Instructions for Applying to Clinical Nursing/Clinical Application

Instructions for Applying for Clinical Nursing Spring 2026

Clinical applications will open on September 9, 2025

Clinical Applications Deadline – November 15, 2025

*New Nursing Department Policy:

YOU ARE ONLY ALLOWED TO TAKE THE TEAS EXAM ONCE DURING THE FALL TESTING PERIOD ( November 15 – December 22, 2025 ). 

No prior TEAS scores will be accepted.

TEAS Exams must be taken in person ONLY at a PSI testing site.  No other TEAS exam scores will be accepted.

PLEASE NOTE:  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.

You are ONLY eligible to apply for Clinical Nursing if you have completed or will complete the Pre-Clinical course sequence (ENG 1200, PSY 1100, BIO 1100 and SCI 2500) by the end of the Fall 2025 semester (this does not include the Winter 2026 -Session B- semester).

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.

If you are repeating the TEAS exam or would like to attend the Nursing TEAS Preparatory Workshops please click the link below. Repeaters are advised to attend these workshops https://www.kbcc.cuny.edu/KLC/nursing-TEAS-workshop.html

To reach academic success, one needs to uphold the 5 core values of honesty, trust, fairness, respect and responsibility.  Failure to do so may result in charges of academic dishonesty.  Academic dishonesty is prohibited by CUNY and Kingsborough Community College and is punishable by penalties, including failing grades, suspension, and expulsion.  Examples of academic dishonesty include, but are not limited to, cheating, plagiarism, internet plagiarism, obtaining unfair advantages, and falsification of records. 

New Nursing Admission Eligibility Requirements

To be admitted or advanced into an NYSED-approved nursing program in Spring 2026, students must provide documentation for one of the categories listed in the attached policy. Namely, Applicants may demonstrate eligibility through documents that verify that they meet the required criteria.

• • • Proof of U.S. citizenship through a birth certificate, U.S. passport, naturalization certificate, or certificate of citizenship.
    • Proof of legal permanent resident status with what is known as a “Green Card”.
    • Proof of various eligible categories, listed below, generally through an employment authorization document (EAD) or other satisfactory documentation.

  • Eligible immigration categories: 

    • 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 continuously 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

  • If you are eligible: Please follow the instructions:

    1. You must meet with your academic advisor in your program to confirm that you are eligible to submit this application and to help create a back-up plan for your educational endeavors.
    2. Complete the Application for Acceptance to Clinical Nursing.
       
    3.  Complete your registration for the ATI TEAS exam. Please note that you cannot choose a test date until the exam dates are posted. Dates become available on the ATI website about 4-10 weeks before the exam. Check the ATI website frequently.

    ACCEPTANCE/DENIAL LETTERS WILL BE SENT VIA YOUR KCC COLLEGE EMAIL.

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  • TEAS Directions

  • 1. Go to www.atitesting.com  Create an account and be sure to list Kingborough Community College as your institution.
       
       
    2. After you have logged in, follow the instructions to register for the TEAS at a PSI site.