ASSOCIATE DEGREE IN NURSING

In partnership with Southern Maine Community College, York County Community College offers a nursing program on the campus of YCCC.  This partnership has created expanded access to a quality RN program for residents of York County.  Students are able to take all of the required pre-requisites and General Education courses for the RN program, in addition to all of their Nursing classroom and lab work on the campus of YCCC. Clinical experiences are offered at hospitals located conveniently in York County.

1)      Admission Requirements

Prior to being accepted into Nursing and being placed on the wait-list for Nursing Clinical classes, students must complete steps 1-7:  

1. Attend a Mandatory Information Session early in the Admissions process. To check dates and register log onto: http://advise.smccme.edu. Follow the instructions and use the password “NURSE”.
2. Apply into Liberal Studies (nursing pre-requisites) at YCCC while also applying to SMCC. Handwrite “General Studies” next to Nursing on SMCC’s application to alert the SMCC Admissions office of your interest following completion of your pre-requisites.  
3. Possess a high school diploma or GED certificate.
4. Nursing Entrance Test(NET): Students must achieve scores of 65 or better in both Reading Comprehension and Math. Register at: http://advise.smccme.edu and use the password “NETTEST”.
5. Take, or be exempt from, the Accuplacer placement test.
6. Maintain a minimum grade point average of 2.5 in pre-admission requirements.
   **English Composition (C or better)
   **Dosage Calculations (B- or better. YCCC pre-requisite for this class is MAT 097) or placement beyond Math 097.
   **Anatomy & Physiology I with lab (B- or better. YCCC pre-requisite is BIO 106/107).
7. CPR Certification: American Heart Association - Health Care Provider

2)     Additional General Education Requirements:                                          

**Microbiology with lab        

**Introduction to Psychology

**Developmental Psychology

**Introduction to Literature

**General Elective (3 credits)

**Social Science Elective (3 credits)

**Anatomy & Physiology II with lab

3)            Immunizations:

Students will need to provide SMCC Enrollment Services with written documentation of immunity or immunization against Mumps, Rubella and Rubeola, Diptheria, Varicella and Tetanus (if born after 1956); a yearly tuberculin test of chest x-ray; and of a Hepatitis B vaccine (3 dose series). The required immunization form can be found at: www.smccme.edu/downloads

It is advisable to submit applications as early as possible due to the large number of applicants and limited space. SMCC will only consider Maine residents for admittance, except for the LPN-Upgrade option. Due to limited class sizes, be prepared to wait up to 3 semesters to be accepted into the YCCC/SMCC collaborative Nursing program. The Nursing program is a full four-semester program after completing the pre-admission requirement. Transfer credits from other accredited colleges will be accepted if grades are “C” or better.

PLEASE NOTE:  It is the student's responsibility to submit all application materials (completed prerequisites such as CPR card and all completed classes and grades).  Enrollment Services does not automatically receive grades and/or information about completed admissions requirements to the Nursing program

For more information, please call YCCC Admissions at 207.646.9282.