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 Practical Nursing (Vocational Credit Certificate)
 Requirements
To be eligible for admission to the Practical Nursing Program at the Medical Center Campus, you must meet these criteria:
- You have applied to and been fully accepted for Admission or Readmission to college credit courses at Miami Dade College. Designate the Medical Center Campus as your “preferred” campus and enter the following Pre-Select code for your preferred program:
Practical Nursing – 53019
You may complete the MDC application online at http://www.mdc.edu, and request your transcripts from previous schools to be sent directly to MDC Medical Center Registration Office, located at 950 N.W 20 th Street Miami, FL 33127. You must have at least a high school diploma or GED certificate.
- You should schedule an appointment with a vocational advisor at the New Student Center Advisement, 305-237-4141 in order to take the TABE and the NLN PAX PN tests through Testing Services, Room 1303, Medical Center Campus, 305-237-4275, or through Testing Services at any MDC Campus. In order to be eligible for selection, you must score at least 10 on all subjects (Maths, Reading, Languages). Students are encouraged to pass the TABE test with the exit score (11) on all subjects (Maths, Reading, Languages) before entering the Practical Nursing Program. The NLN PAX PN test has the same components, but students are selected based on Composite score. Please contact Testing Services at any MDC campus for additional information on both TABE and NLN PAX PN tests.
- Application for program selection to the Practical Nursing Program should include: your TABE results, your NLNPAX PN results and any Nursing Assistant Certification by the State of Florida for exemptions purposes. Applications must be received by May 1st for admission in August. Late applications can be considered only if space is available.
- Students from Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) who have not been successfully completed the RN Program at Miami Dade College can schedule an appointment with a vocational advisor in order to be enrolled in the Practical Nursing Program. Their placement in the Practical Nursing Program will be based on exemptions from their nursing courses and space availability. Those students need also to submit an application along with the TABE and NLN PAX PN results with required scores in order to be admitted to the Practical Nursing Program.
Priority will be given to applicants based on these criteria:
- Who has the highest Composite score on the NLN PAX PN test
- Who has the highest score from the TABE test
- Selection will be based on the date of application if necessary.
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