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Associate of Science in Nursing

Associate Nursing Program Admission Requirements

Application deadline is January 30th.

A two year not including pre-requisites (4 semesters) program leading to licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse.

The Associate Degree Nursing Program is accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC)

3343 Peachtree Road NE Suite 500
Atlanta Georgia 30326
Phone: (404)-975-5000

Program of Study

All applicants to the nursing program must have completed the following prerequisites:

High School Level:

• Biology with Laboratory (Regents score 75% and above if NY State resident)
• Chemistry with Laboratory
• Two units of mathematics (Sequential I and Sequential II) or Elementary Algebra and either Intermediate Algebra, Trigonometry, Geometry or College level algebra.

Students applying directly from high school are required to complete only the high school admission requirements and the NLN PAX-RN preadmission exam. Click on this link for more information and registration information about this test. PLEASE DO NOT TAKE THE NLN TEST UNLESS YOU ARE PUT ON THE NURSING WAITLIST.

All Other Applicants Must Have the following courses completed by the time he/she applies (with grades of “B” or better):

• BIO 170, Human Anatomy & Physiology I – within 5 years
• BIO 171, Human Anatomy & Physiology II - within 5 years
• EGL 101, English Composition: Rhetoric
• PSY 101, Introduction to Psychology - within 10 years

If the above courses are completed with grades of “B” or better, and the admissions department finds that you are a strong candidate for admission, we will ask you to sign up for the NLN PAX-RN preadmission exam. PLEASE DO NOT TAKE THE NLN TEST UNLESS YOU ARE PUT ON THE NURSING WAITLIST.

NLN PAX-RN preadmission exam

Please Note:

• Completion of the minimum prerequisite courses does not guarantee admission. Applicants are ranked according to grades. The nursing program is highly selective and competitive. Students who are typically admitted have a minimum grade of “B” in all of their courses.
• To continue in the nursing program a grade of 75.0 (C+) or better must be maintained in all nursing courses, as well as 70 (C) and above in science courses.
• Applicants must be eligible for licensure and employment at the time of application.
• Free tutoring is available for select prerequisite classes for Farmingdale State College students. Visit the Farmingdale homepage and under quicklinks click on “tutoring”. Also, NLN books are available for reference in the library as well as the tutoring center.
• Nursing information sessions are offered every Tuesday morning at 10:00am in Laffin Hall. Evening nursing sessions are also available on select Tuesdays. Please refer to www.farmingdale.edu under the “Spotlight” section of the homepage.

Admission and Retention Requirements: Safety and Technical Skills

Candidates seeking enrollment into the Nursing Programs at Farmingdale State must meet the safety and technical skills in the following areas:  observation-communication, motor, intellectual-conceptual, and behavioral-social attributes.

Observation-Communication:  The student must possess the ability to communicate effectively and read, write and use the English language.  In addition, the student must have the functional use of the senses of vision, touch, hearing, and smell which are essential in assessing patients, gathering data, and maintaining their safety.  Examples of observation-communication include but are not limited to:

• Listening to heart and breath sounds
• Responding to alarms
• Visualizing early signs of distress/complications, e.g. changes in skin color; assessing surgical wounds
• Detecting the presence of a foul odor or drainage
• Feeling pulses
• Effectively obtain a patient’s history
• Accurately interpret data from medical records
• Document pertinent observations
• Interact effectively with members of the health care team

Sensory/Motor: The student is required to perform gross and fine motor movements, maintain consciousness and equilibrium, and possess the physical strength and stamina which are necessary to provide safe nursing care.  Examples of sensory/motor skills include but are not limited to:

• Transferring patients
• Perform skills requiring dexterity (insertion of tubes, medication injections, instilling injections, inserting suppositories, tracheostomy care)
• Responding rapidly to emergency situations (cardiac arrest, respiratory arrest, falls)
• Protect and remove patients from an area in the event of a fire or disaster

Intellectual-conceptual:  The student must possess the ability to problem solve, establish a plan of care, set priorities, calculate, measure, analyze and synthesize objective as well as subjective data.  These critical skills are demanded of nurses in today’s complex health care settings. Examples of intellectual-conceptual skills include but are not limited to:

• Calculate medication dosages, IV flow rates
• Measure intake and output
• Develop teaching plans for individual patients

Behavioral-social attributes:  The student must possess emotional stability and flexibility, which will enable him/her to develop the ability to function effectively in stressful situations.  This includes the ability to adapt to changing environments, exercise sound judgment, complete assessment and intervention activities and develop sensitive interpersonal relationships with patients, families and others responsible for health care.

Examples of these behavioral and social attributes include but are not limited to:

• Ability to express empathy
• Ability to think and act rationally during a crisis
• Demonstrate appropriate behavior towards staff, peers and patients according to societal norms
• Maintaining confidentiality
• Accepting constructive criticism

Program of Study

The AS program takes two years (4 semesters) to complete and consists of a total of 72 college credits.

14 Credits to be completed as prerequisites for admission:

• BIO 170/171, Anatomy & Physiology I and II 8 credits
• EGL 101, Composition: Rhetoric 3 credits
• PSY 101, Introduction to Psychology 3 credits

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