Prelicensure Admissions
Admissions Requirements-The School of Nursing (Prelicensure Track)
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(Pictured L to R: Barb Jones, Nursing Admissions Coordinator, Craig Miller, Admissions Representative, and Hollie Caldwell, Associate Dean of Nursing)
There is a deadline by which potential applicants must submit their applications to the Admissions Office. Potential applicants interested in gaining admission to The School of Nursing should see the Policy 03:04:00 School of Nursing Admissions available online at www.plattcolorado.edu. Admissions applications are available from an Admissions Representative or online.
- Step 1: Attend an Information Session
- Step 2: Complete online application and pay $75.00 application fee prior to scheduled entrance test
- Step 3: Pay $35.00 entrance test fee (credit card only), pass entrance test, undergo interview process, purchase and complete background check at www.plattcollegecx.com, submit essay to admissions@plattcolorado.edu, and request official high school transcript from an accredited high school and/or official GED
Applicants who are unable to meet the requirement of having graduated from an accredited high school within the United States must provide a GED to satisfy this step.
International High School Transcripts
Potential applicants from foreign, non-English speaking countries must provide a translated and certified document that is the equivalent of a U.S. high school diploma in order to satisfy this step (Please see Step 5). International high school transcripts must be evaluated and reviewed for eligibility as part of the admission process. The evaluation is not a guarantee of admission. Applicants must have high school transcripts evaluated and certified by the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (www.naces.org) member organization, which will assess for a fee. The certifying organization's report must be sent directly to Platt College at 3100 S. Parker Road, Suite 200, Aurora, CO 80014 or emailed to admissions@plattcolorado.edu. For applicants who are unable or unwilling to provide this translated and certified documentation, only an official copy of a GED will be used to satisfy the requirement for an official high school transcript. Any fees related to this requirement are to be paid by the applicant.
(Applicants must schedule and pass the Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS). Passing is determined by meeting the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (Prelicensure Track) program's proficient level scores in reading, math, science and English. These proficient level scores are determined annually in January by the Admissions Committee for The School of Nursing or when Assessment Technologies Institute re-norms the TEAS examination or markets a new TEAS examination equivalent.
As of January 1, 2012:
- Reading - 69%
- Math - 63.3%
- Science - 45.8%
- English - 60%
- Step 4: Submit official transcripts from all other colleges and universities attended. If applicants for the BSN (prelicensure track) program have previous college credits that they want transferred according to Policy 02:14:00 Transfer Credit, they should submit official copies of college transcripts to the Registrar.
- Step 5: English Proficiency for Non-Native English Speakers who are U. S. citizens or nationals or a U.S. permanent resident or eligible noncitizen
A student must be one of the following to be eligible for admission: U.S. citizen or national or U.S. permanent resident or eligible noncitizen. A person is a United States citizen by birth or by naturalization. Persons (except for the children of foreign diplomatic staff) born in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and in most cases, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands are U.S. Citizens, as are most persons born abroad to parents (or a parent) who are citizens. All U.S. Citizens are considered to be U.S. nationals, but not all nationals are citizens. Persons whose only connection to the United States is through birth on American Samoa, Swain's Island, or the United States Minor Outlying Islands are not U.S. Citizens but are nationals and therefore may be eligible for admission.
English Proficiency: If English is not an applicant's native/first language (including, but not limited to, Non-Native English speaker; English as a Second Language (ESL)), the applicant is required to submit official Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) scores and meet Platt College's minimum requirement prior to taking the TEAS test. Platt College does not have English as a Second Language (ESL) programs available.
To be deemed official, test scores are to be submitted to Platt College directly from the testing agency and the official scores expire after two years from the test date. Any fees related to this requirement are to be paid by the applicant.
Our TOEFL code is: 8791.
Acceptable English Proficiency Scores:
TOEFL (minimum score):
80 internet-based (iBT)
550 paper-based (PBT)
213 computer-based
After the student has completed all college and program admission requirements, the student’s application file will be reviewed by the Admissions Committee for the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (Prelicensure Track) program. Acceptance is not automatic and continuation after admission is not guaranteed. Student progress is continually evaluated.