First, attend an orientation seminar. These informal sessions cover admission and academic requirements, the application and selection process, curriculum and career opportunities. Call 410-777-7318 for orientation dates and times.

PLEASE NOTE: ALL applicants must complete a Residency Petition and submit it to the college Records Office as part of the application process. In addition, each applicant will be required to submit two proofs of residency as described on the Residency Petition. For questions and a form, please call 410-777-2721. Mail or bring the Residency Petition and supporting documents to:

 

Anne Arundel Community College
Records Office - SSVC 140
101 College Parkway
Arnold, MD 21012

Please note that there are certain timeframes for submitting these petitions.

The RN program requires these courses for admission:

PREREQUISITE COURSES

All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of "C" or better. The initial selection for the fall class will be made from applicants who have completed all eight prerequisite courses by the end of the spring semester. For spring admission, prerequisites must be completed by the first eight- to ten-week session of the fall term, no later than November 1. Please note that not all prerequisites are offered in the accelerated sessions; therefore, they must be completed in the summer prior to the application deadline. 

Course	Credit Hours
ENG-111-112 - Composition and Introduction to Literature 1, 2 or ENG-115-116 - Composition and Introduction to Literature for Non-Native Speakers 1, 2  or ENG-121* Composition and Literature	3-6
PSY-111 - Introduction to Psychology	3
PSY-211 - Developmental Psychology	3
Mathematics gen. ed. requirement	3
BIO-223 - General Microbiology and	4
BIO-231-232** - Human Biology 1, 2 or BIO-101, 233-234+ - Fundamentals of Biology, Anatomy and Physiology 1, 2	8-12
Total Credit Hours	24-31

*Successful completion of ENG 121 fully satisfies the college English composition general education requirement. Students who take ENG 121 and not ENG 111-112 may need to take an additional elective course.
**Recommend taking within the past 5 years.
⁺BIO 101 is a prerequisite for BIO 233-234. Therefore it will take 3 terms to complete this sequence.

GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

These courses may be taken concurrently with the nursing courses and must be completed by the end of the nursing course sequence with a grade of "C" or better.

Course	Credit Hours
SOC-111 - Introduction to Sociology	3
Arts and humanities (except Eng) gen. ed. requirement	3

ADMISSION/ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS

• High School Diploma or bachelor's degree or higher 
• Chemistry: 1 credit, 1 year of High School general chemistry OR a college chemistry course to include CHE 011 or CHE 111 with a grade of "C" or better
• Arithmetic Proficiency: All applicants must take the Health Professions Arithmetic Placement test and pass with a score of 19 or higher. This test must be taken and passed by the application deadline. MAT 005 may take the place of this test, but it must be completed with a grade of "C" or better by the application deadline.
• Satisfactory Academic Standing: Students must have a minimum grade point average (GPA) at this college of 2.0 to be considered for selection in the RN program.

Admission/Academic Requirements and Selection Criteria are reviewed in detail at the orientation seminar.

Students who are offered conditional acceptance into the RN program will have to complete a criminal background check, health examination record and CPR (American Heart Association Basic Life Support CPR for Health Care Providers). Final acceptance into the program shall be contingent upon satisfactory completion of a criminal background check and completion of the health examination record.