DCB catalog 2020-22

100 Career/Technical Curricula ii. Successful completion of 12 credits of college courses with a minimum GPA of 2.5 7. For any required college courses completed prior to admission, the grade in that course must be a 2.0 (C) or higher, and nursing GPA for all completed required nursing courses must be 2.75 or higher. a. Anatomy and Physiology I and II with Lab (A & P II must be taken within the last 7 years) b. Introduction to Pharmacology (must be taken within the last 7 years) c. Developmental Psychology (must be taken within the last 7 years) d. Introduction to Psychology e. Composition I f. Other: Microbiology (required for ADN program) g. Other: Composition II, Communications, Technology, Humanities or Computer elective. Check with individual campuses for correct elective (required for ADN program). 8. Guidelines for approval include: a. High School GPA of 2.5 or greater or b. If a student has completed 12 credits of college level classes, the college GPA will be considered instead of the HS GPA. Nursing GPA for any completed required nursing program courses must be 2.75 or higher. c. Overall cumulative GPA for all college courses completed must be 2.5 or higher. d. No required course may have a grade lower than 2.0 (C). e. If a student repeats a required science course or previous nursing course, a grade of 2.0 (C) or higher must be obtained in the first repeat (A & P I and II, Microbiology) . An appeal process may be sought if the student has failed science courses more than 2 times. f. Critical courses completed more than 7 years prior to program application must be repeated: Anatomy and Physiology II, Developmental Psychology, and Introduction to Pharmacology. g. Experience working in a health care environment is encouraged before making application to the nursing program. For example, Nursing Assistant (CNA), Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), Medical Assistant, Direct Support Professional (DSP), etc. 9. A certain level of English proficiency is necessary for academic success in nursing as well as for client safety. In addition to general college English proficiency requirements, all applicants for whom English is not their native language (including International and/or U.S. residents) or who have not attended 4 years of U.S. high school and achieved a HS GPA of 3.0 or higher must meet additional language proficiency requirements for admission to the Dakota Nursing Program. These requirements must be met prior to consideration for admission. Minimum TOEFL Scores for Admission to the Dakota Nursing Program To be considered for admission to the pre-licensure program, English as a second language (ESL) applicants must achieve minimum scores on the TOEFL internet based test (TOEFL iBT) of: Minimum Cumulative Score of: • 86 Combined AND Minimum Individual Scores of: • 26 in Speaking • 20 in Writing • 20 in Reading • 20 in Listening