SPC Nursing Program

Review the admissions packet for the program found on their website. Within the packet is a checklist page which tells you exactly what you need and when you can apply. Keep in mind that the program is very competitive and you need about a 3.7 gpa in required courses for admissions. Don't take too many classes that you can earn A's and B's.

I have a neighbor that was denied twice when she applied to the program after finishing her pre-requisite courses. She is a good student but had a hard time with micro and got a C. All of her other courses are As and Bs. The college advised her to take micro again with a different college and transfer it back in to improve her grade (because SPC will not allow students to retake a C course to increase the letter grade). Now she has been waiting for two years deciding what to do while the five year time limit on the science courses continues to dwindle.

It is a very good school though. Do very well with your science courses so that you can get accepted. As another poster stated, do not overload yourself. I went there years ago as a new LPN working full time and taking 13 credit hours. I ended up dropping A+P that year and waited a year to take it because a full work week with a new job and full time college just wasn't happening. If you have to work FT I would only take a couple classes at at time so that you can really focus on your science courses (such as A+P with something easy like Speech or Ethics-if those are still the courses required. It's been a while since I went to SPC and ended up with a different program because of how old my credits were). The open labs that they offer I would highly recommend so that you can do well on the lab exams. I had never known that there were so many different names for different parts of different bones until I took that course. The first time I took it I was working when all of the open labs were available prior to dropping the course. The second time I got an A and I know it's because I utilized that open lab when I could.

I am assuming you are just starting classes? I would personally take all the classes to get into the nursing program AND the BSN program. That way you don't have to worry about any pre requisites during or after nursing school. Once you're ready to apply I'd go to a counselor on the HEC campus and see what they say about your chances. 400-450 apply every semester and they only have 90 something spots. And even worse 36 are dedicated to BayCare students who work as techs and have contacted with their hospital. That is the program I am in so I have a higher chance of having a job after nursing school.

Good luck to you!