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Program Application Information

• • Application Available: Annually, each December
  • Application Deadline: Annually, each March
  • Program Start: Annually, each August
• • Application Available: Annually, Each October
  • Application Deadline: Annually, each November
  • Program Start: Annually, each August

The Alabama Community College System A.A.S. in Nursing – Direct Entry program is a seamless 5-semester curriculum with the opportunity to earn stackable credentials:

• AL Nurse Aide Certification (CNA) Exam Eligibility
  Following successful completion of NUR112: Fundamental Concepts of Nursing, or the first semester of the 5-semester curriculum, the student will be qualified to apply to take the Alabama Nurse Aide Certification Exam.

• AL Medication Aide Certification (MACE) Exam Eligibility
  Following successful completion of NUR113: Nursing Concepts I, or the second semester of the 5-semester curriculum, the student will be qualified to apply to take the Alabama Medication Aide Certification Exam.

• Certificate – Practical Nursing (PN)
  Following successful completion of the third semester of the 5-semester curriculum, the student will be eligible to apply for the practical nursing certificate and sit for the National Council Licensure Examination:Ìý NCLEX-PN.
• A.A.S. – Associate of Applied Science in Nursing
  

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Scholarship Information:

This program is eligible for WIOA scholarships. Please contact the WIOA Career Center at 334.214.4528 or 334.214.4829 or visit them in Brassell 132. The WIOA approval process takes 30-45 days.

Other Career/Technical and Non-traditional Student scholarships are also available. More information can be found here.