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Practical Nursing - Applying and Selective Admission Points

How to Apply

  1. Attend an in person information session.
  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. Traditional students must submit score results of the ACT or National League for Nursing (NLN) Nursing Entrance Exam (NEX) or Evolve Admission Assessment Exam. 
    1. If taking the NEX exam be sure to select the correct test option.  Look for these indicators:
      • NEX
      • Nursing Entrance Exam (NEX)
      • This exam will be VIRTUALLY Proctored by Proctor360. INCUDES VERBAL ABILITY, MATH, AND SCIENCE SECTIONS.
      • Type: Assessment
      • Proctor Option: Virtual Proctoring School Products: NEX
      • Price: $80.00

**All selective admission documents and questions should be sent to Tracey Johnston at tracey.johnston@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  Composite/SAT Total
ACT SAT Points
10/1989-Present		 Points
Past-10/1989
1 N/A 0 1
2 N/A 0 2
3 N/A 1 3
4 N/A 2 4
5 N/A 2 5
6 N/A 3 6
7 N/A 3 7
8 N/A 4 8
9 590-610 4 9
10 620-640 5 10
11 650-680 6 11
12 690-720 7 12
13 730-770 8 13
14 780-820 10 14
15 830-870 11 15
16 880-910 12 16
17 920-950 14 17
18 960-980 15 28
19 990-1200 16 30
20 1030-1050 28 30
21 1060-1090 30 31
22 1100-1120 31 32
23 1130-1150 32 33
24 1160-1190 33 34
25 1200-1220 34 35
26 1230-1250 35 36
27 1260-1290 36 37
28 1300-1320 37 38
29 1330-1410 38 39
30 1360-1380 39 41
31 1390-1410 41 43
32 1420-1440 43 45
33 1450-1480 45 47
34 1490-1520 47 47
35 1530-1560 47 47
36 1570-1600 47 47
 
NLN 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
 
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 are not eligible for admission.

  • A current ACT/SAT or NLN NEX or Evolve A2 admission assessment exam is strongly recommended
  • Applicants must earn a minimum cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.0, calculated based on all completed general education courses required for the nursing program. Only grades posted on or before the application deadline will be considered.
  • The GPA calculation will include the following courses, if completed: PSY 110; one Quantitative Reasoning course at the Associate in Arts or Associate in Science level (MAT 150 or STA 151 preferred); BIO 137; BIO 139; BIO 225; ENG 101; and one heritage or humanities course.
  • If multiple heritage or humanities courses have been completed, the course with the highest grade will be used in the GPA calculation.
  • 5 additional points will be awarded to applicant 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
  • In the event of a tie in total points, the applicants will be ranked by GPA in order to determine admission into the nursing program