Transfer and International Students

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Transfer and International Students

 

Transfer Students

This is for nursing students who have started but not completed their nursing degree/program and are seeking to complete their nursing program coursework here at Yuba College. These students have completed part of their program and are seeking to complete their coursework to sit for NCLEX-RN. 

Transfer students from other nursing programs are welcome to apply to our program as a generic student or as a transfer student. To be considered as a transfer student students must complete the following steps in order: 

  • Make an appointment through our Administrative Secretary to meet with the Director of Health & Medical Career Programs & Nursing and provide the letter from their previous nursing school in this meeting. You cannot make a meeting unless you have this letter of good standing.
  • Letter from the Nursing Department Director must state that they left in good standing.
    • Good standing is defined as a GPA in cumulative Nursing Core Content Courses to date of 2.5 or better and
    • The departure was  not due to Unsafe/Gross Negligence/Dishonesty clinical practice, unprofessionalism or dishonesty including academic, nor any issues related to Title 16, California Code of Regulations, Section 1444 (A conviction or act shall be considered to be substantially related to the qualifications, functions or duties of a registered nurse if to a substantial degree it evidences present or potential unfitness of a registered nurse to practice in a manner consistent with the public health, safety or welfare)
  •  Both above aspects need to be stated in the letter.

Type of Letter: Reference
Delivery Method: In person during your visit with the nursing department AND via email
              Recipient Email: nahp@yccd.edu 

Special Instructions: must include that the student left in good standing (defined as a GPA in cumulative Nursing Core Content Courses of 2.5 or better) and the departure was not due to safety concerns 

  • After this initial meeting and letter the student must meet with a Yuba College counselor  to ensure they met the prerequisite program requirements and the Yuba College graduation requirements. 
  • Once cleared by counseling they must have an Admissions and Records review to ensure they meet all the admission requirements of our program by sending all official transcripts to admissions and records for review.
  • If the potential transfer student is cleared by the meeting Director of Health & Medical Career Programs & Nursing, the letter from their previous school, counseling, and Admissions & Records their previously completed nursing courses will be reviewed for potential placement in our program. 
  • If based on the above reviews they are eligible, their potential admission into the program is ranked as described in our Readmission Policy and readmission ranking.
  • For the semester immediately following the transfer process completion 
  • The following are not eligible:  
    • Transfer student who did not provide their previous nursing school contact information and permission to contact the school designee  
    • Transfer student who was a Drop/Withdrawal/Departure/Academic Failure from another program for Unsafe/Gross Negligence/Dishonesty clinical practice  
    • Transfer student who was Drop/Withdrawal/Departure/Academic Failure from another program for unprofessionalism or dishonesty including academic 
    • Transfer student who was Drop/Withdrawal/Departure/Academic Failure from another program for any issues related to Title 16, California Code of Regulations, Section 1444
      • A conviction or act shall be considered to be substantially related to the qualifications, functions or duties of a registered nurse if to a substantial degree it evidences present or potential unfitness of a registered nurse to practice in a manner consistent with the public health, safety or welfare.
    • Transfer student who has been out of their original nursing program for over 1 year (Spring/Fall or Fall/Spring). This is verified at the point that the student meets with our Director of Health & Medical Career Programs & Nursing (or designee) and provide the letter from their previous nursing school in that meeting. 

International Students or Students with BRN letter of Deficiency

If the California State Board of Nursing identified a deficiency and a student would like to complete their areas of need in our program.
The requirements are:
  1. Provide the California State Board of Nursing letter of deficiency
  2. Meet with a Yuba College counselor to ensure they met the prerequisite requirements to complete nursing coursework at Yuba College
  3. Applicants seeking transfer credit for nursing coursework must meet with the Director of Health and Medical Career Programs and Nursing to present the letter of deficiency and the course syllabi for any nursing courses they wish to have evaluated for transfer credit.
  4. Take the TEAS and earn a score of 70% or higher.
  5. There must a spot open- ranking of students if more than 1 student is eligible for readmission to the same course
    1. Drop/Withdrawal/Departure/Academic Failure student
    2. When more than one Drop/Withdrawal/Departure/Academic Failure student is eligible for readmission to the same course(s).
      1. The highest Merit-Based Score will be selected for readmission.
      2. If students who are petitioning for readmission have the same Merit-Based Score, the highest TEAS score will be selected. If students who are petitioning for readmission have the same Merit-Based Score and the same TEAS score they will be selected based on the earliest date/time stamp of their application to the program.
    3. LVN to RN Career Mobility student are conditionally accepted into the program before a transfer, international, or a 30 unit option applicant.
    4. Transfer student
    5. If more than one transfer student qualifies for entry in the same cohort the applicants will be brought to the Nursing, Allied Health department faculty for selection based on meeting admission criteria.
    6. Graduates of International Nursing Programs and any student with a California State Board of Nursing identified a deficiency
    7. New or returning students who are designated as 30 unit option
  6. Pending Full Faculty approval