{"id":1574,"date":"2023-01-22T18:09:04","date_gmt":"2023-01-22T18:09:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yc.yccd.edu\/nursing\/?page_id=1574"},"modified":"2026-07-09T00:54:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T00:54:42","slug":"admissionreq","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/yc.yccd.edu\/nursing\/apply\/admissionreq\/","title":{"rendered":"Admission Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-page pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yc.yccd.edu\/nursing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1574?print=pdf\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-pdf\" target=\"_blank\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yc.yccd.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/pdf.png\" alt=\"image_pdf\" title=\"View PDF\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/yc.yccd.edu\/nursing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1574?print=print\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_blank\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yc.yccd.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><\/a><\/div><h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Associate in Science Admission Criteria<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Completion of Nursing Prerequisite Course Work with a minimum GPA 2.0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Biology<\/strong> (minimum cumulative 2.0 GPA required)<strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Biol 4, Human Anatomy 4 units<\/li>\n<li>Biol 5, Human Physiology 4 units<\/li>\n<li>Biol 6, Intro. Microbiology 4 units<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Minimum combined 2.0 GPA\u00a0<\/b>for the courses below<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>ENGL C1000 Academic Reading and Writing (formerly ENGL 1A College Composition and Reading) 4 units<br \/>\n* a higher grade in English 1B or 1C, may be placed on the application for GPA related to the\u00a0merit-based\u00a0admission score<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>STAT C1000 Introduction to Statistics (formerly STAT 1 Introduction to Statistical Methods) 4 units OR PSYCH 6 Introduction to Statistics in Social and Behavioral Science<\/li>\n<li>Chem 2A Introduction Chemistry 5 units (If you have a better grade in Chem 2B or Chem 1A or Chem 1B you may use that GPA for your\u00a0merit-based\u00a0admission score)<\/li>\n<li>HLTH 10 Principles of Nutrition 3 units<\/li>\n<li>PSYC C1000 Introduction to Psychology (formerly PSYCH 1A General Psychology) 3 units<\/li>\n<li>Arts and Humanities course 3 units (Yuba College General Education Area 3)<br \/>\n<span lang=\"en-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">*course taken to meet the general education Humanities area requirement must, in the academic term in which it was completed, be listed as an approved course for the Humanities area in the academic catalog of the regionally accredited college at which the course was taken<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Ethnic Studies GE 3 units (Yuba College Education Area 6)\u00a0 *<span lang=\"en-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">course taken to meet the general education Ethnic Studies area requirement must, in the academic term in which it was completed, be listed as an approved course for the Ethnic Studies area in the academic catalog of the regionally accredited college at which the course was taken<\/span><\/li>\n<li>SOCIL 1 Introduction to Sociology OR ANTHR 2 Cultural Anthropology 3 units<\/li>\n<li>COMM C1000 Introduction to Public Speaking (formerly SPECH 1 Public Speaking) 3 units OR SPECH 6 Group Communications 3 units<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Note: There is no recency requirement for prerequisites, some prerequisites have their own prerequisite(s).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Must have a Social Security Number or Active <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/tin\/itin\/individual-taxpayer-identification-number-itin\">ITIN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pre-testing qualification-\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/yc.yccd.edu\/nursing\/teas-v-testing\/\">TEAS<\/a>\u00a0exam must be 70 or higher to apply<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">LVN to RN Career Mobility Program Admission Criteria<\/h2>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Completion of Nursing Prerequisite Course Work with a minimum GPA 2.0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Biology<\/strong> (minimum cumulative 2.0 GPA required)<strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Biol 4, Human Anatomy 4 units<\/li>\n<li>Biol 5, Human Physiology 4 units<\/li>\n<li>Biol 6, Intro. Microbiology 4 units<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Minimum combined 2.0 GPA\u00a0<\/b>for the courses below<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>ENGL C1000 Academic Reading and Writing (formerly ENGL 1A College Composition and Reading) 4 units<br \/>\n* a higher grade in English 1B or 1C, may be placed on the application for GPA related to the\u00a0merit-based\u00a0admission score<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>STAT C1000 Introduction to Statistics (formerly STAT 1 Introduction to Statistical Methods) 4 units OR PSYCH 6 Introduction to Statistics in Social and Behavioral Science<\/li>\n<li>Chem 2A Introduction Chemistry 5 units (If you have a better grade in Chem 2B or Chem 1A or Chem 1B you may use that GPA for your\u00a0merit-based\u00a0admission score)<\/li>\n<li>HLTH 10 Principles of Nutrition 3 units<\/li>\n<li>PSYC C1000 Introduction to Psychology (formerly PSYCH 1A General Psychology) 3 units<\/li>\n<li>Arts and Humanities course 3 units (Yuba College General Education Area 3)<br \/>\n<span lang=\"en-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">*course taken to meet the general education Humanities area requirement must, in the academic term in which it was completed, be listed as an approved course for the Humanities area in the academic catalog of the regionally accredited college at which the course was taken<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Ethnic Studies GE 3 units (Yuba College Education Area 6)\u00a0 *<span lang=\"en-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">course taken to meet the general education Ethnic Studies area requirement must, in the academic term in which it was completed, be listed as an approved course for the Ethnic Studies area in the academic catalog of the regionally accredited college at which the course was taken<\/span><\/li>\n<li>SOCIL 1 Introduction to Sociology OR ANTHR 2 Cultural Anthropology 3 units<\/li>\n<li>COMM C1000 Introduction to Public Speaking (formerly SPECH 1 Public Speaking) 3 units OR SPECH 6 Group Communications 3 units<\/li>\n<li>NURS 12C LVN to RN Bridge Course <strong>prior<\/strong>\u00a0to applying to the program. Only the Yuba College N12C course is accepted no other bridge course is equivalent *this is a State Board of Nursing requirement.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Note: There is no recency requirement for prerequisites, some prerequisites have their own prerequisite(s).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Must have a Social Security Number or Active <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/tin\/itin\/individual-taxpayer-identification-number-itin\">ITIN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hold an active unrestricted LVN California license<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Current Intravenous Therapy certification<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pre-testing qualification-\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/yc.yccd.edu\/nursing\/teas-v-testing\/\">TEAS<\/a>\u00a0exam must be 70 or higher to apply<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Associate in Science Admission Criteria Completion of Nursing Prerequisite Course Work with a minimum GPA 2.0 Biology (minimum cumulative 2.0 GPA required)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Biol 4, Human Anatomy 4 units Biol 5, Human Physiology 4 units Biol 6, Intro. 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