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  "edition": "2026-2027",
  "departmentName": "Nursing, Registered",
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  "name": "Registered Nursing Admission Requirements",
  "award": "Program Prerequisites",
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      "markdown": "Application packets are evaluated for completeness and applicant admission eligibility. Application packets that are incomplete are not considered for admission. A complete application packet consists of the following:\n\n-   completed application signed by the applicant;\n-   official transcripts for all colleges (including Sierra College) referenced in the application, including those documenting fulfillment of prerequisite courses;\n-   official high school transcripts if using high school mathematics courses to meet the mathematics prerequisite;\n-   official course descriptions for all prerequisite courses taken outside of Sierra College (official course descriptions must match the year and semester the course was completed as documented on the transcript);\n-   TEAS results with a score of 62% or higher;\n-   for veterans, a copy of DD Form 214 Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty;\n-   current and active e-mail address.\n\nThe qualifying score using the Chancellor’s Predictor of Success formula is 84% or higher. The nursing department complies with all academic regulations and requirements.\n\nThe following courses must be completed with grades of \"C\" or better prior to entry into the Registered Nursing program:"
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          "type": "course",
          "code": "ENGL C1000",
          "title": "Academic Reading and Writing",
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          "text": "Demonstrated mathematics proficiency by one of the following:"
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          "code": "MATH 0012",
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        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "MATH 0016A",
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        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "MATH 0024",
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        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "MATH 0029",
          "title": "Pre-Calculus Mathematics",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "MATH 0030",
          "title": "Analytical Geometry and Calculus I",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "MATH 0031",
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          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "MATH 0042",
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          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "PSYC 0142",
          "title": "Introduction to Psychological Statistics",
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          "type": "course",
          "code": "SOC 0015",
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          "type": "course",
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      "markdown": "Courses in microbiology, anatomy, physiology, and nutrition must be completed within seven years of application to the Registered Nursing program.\n\n#### Program Corequisites\n\nThese courses must be completed with grades of \"C\" or better before the student enters the last semester of the nursing program."
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        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ETHN 0011",
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          "type": "course",
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          "type": "course",
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          "type": "course",
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      "markdown": "All selected applicants are given provisional acceptance pending successful completion of a clear background check and drug screen, and completion of a health assessment by a physician or nurse practitioner stating that the applicant is clear to perform the requisite duties without restriction."
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