Registered Nursing Program
About the Registered Nursing Program at Ohlone College
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Important! All applicants/students in the Fall 2012 - Spring 2013 Nursing Program must attend a mandatory Registered Nursing Program Orientation.
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Please carefully read about the new Annual Academic Application Cycle!
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Passing the ACCUPLACER exam for Reading is required for admission to the Registered Nursing program. Unless you have completed ENG-163 or ENG-167 or a substitute course from our reading grid, every applicant regardless of educational attainment must pass the ACCUPLACER exam.
ACCUPLACER exams for prospective RN, RT and PTA students for Fall 2012 admission are scheduled for February 15, 16, 22 and 23. To reserve your space for the exam, please go to the Placement Testing Center's reservations page. Space is limited so sign up early. Please do not take this exam if you are not ready to apply this application period.
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Please note this important change to Ohlone’s Nursing Program support courses:
The courses that support the nursing major are:
- CFS-109 (Nutrition)
- PSY-108 (Developmental Psychology), and
- SPCH-101 or SPCH-103 (Public Speaking or Interpersonal Communication).
All three must be completed prior to applying to the Ohlone College Nursing Program in addition to completion of other required classes.
There will be a one time grace period this coming application period (April 1-15, 2012) where in progress support courses will be accepted as long as they are posted to the official sealed transcript, or are listed on an additional page added to the transcript showing in progress course work that is officially verified by the admissions and records department of the college the course(s) is being taken at. All in progress coursework taken during this one-time-only grace period will need to be completed by the end of the Spring 2012 semester.
Ohlone College offers an Associate of Science Degree in Nursing accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) and the California Board of Registered Nurses (BRN). 
Students who graduate from this Nursing program are eligible to sit for the NCLEX-RN which leads to licensure as a registered nurse (RN).
With help from corporate, public and private sponsors the Ohlone Nursing Program has been able to actively address the regional nursing shortage, increasing the number of graduates by 36%. Through the support of the community, Ohlone College has been instrumental in mitigating the critical nursing shortage in the region.
The California Board of Registered Nurses (BRN) in August 2005 commended the Ohlone College Nursing program for “Innovation and Leadership”.
The Ohlone Nursing program features:
- 60% of students from multi-cultural ethnicities
- “Human Simulator” practical instruction
- A clinical learning site
The Nursing program can be completed in two academic years. The graduates of an associate degree program in nursing are prepared to practice as staff nurses providing direct patient care in hospitals and long-term care facilities, clinics, and other agencies where nursing roles and services are structured and well developed.
All classes are held on the Newark Center campus. Clinical, hospital, and community experiences are provided at a number of sites in Alameda, Santa Clara, and other local counties.
Did You Know…?
100% of Ohlone's Fall 2010 Registered Nursing graduates passed their national licensing exam!
During the first year, nursing students take basic nursing and support courses to the major. The development of critical thinking, professional oral and written communications, and ethical practice form the foundation for success in future nursing courses.
Beginning in the latter part of the first year and continuing through the second year, nursing courses are more specifically concerned with the care of patients ranging in age from infants to the elderly with various conditions affecting their health. With expert faculty guidance, nursing students learn to function in the clinical setting as they care for clients with a wide variety of health-illness problems.
This section of the Ohlone College website provides basic information about the Registered Nursing Program, admission process, and commonly asked questions.
Important Information Regarding Nursing Admission Policy
Applications will be accepted every April 1 to 15 for the following Fall and Spring semesters.
In order to be eligible to apply, prospective Nursing applicants must still meet all prerequisite requirements, attend the mandatory pre-nursing orientation, take the ACCUPLACER Reading Assessment, see a nursing counselor, and meet the 75% Chancellor’s Cut Score. All students who meet these requirements will be placed into the random selection “lottery” pool.
Those students accepted for the Fall semester will be notified by May. Those students who are accepted for the Spring semester will be notified by the end of September. No waitlist will be maintained beyond filling these two nursing classes. If a student is not selected for the Fall or Spring semester, their application can be picked up at the next scheduled orientation (check website for pre-nursing orientation dates) or by arrangement with the Health Sciences Division department. Students must reapply. Those students may reapply for the next “Annual Academic Application Cycle”.
Please continue to periodically check back at this website for further information regarding the orientation dates and times for “The Annual Academic Application Cycle”.
Announcements!
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SB 1309 states that all accepted nursing students must pass a math, English and science diagnostic assessment prior to enrollment into the nursing program. The ATI TEAS V Assessment will be used. Passing score has been set statewide at 62.
Students who do not pass the diagnostic assessment must complete a remediation plan prior to enrollment into the nursing program.
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Beginning with the Fall 2009 semester, all California Community College students will be required to take Intermediate Algebra or above as a graduation requirement, as well as nursing program prerequisites. Ohlone College Math 155 will meet this requirement.
Let us hear from you! If you would like to contribute to this website, please feel free to contact Sally Scofield at sscofield@ohlone.edu.
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