Documents Required for Admissions : Second Degree Accelerated Program

1. PDF or online application
2. Application Fee ($30)
3. High School Transcript
4. GED*
5. College Transcript(s)
6. Essay (In 300 words or less, answer the following question: As a future nurse, what do you think you will contribute to nursing?)
7. Activities/Interest Resume
8. WES Evaluation**
9. TOEFL Scores***
10. Copy of Visa or Permanent Resident Card (if applicable)

* Prospective students who have not completed high school are required to submit documentation that they have earned their GED. Please note that MCCN requires that students with a GED must successfully complete the required college preparatory course work with a grade of “C” or better. These courses can be taken at the college level.

**Transfer or Advanced Placement applicants who have taken course work or earned a degree abroad are required to have foreign credit evaluated by one of the following Credential Evaluation Services.

• World Education Services (WES) Evaluation
• Educational Credential Evaluators
• Josef Silny & Associates
• International Education Research Foundation
• Educational Perspectives

*** Transfer or Advanced Placement applicants whose native language is not English are required to take and submit scores for the Test for English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). The required score is 79 for internet-based, 213 on computer-based and 550 on paper-based.

Please note that TOEFL scores are valid two (2) years from the test date. To learn more about the TOEFL, please visit www.ets.org/toefl

Prior to enrollment students will also be required to submit:

• Current professional-level CPR certification (American Heart Association or American Red Cross)
• Completed institutional health requirements
• Criminal background check (state and federal)
• Testing for drug and substance abuse