In preparation for this, please watch this video for detailed instructions for filling out the application. This video will go through and show you every step of the application, what to expect and what to have ready.
Complete a Pikes Peak State College (PPSC) Admission Application. Applying to PPSC is free, and it takes about 10 minutes to complete the online application.
If you are already enrolled at PPSC, you do not need to repeat this step.
Request that copies of your official transcripts be sent to: Records@pikespeak.edu OR submit official sealed transcripts directly to:
RECORDS OFFICE
Pikes Peak State College
5675 South Academy Blvd.
Box C-8
Colorado Springs, CO 80906
If you have already submitted your official transcripts to PPSC, you do not need to repeat this step.
Include UNOFFICIAL copies of transcripts from all previous colleges attended in your nursing application, including PPSC transcripts.
Attend in person a Nursing Information Session (dates and times above)
OR
Watch the Nursing Information Session Video and fill out the Attestation of Information Session Review Form. This must be completed and included with the ADN application.
Complete the following pre-requisite courses with a minimum grade of C or higher:
These prerequisites MUST be completed with a grade awarded before the application period.
All Biology (BIO) prerequisites must be completed within the last seven-year period prior to the ADN application period. No more than one grade of “D” or “F” in the past seven years is allowed in any of the 200/2000 level BIO courses that are required for the Nursing Program.
Students accepted into the ADN Nursing Program must maintain a “C” or higher in each required course. MAT 103/1120 and BIO 202/2102 must be completed by the end of the 1st semester. BIO 216/2116 must be completed by the end of the 2nd semester.
Any illegible, unofficial transcript submitted with the application will be seen as incomplete.
Please contact the Health Science Academic Advisors at hsadvising@pikespeak.edu for assistance with completing the nursing prerequisites, as they all require college-level math and English readiness and/or general biology competency.
Complete the Nursing Assistant (NUA) coursework within the Colorado Community College (CCCS) system.
These courses include:
OR
Have an active Colorado Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certificate. If the CNA is obtained through a private company or through an out-of-state institution, the student must obtain an active CNA certificate. Please visit the Department of Regulatory Services to find information on transferring your out of state CNA license to Colorado.
Take the Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS). TEAS information can be found at PPSC Testing Center
The individual Performance Profile provides the Total Score, Reading Score, and Math Score, each of which must be at or above the current national mean. Applicants may take the TEAS exam a maximum of 2 times in the 12 months prior to ADN application submission. An example of the TEAS Individual Performance Profile is provided with this ADN application packet. The student must submit their TEAS Individual Performance Profile score sheet with their application.
Complete the Associate Degree Nurse Program Application Form.
The ADN application is an e-form that will be accessible via a link that will be available during the application periods listed above. All applications must be submitted through the application link, there are no in-person applications. Do not print out the materials to hand deliver as the Nursing Department will not accept in-person submissions.
Application review for content will not happen during submission of applications.
Application review will happen at a later date. The Nursing Department is not responsible for misplaced or failed submissions of application materials.
It is the responsibility of the student to ensure the application is complete at the time of submission. Incomplete applications will not be considered for admission.
For application instructions, please follow this guide.
Provisional admission is based on a merit evaluation of GPA in the 4 prerequisite
courses, a previously awarded degree, and CNA/ER Tech work experience as noted in
the criteria below. Applicants meeting all admission criteria will be ranked on a
point system.
A maximum of 44 points will be awarded on the following criteria:
Competitive ranking is based on a maximum of 44 points. In the rare case of multiple applicants with an identical number of points, the selection will be randomized.
For example: If there is one slot left to fill and there are three applicants that are all competitively ranked with the same number of points, these three applicants will be randomized. The first applicant randomly drawn will fill the open slot. The remaining two applicants may have the option of becoming an alternate position holder for the Nursing Program if the opportunity arises.
PLEASE NOTE: For the purposes of the Nursing Program, students who have taken either (or both)
of the BIO prerequisites more than one time will have the letter grades from their
first two attempts at the course(s) in the current seven-year period ONLY averaged to receive the final letter grade/points awarded for the course. The Nursing
Department will average BIO grades ONLY.
