Admission Criteria

Fall semester start

April 1 through June 1 – applications are accepted
July 15 – applicant notification of acceptance, waitlist or deny status
August 1 – notification deadline of the applicant to accept admission to the program

Attend a Nursing Information Session
Complete the general college application process and be accepted to Ridgewater College
Be a high school graduate or GED recipient
Receive an ACT score of 21 or higher in Reading & 22 or higher in Math or meet Accuplacer requirements

Required testing scores or course equivalents: Accuplacer Cut Score Developmental Coursework College-Level Coursework

78 or higher on the classic Accuplacer test or 250 or higher on "Next Gen" test on Reading Comprehension test or "C" or higher in English 980 or equivalent or "C" or higher in 24 credits of college-level reading courses

56 or higher on the classic Accuplacer or 220 on the "Next Gen" Accuplacer or C or higher in Math 970 or Math 990 or equivalent or C or higher in college level math course

Accuplacer Cut Score		Developmental Coursework		College-Level Coursework
78 or higher on the classic Accuplacer test or 250 or higher on "Next Gen" test on Reading Comprehension test	or	"C" or higher in English 980 or equivalent	or	"C" or higher in 24 credits of college-level reading courses
56 or higher on the classic Accuplacer or 220 on the "Next Gen" Accuplacer	or	C or higher in Math 970 or Math 990 or equivalent	or	C or higher in college level math course

Be current on the Minnesota Nursing Assistant Registry. If you’re not on the registry, complete the Nursing Assistant course or complete the test out if you were previously on the registry. Nursing Assistant courses are available at Ridgewater through Customized Training and Continuing Education.
Complete all semester 1 courses of the Practical Nursing curriculum plan with a minimum of a C grade
- PRNU 1617 Medical Terminology
- ENGL 1210 English Composition 1
- PSYC 1310 Introduction to Psychology
- BIOL 1080 Human Biology
Complete and submit the Practical Nursing application and attach required documentation showing all criteria are met