applicant ineligible for enrollment        or disabling condition within the                 6.	 Submit an application for the  in the program. It is the student’s        ability to carry out performance to                    Practical Nursing program  responsibility to ensure that all          the standards of the profession. As an                 by the application deadline,  requirements have been met.                institution of higher education, normal                which is March 31, for entry  Preference will be given to the residents  admission policies for the College will                the following fall semester.  of the Southeastern Illinois College       be followed. The College does not                      The applicant’s file must be  district. Proof of residency is required   discriminate against persons on the                    complete by the deadline  at time of application and must be         basis of race, sex, religion, disability,              date to be considered for  submitted no later than the deadline date  age, or ethnic origin.                                 acceptance.  for application to the program.                                             Preference will be given to residents of          7.	 Complete ALL pre-requisite  Acceptance Requirements                    Southeastern Illinois College District                 courses, with a grade of “C”                                             #533. Proof of residency is required                   or better, before entering core  Physical examination, required             at the time of application and must be                 nursing courses.  immunizations, criminal background         submitted no later than the deadline  check and drug screening are               date for application to the program.              8.	 Applicant files will be  mandatory. For clinical rotation, current  Any change in residency after the                      evaluated and rank ordering of  Healthcare Provider Cardiopulmonary        application deadline will not result                   those with complete files will  Resuscitation (CPR) card is required       in a change in the acceptance list for                 be done.  throughout the nursing program.            that year. An out-of-district student  Students will not be able to attend any    who establishes residency after the          Letters of acceptance will be sent  clinical without these requirements.       application deadline may reapply the         to the top-ranking applicants for the                                             following year as a resident of District     full-time program from the Director  If the physical examination indicates      #533. At-large policy: Each year, SIC        of Nursing. Complete file means that  that the candidate cannot perform the      will evaluate waitlisted and out-of-         the Southeastern Illinois College  duties required in a nursing program,      district applicants for additional at-large  application AND the application to the  the student will not be allowed to attend  positions, potentially adding 10 students    Practical Nursing program are present.  courses in the program. A conference       each to the PN and ADN programs. If          Also, the transcripts and test scores  will be conducted with the candidate       an at-large cohort is added, ranking will    must be present.  and the Director of Nursing.               be completed by TEAS score without                                             preference to in-district students.          Final selection into the program will  A mandatory meeting with the Director      Tuition rates for out-of-district students   be by rank order using the above  of Nursing will be required for all        will be determined by the student’s          mentioned criteria. Failure to meet  accepted candidates. Final acceptance      residency.                                   any of the requirements will make the  to the program requires that all of the                                                 applicant ineligible for enrollment  above criteria be met. Failure to meet     Program Admission Procedures                 in the program. It is the student’s  any of the requirements will make the                                                   responsibility to ensure that all  applicant ineligible for enrollment in          1.	 Submit an application for           requirements have been met by the  the nursing program. It is the student’s              admission to the Enrollment       application due date. Preference  responsibility to ensure that all                     Services Office.                  will be given to the residents of the  requirements have been met.                                                             Southeastern Illinois College district.                                                  2.	 Be a high school graduate or        Proof of residency is required at time  The applicant must be aware that                      equivalent. Have an official      of application and must be submitted  they will be expected to honestly                     high school final transcript or   no later than the deadline date for  answer the personal history questions                 GED/high school equivalency       application to the program.  required by Illinois Department of                    test scores sent to the  Financial and Professional Regulation                 Enrollment Services Office.       Acceptance Requirements  on the application for the NCLEX-RN  examination.                                    3.	 Have official copies of all         Physical examination, required                                                        college transcripts sent to the   immunizations, criminal background  Practical Nursing Program                             Enrollment Services Office.       check and drug screening are  (PN)                                                                                    mandatory. For clinical rotation, current                                                  4.	 Take a standardized pre-            Healthcare Provider Cardiopulmonary  Program Admission Policy Statement                    nursing examination which         Resuscitation (CPR) card must be                                                        will measure general education    maintained throughout the nursing  Any applicant to the Southeastern                     achievement. Refer to the         program. Students will not be able  Illinois College Practical Nursing                    PN application packet for         to attend any clinical without these  program must follow the admission                     minimum score requirements        requirements.  procedure approved for the                            for the pre-entrance exam,  Southeastern Illinois College Practical               and for exam fees. Register to    If the physical examination indicates  Nursing Program. (This procedure                      take the exam at Southeastern     that the candidate cannot perform the  includes the admission procedure for                  Illinois College at 252-5400,     duties required in a nursing program, a  Southeastern Illinois College.)                       ext. 2442.                        conference will be conducted with the                                                                                          candidate and the Director of Nursing.  Admission to the program is non-                5.	 Attend a mandatory meeting          A mandatory meeting with the Director  discriminatory concerning race, creed,                regarding the Practical Nursing   of Nursing will be required for all  religion, gender, national origin,                    program. Advisement Packets       accepted candidates.                                                        and applications will be  16                                                   provided at the meeting.