Community College should accept me as a Citizen of the United States

Hello there! Sometimes colleges are pickier than they need to be. While it's true that the BON only wants you to retake OB and Med/Surg, most schools will not accept you into their program just to take those two courses. That particular community college may, for whatever reason, decide not to accept your other credits. You may have to apply for their nursing program as a whole by doing any number of things such as sending in your transcripts, taking a TEAS test, writing an essay, having an interview with the dean of nursing. You may have to be put on a wait list, depending on which school you're trying to get into.

Did you talk to a nursing advisor at the community college? He/she will be able to give you more specifics so you can set up a plan for yourself. Are there other schools in your area that you would consider going to? It might be worth it to give them a call to see what they have to offer as well.

Just to clarify, did you apply to the nursing program as a whole or just try to apply to take Med Surg and OB? Most programs will want you to take the whole program unless the give you credit for the other classes.

Also, are you a naturalized US citizen? If so, then the CC should consider you a a citizen for admission purposes.

Not buying it ... Too poorly written, too "hot button". What does citizenship have to do with taking nursing courses?

Not buying it ... Too poorly written, too "hot button". What does citizenship have to do with taking nursing courses?

The OP may not realize that being a US citizen is not the only criterion for admission to a nursing program.

First, have all you documents from State Board (or it was CGFNS?) ready and get your foreign coursework evaluated by a reputable agency like ECE.

Your best bet would be a small private school targeting students of your ethnic origin.If you can find such school, and there are quite a few of them in CA, NY and NJ, check their accreditation status and NCLEX passing rate. The school MUST be accredited by State Boards AND have not less than 85% NCLEX pasding rate first attempt. This info is free and public and the Boards of the state it is should give you this information. If those two criteria are met, contact the school, make plan and pay whatever money they want. These schools are usually expensive but two courses will cost you less than the whole 2 or more years even in community college. Besides this, such school should deal with applicants like you on regular basis, have no problem with your foreign paperwork, accent and naturaluzation status, and they have to be more flexible in order to survive and so avoid refusing a potential student just because "they never did anything like this" before. Only one problem for you is to make sure that the school gives education of high enough quality.