Nursing Entrance Requirements

Entrance Requirements

To be considered for the Clinical Component of the Nursing Program, a student must comply with the following:

  1. Meet English and math proficiency as determined by the CUNY Proficiency Index, unless otherwise exempt, or successful completion of any required developmental course(s)
  2. Complete the four (4) courses in the Pre-Clinical sequence: ENG 1200, PSY 1100, BIO 1100, and SCI 2500, with at least a grade point average of 2.8 and earn at least two (2) B’s (one of which must be in SCI 2500 or BIO 1100). Students must earn a minimum of “C” in the other pre-requisite courses.
    1. Applications of students who have repeated and/or withdrawn from any of the Pre-Clinical courses at KCC or elsewhere are reviewed on a case-by-case basis and may not be considered for admission to the Nursing Program
    2. All grades received for courses taken in the Pre-Clinical sequence will be included in the Pre-Clinical average computation; letter grades received in Pre-Clinical sequence courses at other colleges will be calculated in determining eligibility for admission
  3. Student must earn a minimum of “C” in all co-requisite courses inclusive of BIO 1200, BIO 5100, ENG 2400, PSY 3200, and SOC 3100
  4. Any biological science course more than 10 years old will not be accepted for exemption or credit; Students must repeat the course for program consideration
  5. Pass all individual parts of the Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS) exam and earn at least an overall proficient score.
  6. Students are only allowed to apply for the Clinical Nursing Program twice. Students are only permitted to take the TEAS exam twice and it may only be taken once per semester during the KCC appropriate testing period. All attempts are counted and tracked regardless of where the TEAS exam is taken, and whether or not the transcript is sent to Kingsborough Community College.
  7. A student who has not maintained appropriate academic progress, withdrew while failing or has been administratively dismissed from a nursing program at a previous institution is not eligible for admission to the KCC Nursing Program. If you have attended a previous clinical nursing program and left in good academic standing, you must submit the CERTIFICATION OF WITHDRAWAL FROM A NURSING PROGRAM IN GOOD ACADEMIC STANDING FORM.
  8. There will be no deferrals upon acceptance. Students who would like to reapply for clinical nursing may apply for the following semester.  Please note, however, that admission to the current semester does not guarantee admission to the following semester.  All prospective students will be re-evaluated with the new pool of clinical applicants. 
  9. To be admitted or advance into a NYSED-approved nursing program in Fall 2020 and beyond, students must provide documentation for one of the categories listed  below. Namely, applicants may demonstrate eligibility through documents that verify that they: 1) are U.S. citizens, 2) have legal permanent resident status, or 3) are in another eligible category set forth in the policy, generally through presentation of an employment authorization document (see useful document from U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services: List of Documents that Establish Identity and Employment Authorization).
List of Documents that Establish Identity and Employment Authorization

  1. International student with F-1 status
  2. Asylee
  3. Refugee
  4. Temporary Protected Status (TPS)
  5. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
  6. Individuals paroled into the United States whose parole has not expired
  7. Persons residing in the U.S. pursuant to an Order of Supervision
  8. Persons granted a stay of deportation/removal
  9. Persons granted an indefinite voluntary departure
  10. Persons on whose behalf an immediate relative petition has been approved
  11. Persons who have filed an application for adjustment of status to permanent resident
  12. Persons granted Deferred Action Status
  13. Persons who entered and have continuous residency in the U.S. before 01/01/1972
  14. Persons granted suspension of deportation or cancellation of removal
  15. Cuban/Haitian entrants
  16. Persons with a pending application for asylum, withholding of removal or deportation, protection under the Convention Against Torture (CAT), cancellation of removal, or TPS
  17. Persons in T or U non-immigrant status
  18. Self-petitioner under the Violence Against Women Act
  19. Other persons living in the U.S. who are not unlawfully present.