Traditional Track
Admission Requirements
To be eligible for admission, the applicant must:
- Be admitted to East Arkansas Community College (see current East Arkansas Community College Catalog for application and admission procedure.)
- Complete any required College developmental courses.
- Complete all prerequisites with a minimum grade of "C" by the May 31st deadline. (Credit for science and math courses must be no older than 5 years.)
- Have a 2.80 grade point average (GPA) by the May 31st deadline.
- Take the Pre-Entrance Nursing Exams (Total cost $50.00) and submit scores to Department of Allied Health Science. (Fees are non-refundable.)
- Critical Thinking Entrance
- PSB – Nursing School Aptitude Exam (RN)
The Pre-Entrance Exams may be taken only once per academic year. These are timed computerized tests. A description of the Pre-Entrance Exams is below.
- Critical Thinking Entrance Assessment exam is a non-nursing assessment given to assess the student's ability to use the phases of the critical thinking process. This exam is provided by Assessment Technologies, Inc.
- The PSB - Nursing School Aptitude Exam (RN) is comprised of five tests & three subtests: Part I - Academic Aptitude (verbal, nonverbal, and arithmetic), Part II – Spelling, Part III – Reading Comprehension, Part IV – Information in the Natural Sciences, and Part V – Vocational Adjustment Index
The series of ATI, Inc. exams are administered to applicants by computer on the campus of EACC. All exams are proctored. The applicant may register for these exams in the Allied Health Science Department and pay the fee at the cashier’s office. The fees must be paid in advance of registering for the exams. Fees are non-refundable.