Acceptance to Program (Information updated May 2008)

Students will be accepted into the LPN to RN Ladder Program on a competitive and space available basis. This year our applicant pool was over 150 and we currently have space for 40 students.

• Attending an RN orientation session before the application deadline will be required for all applicants. Offered monthly.
• Students accepted into the fall program will be sent formal letters of acceptance in August.
• Upon acceptance into the program, students will be required to fill in certain paperwork prior to entering the program. Immunization forms, a form to be completed by their physician for a physical, and instructions on running a background check can be found on the application webpage.
• Required immunizations include measles, mumps and rubella (MMR), chicken pox (varicella) and hepatitis B, unless a positive titer is present. A current tetanus shot and tuberculin skin test or chest x-ray is also required.
• Accepted students will have to complete a Criminal Background check.
• Paperwork also required by the deadline are: $150 deposit, WA state certificate as a License Practical Nurse, current CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer, and HIV/Aids training (7 hours).
• Accepted students will be given instructions for registration. Students who do not meet requirements in a timely fashion will have their name removed from the acceptance list.

Transferring into South’s LPN to RN Ladder program 
South Seattle Community College does accept transfer students. Please read the transfer policy for students who wish to transfer to South. In order to transfer, a student must have the following:

• Meet with the Director of Nursing to determine that your previous nursing coursework is compatible with our nursing coursework. When you meet with the director, please have your transcript(s) ready. Email Dr. Lana Conrad at lconrad@sccd.ctc.edu for an appointment.
• Official transcripts of nursing and pre-requisite coursework.
• Transcript evaluation request form to accompany the above official transcript(s).
• Pass the required test. This will be the final exam for the previous quarter for which you are entering. For example, if you will be transferring into the 2nd quarter of the program, you will be required to take the final exam for the end of the 1st quarter. There is one seating of this exam which is scheduled at the same time with the current students who will be completing that quarter.
• A letter from the Director of the Nursing program from which you are transferring.
• Before starting the program, transfer students must submit the same required paperwork as our regular RN students. (This includes but is not limited to: Washington state LPN license, immunizations, CPR, HIV, physical, background check.).

Transfer students can enter the RN program based on availability only. Student must complete at least two quarters as South Seattle Community College in order to graduate from SSCC.

Questions? Please contact the Program Coordinator
kflenniken@sccd.ctc.edu or 206-768-6889.