Nursing

Nursing A.A.S.

Tuition:
Texas In-District Per Semester Credit Hour $109
Texas Out-of-District Per Semester Credit Hour $225
Non-Texas/International Non-Resident Per Semester Credit Hour $476

Student Activity Fee:
Student Activity Fee of $3 per credit hour will be assessed to all students.

Student Support Service Fee:
$25 per semester for all students

PAC Nursing Special Tuition:
Additional $165 per semester credit hour

• Complete all Palo Alto College enrollment steps
  • Palo Alto College must be your primary campus
  • Your major must be Biology/Pre-Nursing
  • Submit transcripts from all previously attended institutions
    
    
• Complete prerequisites with a “C” or higher. The minimum GPA is 2.6 (on a 4.0 scale).
  Download the GPA calculator here
  • ENGL 1301 – Composition I
  • BIOL 2401 – Human Anatomy and Physiology I
  • BIOL 2402 – Human Anatomy and Physiology II
  • BIOL 2420 – Microbiology for Nursing and Allied Health
    
    
• Take ATI TEAS 7 EXAM in person at a proctored site. The minimum score should be “Proficient” in each category (Math, Science, Reading, English) on a given attempt. Limit three attempts.

Please note: If you have ever been academically dismissed or withdrawn from another nursing program for any reason, you are not eligible to apply to Palo Alto College’s Associate Degree Nursing program.

Printable Checklist

Application will open: January 21, 2025
Deadline to apply: March 17, 2025

All applicants must fill out the Application Interest Form to be added to the PAC Nursing Application Canvas Page on January 21, 2025.

Required for your application:

• Application Cover Page
• Signed Disclosures
• Unofficial transcripts from every school you have attended
  • ENGL 1301 - English Composition 1
  • BIOL 2401 – Anatomy and Physiology I
  • BIOL 2402 – anatomy and Physiology II
  • BIOL 2420 – Microbiology
• Must show completion with a grade of “C” or higher in all prerequisites (listed below). The GPA will be calculated from your science prerequisites and must be 2.6 or higher.
• Your Science courses must have been taken within the last five years.

• Complete TEAS Exam Score Report
• Must be taken in Person at a proctored testing site.
• Must have a minimum of “Proficient” in each category (Math, Science, English and Reading) on a given attempt.
• Only three attempts allowed.

• Critical Thinking assessment
• This will be available on the PAC Nursing Application Canvas Page.
• Cost: Approximately $20

• Letter of Intent
• 1000 words or less & two pages or less
• Why do you want to be a nurse? Describe your support system.
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support Provider CPR Certification
  
  
• Immunization checklist and attached records
• Must be legible
• Download the immunization list here

• Proof of Health Insurance

Upon review of applications, the Nursing Department staff will rank and conditionally accept 30 students and select 10 conditional alternate students, after the application deadline. Applicants who are conditionally accepted or conditional alternates will receive an email with next steps and deadlines. Should any Texas Board of Nursing or clinical partner requirement changes occur, conditionally accepted and conditional alternate applicants will be notified. All tasks must be accomplished by the assigned deadline. No exceptions.

For an applicant’s status to change from conditional to accepted, all of the following must occur:

1. Evidence of background clearance per a Texas Board of Nursing Blue Card or a Texas Board of Nursing Declaratory Order Letter stating the applicant is deemed eligible to take the NCLEX-RN
2. Complete the Castle Branch/Bridges registration background check and receive confirmation of a negative background
3. A negative drug screen

Should a conditionally accepted applicant fail to meet background clearance or drug screening clearance or fail to submit either of these items before the deadline, the applicant will be removed from the conditionally accepted list. The first conditional