Admission Requirements Advanced Standing Transfers 

The Nurse Education program admits transfer students to the program with advanced standing in nursing and general education courses.

1. All applicants requesting transfer to the Nurse Education Program are required to complete an application to Passaic County Community College.
   
2. Applicants should request an appointment to see the Director of Nurse Education to review the following documents (you must bring these to your meeting with the director):
   
   • Transcript(s)
   • Nursing course descriptions and objectives
   • Nursing program outcomes and requirements
   • Nursing program grading scale
     
3. Students who have earned nursing credits in an institution of higher learning (community college, four year college or university) may receive transfer credit for NUR 101 Nursing I only when the content is comparable for the course required at Passaic County Community College, and has been taken within the last two (2) years.
   
4. Transfer applicants must take the NUR 101 final examination and pass with a score of 75% or higher and pass the clinical calculation examination with a score of 85% or higher.  (There is a fee for the NUR-101 Nursing I final examination. This fee must be paid at the Bursar’s Office and a receipt presented prior to taking the exam. See the office staff for dates and fee amount).
   
5. Grades in science courses will be accepted within five years from the date of course completion to the start of the first nursing course at PCCC.
   
6. Students who exceed the five year requirement and have a “C” or better may take available standardized challenge examinations to validate their knowledge.

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