1. Complete and return the admissions application;
   
   
2. Request that your official transcript from high school be sent to Durham Tech. If you have earned the GED, submit an official copy of your test scores (use the Durham Tech "Request for Transcript" form);
   
   
3. (Optional) Request that your official transcript of previous college work be sent directly to the Admissions Office at Durham Tech. Note: Applicants who document completion of a 2-year or 4-year college degree may have their high school transcript requirement waived;
   
   
4. Sign and return the Statement of Policy Regarding Acceptance for Clinical Training form. Students are required to complete this form as a part of the admissions process; the actual criminal background check will be done later, just before students begin their clinical classes. Clinical facilities must approve any positive criminal background for that student to participate in hospital-based training;
   
   
5. Take the COMPASS or ASSET placement test in Writing, Reading, Numerical (or Pre-Algebra), and Elementary Algebra areas. SAT scores of 500 Writing, 500 Reading and 500 Math or ACT scores of 20 English and 20 Math taken within the last five years will waive the placement tests. NO other exemptions are given for the placement test. Students are allowed one retest on each section of the placement test.
   
   Students who do not achieve the required score on one or more portions of the placement test must complete prescribed developmental courses in reading, English, and math with a grade of “B” or better, or “C” or better for elementary algebra. Developmental courses may be used for three years to qualify for the ADN program. Courses older than three years may be eligible if the student has been in continuous enrollment since completing the developmental course sequence;
   
   
6. Complete prerequisite biology and chemistry courses. This requirement may be satisfied any of the following ways:
   • High school biology and chemistry courses (one high school unit each) taken within ten years by the time a student achieves the required scores on the placement test OR completes all required developmental courses. Documented courses must be completed with a “C” or better grade;
   • Pre-college level biology and chemistry courses taken at a community college (ex. BIO 092 and CHM 094 at Durham Tech) within ten years by the time a student achieves the required scores on the placement test OR completes all required developmental courses. Documented courses must be completed with a “C” or better grade;
   • College-level biology and chemistry courses (ex. BIO 111 and CHM 131/131A at Durham Tech) with no time limit. Documented courses must be completed with a “C” or better grade; or
   • An undergraduate or graduate degree in a biological science, chemistry, or allied health area with no time limit.
     
     
7. Schedule the Nurse Entrance Test (NET). Information on scheduling the NET test will be provided by the nursing admissions counselor when the student has completed all of the above requirements. The cost to the student will be $40. A NET composite score of 60 is required for admission to the nursing clinical courses;
   
   
8. Schedule an appointment with a nursing advisor to review the results of the NET test and to develop a plan for completing remaining criteria;
   
   
9. Take Non-Nursing Courses:
   • Students must satisfy all prerequisites listed in the class schedule or the school catalog before registering for the following program courses: ACA 111, BIO 168, BIO 169, PSY 150, SOC 210, ENG 111, and ENG 112.
   • Students may receive transfer credit for previously taken non-science courses; the nursing admissions counselor awards all transfer credit.
   • Students may receive transfer credit for previously taken Anatomy & Physiology and Microbiology courses that are less than 5 years old; the nursing admissions counselor awards all transfer credit.
     
     When all the above are completed the student must contact the nursing admissions counselor to be placed on the ADN Qualified for Admission list. Students will be offered a seat in nursing clinical courses in the order they qualify for admission.
     
     IMPORTANT: Students must submit copies of their grades for all developmental courses, prerequisite science courses and non-nursing courses listed above directly to the nursing admissions counselor to have their names added to the ADN Qualified forAdmission list.
     
     
10. While waiting for a seat in nursing clinical courses:
    • Complete remaining on-nursing courses BIO 275, PSY 281, HUM elective
    • Take Computer Skills Assessment Test OR complete CIS 110 or CIS 113
    • Take NA I class. Contact Judy Roberts (919-536-7236 ext. 3477) regarding the procedure and course information. Also available is the NA information line (686-3573) .
    • Students must be listed on the NC Registry as a NA I by June 15th of the year they begin nursing clinical courses.
      
      Call the Nursing Office for advising dates for developmental and non-nursing courses at 919-686-3414 or check the Durham Tech web site.

Students who have completed and returned the application and clinical form, taken the ASSET or COMPASS placement test, and submitted official transcripts (GED scores, documentation of high school or college graduation), will be accepted into one of the following pre-nursing programs:

1. Developmental General Education Curriculum: Students who do not achieve the required scores on all portions of the ASSET or COMPASS placement tests and/or who have not taken prerequisite biology and chemistry courses are accepted at this level while they complete these courses.
   
   
2. General Education Curriculum Prep: Students who have achieved the required score on all sections of the ASSET or COMPASS placement tests or completed all required developmental courses and prerequisite science courses-are accepted at this level. While in “Prep” status, students should take the NET test and complete ACA 111, BIO 168, 169, PSY 150, SOC 210, & ENG 111 & 112. Students must achieve a composite score of 60 on the NET test in order to be qualified for admission to nursing clinical courses.
   
   
3. General Education Curriculum ADN Qualified for Admission List: Students who have achieved the required score on all sections of the ASSET or COMPASS placement test or completed all required developmental courses and biology and chemistry prerequisites, completed ACA 111, BIO 168, 169, PSY 150, SOC 210, & ENG 111 & 112, and achieved a composite score of 60 on the NET test, and submitted all documentation to the Nursing Admissions Counselor will have their names added to the ADN Qualified for Admission list. Students will remain in “qualified for admission” status until they are offered a space in the clinical nursing program. Waiting students are encouraged to complete all non-clinical courses (PSY 281, BIO 275, the humanities elective, the computer competency requirement and the NA I requirement) during this time. The student should contact a nursing advisor for advising regarding the course sequence.
   
   

The Associate Degree Nursing Program begins in the fall semester of each year. Late fall of each year students on the Qualified for Admission list who live in Durham and Orange Counties are notified by mail that they may begin the ADN clinical courses the following August after they have attended the required orientation and submitted all required documentation, including a completed health form and criminal background check.

IMPORTANT: It is essential that students notify the Nursing Admissions Counselor of all name, address, and telephone changes. The Admissions Office is not responsible for notices that fail to reach students.

In order to begin the clinical program:

1. Students are required to return the Confirmation Statement form by the deadline date indicated on the form;
   
   
2. Students who are offered a place in the ADN program have the option of deferring admission for one year. To do so, they must return the Confirmation Statement (indicating deferral status) by the deadline date on the form. No deferments are accepted after the nursing orientation unless a special exception is approved by the Nursing Program Director. If students change their plans after this date, they must reapply for the program and their names will drop to the end of the list. It is VERY important to notify the nursing admissions counselor of any change in your plans as soon as possible;
   
   
3. Students are required to submit a completed Student Medical Form, including test results and immunizations, before registering for clinical nursing courses. IMPORTANT: Although it is not required, students are encouraged to be vaccinated for Hepatitis B.;
   
   
4. Students are required to have a current listing on the Nursing Assistant (NA)I Registry in North Carolina “without substantiated findings of abuse or neglect” prior to registering for clinical nursing courses. (Certification as an NA II or a Licensed Practical Nurse also meets this requirement.) Students may call 919-686-3477 to receive more information about the Nursing Assistant I classes available at Durham Tech, or they may check the Nursing Assistant continuing education schedule online. Students beginning in the Fall term must be listed on the Nursing Assistant I registry by June 15;
   
   
5. Students are required to submit documentation of current CPR certification (Health Care Provider) prior to registering for clinical nursing courses. Information about CPR certification courses is available from the American Red Cross, the American Heart Association, the YMCA, DTCC, and many area hospitals;
   
   
6. Students are required to submit documentation of health insurance (hospitalization) prior to beginning clinical courses; and
   
   
7. Students must complete a Criminal Background Check for the clinical facilities, and must be found to be acceptable by all clinical facilities to participate in clinical training (See the Statement of Policy Regarding Acceptance for Clinical Training form for additional information.)
   
   

The ADN program is a candidate for accreditation by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission.