Certificate in Practical Nursing

The Practical Nursing Certificate Program is eighteen (18) months in length. Medgar Evers College provides an opportunity to eligible applicants for entry into a Practical Nurse Program. The Practical Nurse Program of study is an upward mobility opportunity for selected applicants to achieve a Certificate in Nursing. Upon completion, the graduate of the PN Program is eligible to sit for the NCLEX-PN.

Program Purposes

1. Provide a program of study designed for students who wish to qualify to sit for the National Council Licensure Examination for the Practical Nurse (NCLEX- PN).
2. Prepare the graduate to practice under the direction of the Registered Nurse.
3. Provide a basic foundation for upward mobility in Nursing.

Admission Requirements

Applicants to the Medgar Evers College PN Program at Medgar Evers College must:

1. Hold a High School Diploma or a General Equivalency Diploma (GED).
2. All requirements for admission to Medgar Evers College (MEC) must be met
3. Completion of MEC/CUNY Skills Assessment Examinations (Reading, Writing, and
4. Mathematics).
5. Maintain a “B-”, or higher, in all Science courses.
6. Completion of College Core requirements
7. Minimum 2.7 cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) required.
8. Satisfactory score on the National League for Nursing Pre- Admission Examination-PN (Verbal Ability, Mathematics, Science and Composite Score).
9. Science courses must be current (within 5 years) upon application to the clinical phase.
10. Any college courses attempted must have a letter grade (no INC)
11. Provide proof of personal insurance coverage in case of injury in clinical setting. Students may purchase group health coverage through Health Services Office (S-Building). Each clinical site requires health care coverage

CERTIFICATE IN PRACTICAL NURSING (CPN) PROGRAM FIXED/REQUIRED CORE – 12 Credits

RETENTION/PROGRESSION THROUGH THE CERTIFICATE IN PRACTICAL NURSING (CPN) PROGRAM
All students must meet the following requirements for retention and progression through the practical nursing courses: Achieve a “B-“ or better in science course (s).

Students who fail to receive a satisfactory grade of “B-” or better in a nursing course will be given an opportunity to repeat a nursing course only once. A failure in any nursing course will result in the student not advancing to the next course. Sequential completion of all pre-requisite and required nursing courses with a grade of “B-” or better in each course is required. Students who do not maintain a “B-” or better (minimum 2.7 G.P.A.) will be required to withdraw from the Program.

Medgar Evers College will award a Certificate in Practical Nursing upon the student’s successful completion of all thirty-nine (39) Practical Nursing Program credits. Graduates are then eligible to apply to sit for the National Council Licensure Examination-Practical Nurse (NCLEX-PN). Students are expected to complete the Program in no more than three (3) years.

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MEC OEPID number : 010097