We are the Advisors and Counselors at the Medical Education Campus with Northern Virginia Community College. We will attempt to answer your questions about the upcoming Spring 2021 Nursing admissions process.
All course work must be final by the program deadline of September 20, 2020. Course work that
Ends after the deadline of September 20, 2020, will not count
has not transferred AND posted to your NOVA account from an external school Including other VCCS schools, will not count.
For example, you submit your GMU transcript on September 20, 2020, and your transfer credit post-September 31, your applicants would have been rejected.
Common reasons applications don't make it past the initial review for eligibility
The student did not take a course listed as an entry requirement
The student took a course listed as an entry requirement but never transferred the credit to NOVA via the official transfer credit process.
The student had a C- or did not take a required high school level course
The student never provided their high school transcript with their application.
We are still waiting on the final word for the ATI TEAS exam. Check our website for an update on July 17.
GPA of 2.5 at NOVA or if you have never taken NOVA courses a 2.5 at your most recent school
Completion of ENG 111 or higher
Completion of SDV 101 or SDV 100
Completion of BIO 141
Completion fo PSY 230
Completion of Open elective [ BIO 150 and BIO 142 can not be used as open electives]
Provide high school transcript-
If your high school was in a different country you will need a course by course evaluation by either www.ece.org or www.ierf.org.
All students regardless of the level of education are required to provide their high school transcripts
not doing so will automatically flag your application and lead to a rejection
Show that you took and passed in high school or college with a C or better [not C-]. If you took some other science course in place of Chemistry for example it is likely that it will not count.
BIology
Algebra
Chemistry
How will you be ranked
Ranking criteria are listed on the information session(
I would also like to know what the deciding factor is who makes it in. If they have 100 slots open, and 200 people have As in Bio and Psy, plus all 4/4 coreqs completed, how do they decide? What is the next factor? Do they draw names out of hat? Go alphabetically? There has to be another level to factor in.
That would be a question for the nursing division. However, the scenario you have painted is highly unlikely. We have seen many students inflate their numbers when posting on forums. This leads many people to think the make-up of an applicant pool is different than it is in reality. Generally, those students have all A's, and all co-reqs and 100 on TEAS(when required) represent a rather small group. Most students have a mix of criteria that differentiate them enough that your scenario doesn't end happening.
If that were to happen the final call on who gets in would be up to the Dean of Nursing.
does anyone know how many people they accept per year and how many apply?
The Health Science and Nursing Application states that the program takes 100 every session. If the accept fewer it is because of external circumstances.
On 7/1/2020 at 7:13 PM, showmetheRN said:
This past cycle, 550+ applied for 60-80 spots. I don’t know for sure, but based on what I’ve read, it’s usually closer to 300-400 for ~100 spots.
The normal range is 200-300, however, if any requirement is waived that number always shoots up.
21 hours ago, Seashell said:
Hello! Just for some clarification, since the TEAS is waived, we only have to attach a high school transcript correct?
You should be submitting your HS transcript with your application. upload an unofficial copy of your US transcript or an unofficial copy of your evaluation report if it is a foreign high school.
Hello! Just for some clarification, since the TEAS is waived, we only have to attach a high school transcript correct?
Or you can have your high school transcript on file at the school and you don't need to attach it (I would just verify that the school does have it)
If you are in possession of a copy of your high school transcript make sure to scan it or save it as a pdf and attach it to your nursing application. Not providing your high school transcript is probably the number 1 reason applicants are turned down.
I'm trying to submit an application for Spring 2021 and I'm being told I have an invalid information session code. I was using the code provided in the information session linked on the website. Where can I find the updated one? Thanks!
EDIT: I'm sorry, I typed it in wrong! I figured it out
Has anyone who already applied for Spring 2021 received an email advising that they have made it to step two in the process? When I applied for Fall 2020 I got that email the next day, so I am a bit worried that I haven't received anything yet. Thanks
Has anyone who already applied for Spring 2021 received an email advising that they have made it to step two in the process? When I applied for Fall 2020 I got that email the next day, so I am a bit worried that I haven't received anything yet. Thanks
I haven’t applied yet, but for my fall application it took about 2 weeks for me to get the Step 2 email. I know it’s easier said than done, but I wouldn’t worry about it too much quite yet. Good luck!!
Has anyone who already applied for Spring 2021 received an email advising that they have made it to step two in the process? When I applied for Fall 2020 I got that email the next day, so I am a bit worried that I haven't received anything yet. Thanks
If you applied towards the end they probably got back to you pretty quickly. However, you might here a day after, or not until September 21.
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That would be a question for the nursing division. However, the scenario you have painted is highly unlikely. We have seen many students inflate their numbers when posting on forums. This leads many people to think the make-up of an applicant pool is different than it is in reality. Generally, those students have all A's, and all co-reqs and 100 on TEAS(when required) represent a rather small group. Most students have a mix of criteria that differentiate them enough that your scenario doesn't end happening.
If that were to happen the final call on who gets in would be up to the Dean of Nursing.