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Practical Nursing - Applying and Selective Admission Points

How to Apply

  1. Attend a pre-admission conference.
  2. Apply for admission to West Kentucky Community & Technical College if not currently enrolled.
  3. Submit an official transcript of all previous college work.
  4. Submit ACT or National League for Nursing (NLN) Preadmission Exam or Evolve Admission Assessment Exam score.  

**All selective admission documents and questions should be sent to Mary Ann Bradbury at maryann.bradbury@kctcs.edu. 

Selective Admission Point System

This scale is designed to objectively evaluate applicants for the Practical Nursing Program. Admission is based upon a point system. Applicants with the highest total points will be admitted to the program.

(ACT or NLN or A2 points + GPA/GED points + 5 points for completion of 12 graded (non-developmental) college hours)

ACT or **CPP COMPOSITE STANDARD SCORE
Score 10/28/1989 to Present Prior to 10/28/1989
1 0 1
2 0 2
3 1 3
4 2 4
5 2 5
6 3 6
7 3 7
8 4 8
9 4 9
10 5 10
11 6 11
12 7 12
13 8 13
14 10 14
15 11 15
16 12 16
17 14 17
18 15 28
19 16 30
20 28 30
21 30 31
22 31 32
23 32 33
24 33 34
25 34 35
26 35 36
27 36 37
28 37 38
29 38 39
30 39 41
31 41 43
32 43 45
33 45 47
34 47 47
35 47 47
36 47 47
NLN PRACTICAL NURSING PERCENTILE
Score Points
15-19 8
20-24 10
25--29 11
30-34 12
35-39 14
40-44 15
45-49 16
50-54 28
55-59 30
60-64 31
65-69 32
70-74 33
75-79 34
80-84 35
85-89 36
90-94 37
95-99 38
100 39
EVOLVE REACH ADMISSION ASSESSMENT EXAM (A2)
Score Points
90% or greater 39
85-89 35
80-84 30
75-79 20
74 or below 10
CUMULATIVE GPA
Average Points
***Below 2.00 0
2.00-2.24 5
2.25-2.49 9
2.50-2.74 13
2.75-2.99 17
3.00-3.24 24
3.25-3.49 32
3.50-3.74 40
3.75-4.00 48
 
GED
Score Points
450-499 13
500-549 17
550-599 24
600-649 32
650-699 40
700-750 48

***Students with less than a 2.0 GPA cannot be admitted to the program.

 **The CPP (Career Planning Program) gives an estimated ACT composite score range based on the Reading and Numerical Skills sections of the test.  The CPP score that will be used for evaluation on this criterion will be the score in the middle of the range (i.e. 26 would be the score used for a score range of 24-28 on the CPP).  Although this test is no longer administered, scores earned prior to July 1, 1999 will be considered.

  • A current ACT or NLN Pre-Admission RN Exam or A2 Admission Assessment Exam is strongly recommended.
  • The GPA is cumulative of all post-secondary colleges/universities attended (non-developmental college hours).  For students who have not earned 12 graded non-developmental at a regionally accredited institution, the high school GPA at the time of graduation, or the GED score will be used.
  • 5 additional points will be awarded to applicants who have 12 graded non-developmental college hours from a regionally accredited college.  The former West KY Vocational College became regionally accredited on January 1, 2004.  Courses completed prior to this date do not qualify for the additional 5 points earned.

In the event of a tie in the total points, the applicant's GPA will be rank ordered to determine admission to the PN program.