Admission requirements:  College admission forms should be sent to the Registrar’s Office and the application to the nursing program should be sent to the Director, Division of Nursing.  ONLY Mississippi residents are admitted to the nursing program.

Students are admitted by meeting the following criteria:  (1) an Enhanced ACT composite score of 19 or greater, (2) competitive scores on the Nursing Entrance Test (NET) and (3) a GPA of 2.0 or greater on courses required in the nursing curriculum.  All attempts on these courses will be utilized when figuring the GPA.  For recent high school graduates (those with no college work), the high school GPA will be used.

Once a prospective student has an application to the nursing program and has a minimum ACT score of 19, an opportunity to take the NET can be scheduled by calling the Division of Nursing.

Each applicant must ensure that their file is complete by the March 1^st deadline for fall applicants and the October 1^st deadline for spring applicants.  This includes but may not be limited to:  application, high school transcripts, GED scores, ACT scores, all other college transcripts and NET scores.  It is the student’s responsibility to notify the secretary in the nursing office if any information changes.

Notification of acceptance must come from the Director of the Division of Nursing, at which time the student must provide proof of Mississippi residence. This notification must come from the Director of the Division of Nursing, at which time the students must provide proof of Mississippi residence. Admission to the college does not guarantee to nursing.  Applicants not chosen must notify the division in writing if they wish to be reconsidered for admission the next semester.  There is no waiting list.

Transfer students:  All students desiring to transfer from another nursing program must be approved by the Nursing Admission Committee.  All transfer applicants must be in good standing and eligible for readmission to the previous college and nursing program attended.  Transcripts from the previous college must be submitted to the Director of the Division of Nursing/Admission Committee for prior approval to be applied toward an Associate Degree in Nursing.  The applicant will also be asked to submit proof of content for any courses considered for transfer.  This may include but not be limited to:  course outlines, course syllabi, reading lists, etc.

Nursing students who fail one nursing course are readmitted according to space available if they so wish.  Failure of two nursing courses is grounds for dismissal from the program.  Readmission is only granted by appeal to the Nursing Progression Committee. A student may be readmitted only one time by the Progression Committee.

Advanced Standing for Licensed Practical Nurses:  LPN’s have the opportunity to seek advanced standing in the Associate Degree Nursing Program by writing a challenge examination which allows entry at the second semester level.  Interested person having a score of 19 or greater on the Enhanced ACT, a Math score of 59 or greater and a Reading score of 51 or greater on the Nurse Entrance Test, a GPA of 2.0 or greater is eligible to take the LPN Challenge Exam.  For further information the prospective student may call 662-562-3283 and request a packet of information about the LPN Challenge Exam.

Every nursing student is required to take at least twelve (12) hours each semester.

All transcripts and documents submitted in support of an application become the property of Northwest Mississippi Community College and cannot be returned or forwarded to another individual or school.

All science courses cannot have been taken more than five years before entering the nursing program to count toward the Northwest Mississippi Community College Nursing Degree.

Associate Degree Nursing Curriculum