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Step 1: APPLICATION

  • Apply to Allegany College of Maryland with Nursing listed as your intended major, if not already attending.

Step 2: ACM PLACEMENT EXAM

  • If never attended college; take ACM placement exam. Complete prerequisites according to placement scores.

Step 3: GENERAL ADMISSION

  • If attending another college, have official transcripts sent from your transfer school to the Admissions and Registration office at ACM.

Step 4: ADVANCED STANDING APPLICATION

  • Once ALL placement prerequisites are complete and you have completed English 101, Math 102 or 109, Bio 207, Bio 208, Psychology 101, Sociology 101, Psychology 203 (Human Growth and Development): Submit an ADVANCED STANDING APPLICATION to the nursing program (Separate application sent to the Nursing Department).

Step 5: HESI LPN-ADN ENTRANCE EXAM

  • Register and take the HESI LPN-ADN entrance exam in May. A score of 900 or greater will place you in the third semester of the program.  A score of 700 - 899 will place you in the second semester of the program.  If you score less than 700, you do not qualify for the nursing program.

Step 6: NURSING BRIDGE COURSE

  • Register for and complete the Nursing Bridge Course during the summer. Dependent upon your placement test score, you will need to take the bridge course for either 2, 3 or 4 credits. The bridge course is good for two years.
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