Nursing - RN Associate Degree

You will be required to complete a Certified Criminal Background Check prior to enrollment into internship or clinical experience. Do not submit these records until you are asked to provide them to your instructors.

Upon completion of the above requirements, you will be admitted into one of the Nursing programs, however, you will not be eligible for core nursing courses until you show completion of a Nursing Assistant (DHFS approved) class to staff in Room E121 on the Appleton campus

Your program requires that you complete Anatomy & Physiology which has the following prerequisite: ACCPL Read >= 250 OR ACT Read >= 20 OR for programs requiring TEAS a Composite >= 50 OR Program Prep; ACCPL Sentence >= 250 OR ACT Engl >=18 OR for programs requiring TEAS a Composite >= 50 OR Program Prep; and 1 cred HS Chemistry OR Gen Chemistry (10-806-134) with C or better.

Students will be required to electronically submit clinical documentation, which includes immunizations and COVID vaccination, when accepted into core courses or clinical placement.

Please review [this guide](https://www.fvtc.edu/Portals/0/PDFs/Programs/ADN-Checklist.pdf) for complete admissions and program information.

Students must obtain a C grade in each required general education and core course. If a C grade is not obtained, you will be required to repeat the course.

ATI is a required fee upon entry into the Nursing program. ATI will be utilized in all theory classes, clinical and skills classes.

Students are required to read and speak the English language sufficiently to converse with the general public, instructors and patients. Nurses need to be able to clearly explain procedures to patients and listen to their questions and concerns.

DocuCare is a required purchase each semester. It is an electronic health record that will be used in some classes, all clinical and some skills classes.

Criminal activity reported will be communicated to healthcare agencies which provide student clinical and internship opportunities. Healthcare agencies have the legal right to deny a clinical or internship experience based on crimes committed. Completion of your program cannot be guaranteed if your criminal history precludes you from completing any clinical or internship experience.

The Associate Nursing program at Fox Valley Technical College located in Appleton, WI is accredited by the:
 
Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)
3343 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 850
Atlanta, GA 30326
404-975-5000
 
The most recent accreditation decision made by the ACEN Board of Commissioners for the Associate Nursing program is Continuing Accreditation.

View the public information disclosed by the ACEN regarding this program [here](https://www.acenursing.org/).

The Associate Degree Nursing program is fully approved by the WI Board of Nursing.

Upon completion of the Nursing-Associate Degree program, you are awarded an Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree in Nursing and are eligible to take the National Council of State Board's Licensure Examination to become a registered nurse. The national pass rate is 80%. In 2022, FVTC graduates had a pass rate of 97%. [FVTC ADN Program Outcomes (PDF)](https://www.fvtc.edu/Portals/0/PDFs/Programs/FVTC-ADN-Program-Outcomes.pdf).

Students registered in core nursing courses are required to bring a laptop computer to class and/or clinical.

The Nursing Progression Policy states:  Students who do not meet the minimum academic standard in the same science and/or core class twice, or in three different science and/or core classes, will be removed from the program for two years. The minimum academic standard requires students to receive a grade of A, B, or C. Grades of C-, D, F, or W do not meet the minimum academic requirements.