Acceptance to Program (Information updated May 2011)

Students will be accepted into the LPN Program on a competitive and space available basis. This year our applicant pool was over 200 and we currently have space for 32 students.

• Attending an LPN orientation session before the application deadline is required for all applicants. Offered monthly.
• Students accepted into the fall program will be sent formal letters of acceptance in June.
• Upon acceptance into the program, students will be required to fill in certain paperwork prior to entering the program, including immunization forms, getting a physical, and running a background check.
• Required immunizations include measles, mumps and rubella (MMR), chicken pox (varicella) and hepatitis B, unless a positive titer is present. A current tetanus shot and tuberculin skin test or chest x-ray is also required.
• Accepted students will have to complete a Criminal Background check.
• Paperwork also required by the deadline are: $150 deposit, WA state certificate as a  Nursing Assistant Certified, current CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer, and HIV/AIDS training (7 hours).
• Accepted students will be given instructions for registration. Students who do not meet requirements in a timely fashion will have their name removed from the acceptance list.

Paperwork Required for Accepted Applicants:

Upon acceptance into the LPN program, download the documents posted below. Deadlines for all required paperwork will be included with your acceptance letter. All documents are in PDF format.  If you have trouble downloading the files, please see “PDF Help”.

• LPN Clinical Passport
• Physical Form
• WSP Background Check Instructions

Transferring into South’s LPN program 
South Seattle Community College does accept transfer students. Please read the transfer policy for students who wish to transfer to South. In order to transfer, a student must have the following:

• Meet with the Director of Nursing to determine that your previous LPN coursework is compatible with our LPN coursework. When you meet with the director, please have your transcript(s) ready. Email Dr. Lana Conrad at lana.conrad@seattlecolleges.edu  for an appointment.
• Official transcripts of LPN and pre-requisite coursework.
• Transcript evaluation request form to accompany the above official transcript(s).
• Pass the required test. This will be the final exam for the previous quarter for which you are entering. For example, if you will be transferring into the 2nd quarter of the program, you will be required to take the final exam for the end of the 1st quarter. There is one seating of this exam which is scheduled at the same time with the current students who will be completing that quarter.
• A letter from the Director of the Nursing program from which you are transferring.
• Before starting the program, transfer students must submit the same required paperwork as our regular LPN students. (This includes but is not limited to: NAC license, immunizations, CPR, HIV, physical, background check.).

Transfer students can enter the LPN program based on availability only. Student must complete at least two quarters as South Seattle Community College in order to graduate from SSCC.

Questions?
Contact Lynne Cochran, Program Coordinator
Email:  lynne.cochran@seattlecolleges.edu (best method)
Phone: 206-934-6889