1. Students must apply to Riverland for admission to the general college if they have not already completed this step.
2. Students must apply to the PN Mobility Program. An application is available on-line for download.
3. The applicants MUST have completed a Practical Nursing Program of study with a GPA of at least 2.5 (out of 4) with a grade of at least a "C" in all nursing courses. The applicant must provide documentation of current licensure and an official transcript of previous education if it was not completed at Riverland Community College.
4. The applicant must have 21 of the 30 general education credits COMPLETED within the nursing curriculum with a "C" or better. Those 21 COMPLETED credits MUST INCLUDE COMPLETION OF: BIOL 2021 Anatomy and Physiology I and BIOL 2022 Anatomy and Physiology II, and must be completed within the past five years. Courses in progress will not be considered.
5. Fall 2009 Applicants must complete BIOL2050-Pathophysiology. Students must have completed, or currently be registered in this course by the spring 2008 semester. Applicants must complete with a grade of "C" or better. Students accepted to the nursing program prior to completion of this course will be accepted conditionally pending successful completion of the course with a grade of "C" or better.
6. The Nursing Entrance Test (NET) is NOT required for the PN Mobility applicants.

Meeting qualifications for the nursing program does not insure admission to the program. Based on the number of applicants and the number of class seats available, the Nursing Program Admission Committee meets to review applications and admit students periodically. Notification of admission to the Riverland Program is made as students are accepted.

PLEASE NOTE: Students must have been admitted to the nursing program before they can register for any NURS course.