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Application Guide

1. Before pursuing a career in nursing, it is important to determine whether this profession is the right fit for you. Nursing is a challenging and rewarding profession that requires resilience, compassion, professionalism, and a commitment to patient-centered care. Nurses provide care during some of the most vulnerable moments in patients’ lives and must be prepared to work in fast-paced, high-pressure environments. Success in nursing requires strong critical thinking, sound clinical judgment, effective communication, excellent time-management and organizational skills, and the ability to adapt to changing priorities while ensuring patient safety. Nurses must also work collaboratively within interdisciplinary healthcare teams and demonstrate ethical behavior, integrity, accountability, respect, and compassion in every patient interaction. Nursing school is designed to prepare students for the realities of professional practice through  rigorous coursework, laboratory experiences, simulation, and diverse clinical rotations. Because  the curriculum mirrors the demands of the profession, nursing school is a full-time commitment  with a demanding schedule and limited flexibility. Students should expect frequent examinations,  skills assessments, assignments, and clinical experiences that may occur during the day,  evenings, weekends, or early mornings. Clinical education requires students to provide safe  patient care under faculty supervision while consistently demonstrating professionalism, ethical  conduct, and accountability. Students who are prepared to commit the time, effort, and dedication required for continuous  learning, teamwork, and professional growth will be well positioned for success in nursing school  and in their future nursing careers. 

2. Review Compliance Requirements and Admission Requirements to Apply. 

3. Review the merit-based tool and the merit-based selection process. The Yuba College nursing program utilizes the merit-based screening process to score and rank program applicants according to a combination of their academic and personal achievements. 

4. Ensure you complete the appropriate coursework 

  • Preview the requirements checklist– always check the nursing website for updates! 
  • Meet with a Yuba College counselor 
  • If you have taken courses at a college outside the Yuba Community College District, make sure you have copies of your unofficial transcripts available during your Yuba College counseling appointment to assist with the evaluation of coursework. You may also use the Nursing Course Equivalencies chart (subject to change at any time and the list does not guarantee equivalency) to use as a guide when meeting with the counselor. Some outside coursework will require an approved course petition before applying to the program 
    • Course petitions related to program applications follow the college policy. Make an appointment to see a Yuba College counselor. See our Nursing Course Equivalencies (subject to change at any time and the list does not guarantee equivalency) to use as a guide when meeting with the counselor.  
    • Please note any course(s) petitions in process will not be accepted, and the applicant will not be qualified to apply.  
    • If you have any course petitions that have been approved, these approvals must be included in your application. 
    • Upper division courses- our Yuba College Board Policy AP Articulation 4050 allows us to utilize your course if equivalent. Please see a Yuba College counselor to review our coursework and our Checklist. If needed, you can petition for approval through our Yuba College petition, note that the courses will not be placed on your Yuba College official transcripts. If your petition is in process, you are not eligible to apply until the petition is approved. Not all coursework will be approved. 
  • OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS for all coursework and degrees completed outside the Yuba Community College District used to apply for the nursing program is required to be submitted to Yuba College by the deadlines.  

5. Complete your TEAS assessment. Official TEAS transcripts must be received by the college before the end of the application period. Review the TEAS page of the website for more information on TEAS testing. 

6. Ready to Apply 

  • The Yuba College nursing program maintains standard application dates, mandatory orientation dates, and transcript deadlines. These are hard deadlines and no exceptions will be made. 
  • Applicants must be Yuba College students to complete the Yuba College Nursing application. If you are new to Yuba College, you must apply to the college, and if you have not taken a class at Yuba College in the last academic year, you will need to reapply to the college. 
  • Warning- if you do not complete and submit the application when applying it will time out and not save your data. If you complete your application, you will be able to edit until the application cycle is closed.  
  • Enter correct information in your application. We will not edit your entered data.  
  • If you have incorrect information your application will be disqualified. Take your time completing your application and be sure to have all your information ready to enter. Again you can edit your application data up until the application cycle is closed. 
  • Gather required documents/information  
    • NOTE: Be sure to gather all your documentation and have it ready to upload. Take a look at the Merit-Based Tool for a description of Required Supporting Documents and Explanations. Only the Language verification, healthcare volunteer, healthcare work experience, and life experiences forms found on our website will be accepted. 
    • You can make changes and upload documents during an open application period by returning to the initial “Apply” button on the nursing website. Be sure that you review your application and make edits if needed prior to the closing date. If you are missing required documents your application will not be considered.  
    • You cannot make changes or upload documents once the application period is over. None of the Yuba College staff can upload or make changes to your application as this is your responsibility.  
    • Be ready to enter your program course(s) prerequisites information ready when you apply  
    • Include any courses and a degrees  
  • If you have a combination course such as the & courses see in our Nursing Course Equivalencies please review these directions when filling out your application. 

7. Completed Application 

  • The applicant will know they have completed the application when they see the final “Congratulations!” page and are able to review/print-out the application. At this point they can review any documents they attached to your application. 
  • In addition, they will receive an email receipt to their @go.yccd.edu account with the subject “Yuba College Nursing Department acknowledges receipt of your application. What is next?”. This @go email will be used to communicate your admissions status. How to receive YCCD email on mobile and personal devices: Article – YCCD Email Guide (teamdynamix.com) 
  • If the applicant recognizes they need to make changes or submitted the application in error they can go back into the application, but click the I’m finished tab, then it will allow changes. Be sure all the data you have entered is correct. We will not alter any data entered on the application. If you have incorrect data or missing information on your application, it will result in your application being disqualified. 
  • If selected as an alternate or for conditional enrollment, you will receive email to your Yuba College @go email with your offer. You must reply within 5 business days, or your offer will be rescinded. This may be sent out any time after application cycle closes. See the Important Dates. 

8. Admitted to the Program or alternate status 

  • See important dates for application cycle, date of admission status notification, and dates for mandatory orientation. See our section on Answers to Frequently Asked Questions if needed. 
  • The top highest scoring (on the Merit Score) 30 eligible applicants will receive notification of conditional enrollment, and the next top 20 merit scores will receive notification of alternate status via their @go email. You must reply within 5 business days, or your potential offer of *conditional enrollment or alternate will be rescinded. This may be sent out any time after application cycle closes. 
  • *Conditional enrollment- means that the student must meet further requirements before admitted. 
  • The student must respond to our offer within the timeframe, attend the orientation, they must achieve clearance for placement by clinical agencies, and they must pass the background and drug test. Failure to meet any of these conditions will result their conditional offer of admission rescinded. 
  • All communication is through your Yuba College @go email. All students notified must attend the orientation. Students who do not attend the orientation will be removed from the list and are welcome to reapply. 

9. Mandatory Orientation 

  • See Important Dates for the dates times TBA 
  • Failure to attend or late arrival for the mandatory orientation for incoming students will result in your offer of conditional enrollment or alternate status being rescinded. 
  • Failure to attend or late arrival for the mandatory onboarding for enrolled nursing student will result in an inability to progress to the next semester. Student may petition this ineligibility to continue in the program utilizing the General Nursing Petition.