Camden County College Admissions

Criteria

Students seeking admission to Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes School of Nursing must apply to BOTH Camden County College and Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes School of Nursing. All applicants are examined based on the admission requirements for Our Lady of Lourdes School of Nursing below.

Per New Jersey Board of Nursing N. J. A. C. 13:37-1.8 "Before an individual is admitted to a nursing education program, the program shall inform the individual that a criminal history background check is a prerequisite for licensure as a registered nurse or a licensed practical nurse."

When to Apply

All prospective applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as they meet the application requirements listed below. A grade lower than "C" is not accepted for Our Lady of Lourdes School of Nursing required courses. (See curriculum plan)

General Admission Requirements

• Graduation and official transcript from an approved USA high school or Government Equivalency Diploma (GED).
• Applicants coming from another nursing program must submit at least one (1) letter from that nursing program; the letter must be sent directly from the former nursing program to the School of Nursing. Recommended but not required: two letters of recommendation from recent instructors or employers. These letters must be signed originals and on official school or company stationery to be acceptable.
• Successful completion of College Placement Test administered by Camden County College.
• A minimum overall GPA of 2.5 based on at least 3 three credit academic courses that are part of the prerequisites for NOL.AS curriculum. One of the courses must be a science course. The list includes:
  • Non-Science Courses:
    English Composition I, English Composition II, Basic Psychology, World Civilization I, Introduction to Statistics
  • Science Courses:
    Basic Anatomy & Physiology I, Basic Anatomy & Physiology II, Basic Microbiology, Chemistry I (General, Organic, Biological)
• General education courses are transferable according to the policy established by Camden County College. Students with college credits for transfer must submit an official transcript(s) to Camden County College and the School of Nursing. Only courses evaluated by and transferred into Camden County College will be recognized by the School of Nursing. Nursing courses with a clinical component are not transferable.  It is the student's responsibility to see that credits are transferred.
• All students are expected to possess a working knowledge of computer applications, which will permit/support production of a word-processed document and the ability to locate and retrieve information from Internet sources.
• Beginning November 1, 2023, the ATI TEAS test will not be required as part of the application process for Our Lady of Lourdes School of Nursing.

International students, U.S. permanent residents and applicants not completing a 4-year U.S. high school program must also meet these additional requirements:

In alignment with the guidelines set by our cooperative partner, Camden County College, Nos. 1 and 2 listed below are required:

1. High school transcripts must be evaluated by World Education Services World Education Services: International Credential Evaluation for U.S. (wes.org) OR proof of GED submitted. If you are a NJ resident and have at least 30 college credits, you may be eligible to receive a state-issued high school diploma and diploma verification letter. Visit https://www.nj.gov/education/adulted/pathways/tccp/.
   
   
2. The TOEFL iBT (Test of English as a Foreign Language-internet based test) must be taken. The required scores for each section are Reading (R): 18, Listening (L): 17, Speaking (SPE): 19, Writing (W): 19. The TOEFL test results cannot be more than 2 years old when applying to the nursing school.
   OR,
   If you have earned a grade of A or B in both English Composition I and English Composition II from a U.S. accredited college (not a foreign affiliate), then the TOEFL may be waived. Official TOEFL test results must be sent directly to Our Lady of Lourdes School of Nursing directly from World Education Services.
   
   FOR STUDENTS WHO COMPLETED COLLEGE COURSES OUTSIDE OF THE USA College transcripts must be evaluated by World Education Services (WES) and submitted directly by WES to Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes School of Nursing.

Earned Degree

Camden County College provides the general education courses. The School of Nursing offers all of the nursing and related courses, as well as the clinical practice. This provides 77 credits for the student to earn an Associate Degree in Science from Camden County College and a Diploma in Nursing from Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes School of Nursing. Graduates of the cooperative program are eligible to take the professional licensing exam (NCLEX-RN.)

For further information or questions please contact the coordinator from either Camden County College or Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes School of Nursing:

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