Nursing Assistant

Certificate: Health Science
Credit Requirements: 8 Semester Credit Hours

The Nursing Assistant program is a curriculum program that offers eight hours of college credit. It prepares students to assist in patient care and function as effective members of the nursing team, under the supervision of a Registered Nurse or a Licensed Practical Nurse. Graduates of the Nursing Assistant program are eligible to take the Nurse Aide Certification exam administered by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). Upon satisfactory completion of the exam, graduates are Certified Nursing Assistants. Nursing assistants work in hospitals, nursing homes and home health agencies.

The curriculum incorporates classroom instruction, laboratory simulation and clinical practice.

Prior to beginning clinical training, students must have a current CPR certification, medical professional liability insurance (included in tuition), major medical insurance, a physical examination and all required immunizations/testing.

Applicants who are Certified Nursing Assistants from another program or who have been out of TTC’s Nursing Assistant certificate program two or more years are eligible to be considered for admission to the CNA-to-PN Option.

Applicants who have graduated from TTC’s NA program less than two years before application must meet Practical Nursing Admission Requirements.

Admission Requirements
In addition to meeting the Program Specific Admission Requirements below, applicants must also meet the General Admission Requirements and General Nursing Program Admission Requirements.

Specific Admission Requirements
1. Meet ONE of the following four admission options:

1. Hold an associate degree or baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited school.
   OR
2. Achieve the required minimum score of the SAT (Verbal 400 if taken before April 1, 1995; Verbal 480 if taken on or after April 1, 1995), or ACT English component score of 19. Students who have not taken either the SAT or ACT, or who have taken one of the tests but do not meet the minimum test requirements, must take TTC's placement test and achieve one of the following:
   

   College Placement Test (CPT):
   RDG-75   SS-93

   Compass:
   READ-86   WRTG-75  

   ASSET:
   READ-45   WRTG-45

   OR
3. Complete Developmental Studies and bridge courses and PSY 201 and AHS 106 with a grade of C or better in each course and a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5. PSY 201 may not be repeated more than once to meet this admission requirement.
   OR
4. Transfer a college-level English course into TTC and complete PSY 201 and AHS 106 with a grade of C or better in each course and a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5. PSY 201 may not be repeated more than once to meet this admission requirement.

Important Note:
Students initially admitted to the Nursing Assistant program who wish to progress to the PN or ADN programs MUST provide proof of current certification as a Nursing Assistant prior to progressing to the PN or ADN programs.

Recommended Sequence of Courses