Board of Nursing Report
Passwords may be needed for off-campus access to databases.
Contact an EMCC librarian for help.
Nursing Reference Center™ (NRC)
A comprehensive reference tool designed to provide relevant clinical resources to
nurses and other health care professionals, directly at the point-of-care. This database
offers staff nurses, nurse administrators, nursing students, nurse faculty and hospital
librarians the best available and most recent clinical evidence from thousands of
full-text documents.
CINAHL®
The Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, is the most comprehensive
resource for nursing and allied health literature.
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