Request copies of official transcripts (colleges attended other than Pikes Peak State College) be sent to: Records@pikespeak.edu  --OR-- submit transcripts to:

RECORDS OFFICE 
Pikes Peak State College 
5675 S. Academy Blvd. 
Colorado Springs, CO 80906 
(719) 502-3000

You will still need to include UNOFFICIAL copies of transcripts of any college attended (including from PPSC) with the Nursing Program application. 

Prerequisite courses for the Nursing Program MUST be transferred over to your PPSC transcripts. Check out the Records Home Page for more information regarding requesting transcripts.

Take the Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS), (see information below regarding remote testing through atitesting.com.) The Adjusted Individual Score (the overall score), Reading Score and Mathematics Score must be at or above the current national mean, as noted on the student’s individual final TEAS report. A digital copy of the TEAS results is required to submit with the LPN to RN application. Applicants may take the TEAS exam a maximum of 2 times in the 12 months prior to submitting a Nursing Program application.

For students that need to complete their TEAS exam to apply, the PPSC Testing secured the option for remote testing through the ATI testing platform. If you need to schedule the TEAS exam or you need directions and information about the remote testing option, please go to TEAS Exam Information. There is an additional $25 proctor fee required before you can take your exam.

Complete, with a C or better, the following prerequisite courses. The following courses should have a minimum combined GPA of 2.5. ALL PREREQUISITES must be completed before the application period opens.

• ENG 1021 English Composition I (3 Credits)
• PSY 2440 Human Growth and Development (3 Credits)
• BIO 2101 Human Anatomy and Physiology I (4 Credits)
• BIO 2102 Human Anatomy and Physiology II (4 Credits)
• BIO 2104 Microbiology (4 Credits)

All Biology (BIO) prerequisites must be completed within the most recent seven-year period prior to entry into Colorado Community College System (CCCS) Nursing Programs.

No more than one grade of D or F allowed in any of the 2000 level BIO courses that are required for the Nursing Program in the past seven years. Students accepted into the Nursing Program must maintain a "C" or better in each required course (nursing and non-nursing). ENG 122/1022 is NOT an acceptable substitute for ENG 121/1021.

Prerequisite courses for the Nursing Program MUST show as completed with the correct number of credits on your PPSC transcripts.

The following courses are also required to be completed, but can be completed before or concurrently to the program by the end of the 1st semester. These courses are not required for application and they will NOT be figured into the GPA for admission into the Nursing program:

• BIO 216/2116 Pathophysiology (4 credit hours)

• MAT 103/1120 Math for Clinical Calculations (3 credit hours)

• Elective Humanities/Social Science (3 credit hours)

(PSY 101/1001, a pre-requisite for PSY 235/2440, will fill this requirement)

Watch or attend in person the Nursing Information Session. The next in-person Nursing Information Session will be: 

CHES Campus 

1850 Cypress Semi Dr, Colorado Springs, CO 80921
May 20, 2024 4:00pm - 6:00pm

Please allow 15 minutes to park at Rampart Range Campus and take the shuttle to CHES due to limited parking.

If attending in person is not viable, you can choose to watch the Nursing Information Video instead and fill out the Attestation of Information Session Review Form at the end of the video. The Attestation form must be completed regardless of attending in-person or watching online.

This step must be completed and the Attestation form included with the LPN to RN application.

BLS/CPR from the American Heart Association (AHA): Certification must be "Health Care Provider Professional" with " hands-on" training. Online BLS courses are not accepted as the certification MUST have a hands-on skills check off. There are NO EXCEPTIONS. 

• Skills must be for adult, child, and infant
• If you are given a card, you must provide the Nursing Department a copy of the front and back of the card and the card must be signed. If you are provided an electronic copy of your BLS card, you must provide a copy of that electronic copy to the Nursing Department.
• A BLS card is valid for two years. A nursing students' BLS cannot expire during an academic semester of the Nursing Program.

Health & Immunization Report Upon acceptance into the LPN to RN program, the health and immunization report must be completed by your physician and submitted to the PPSC nursing department prior to the start of classes. PPSC Health & Immunization form 

 
Immunization Requirements and necessary titers/vaccines require proof of vaccines or titers, are at the student's expense and can be done by any healthcare provider of the student's choice. All Health Career programs at Pikes Peak 
Community College require that a current immunization health form be completed. These include:

• TB skin, Quantiferon blood test or Chest X-ray (within the past 5 years)
• Rubella, Rubeola, Mumps (MMR): proof of 2 vaccines or titers (if no immunity exists, student must obtain
appropriate vaccinations)
• Tdap booster (within the past 10 years)
• Varicella: proof of 2 vaccines or titers (if no immunity exists, student must obtain appropriate vaccinations)
• Hepatitis B: proof of 3 vaccines or titers (if no immunity exists, student must obtain appropriate vaccinations)
• Flu: (proof of yearly vaccine for the current flu season)
• COVID-19: proof of vaccine

As part of the competitive ranking process, three points will be awarded for 500 or more hours LPN work experience in the last 5 years.  

 In addition to this, the Nursing Department will consider, without guarantee of acceptance, military medical experience. 
 
For consideration of any of the above, you must submit a Work Verification Letter  with a job description included and the signature of supervisor or human resources. For military personnel - college verification of your work experience will be considered in place of a supervisor signature.

Complete LPN-RN Program Application. Online submission is required. Hand delivery or submission of paper applications will NOT be accepted. Nursing Department is not responsible for misplaced application materials or failed submission of application materials.

Failure in another Nursing Program within the past 5 years will deem you ineligible to apply to the PPSC Nursing Program. Your application will be denied.

Student may not have a current active RN License in Colorado or any other state.