Registered Nursing (Advanced Placement/Transfer) - Apply

Application Procedures

Please note that the application process has changed. Applicants who are re-applying to the program must submit updated application materials. The ONLY exception is that we will allow duplications of Signed letters from employers confirming work duties or volunteer hours for two(2) consecutive application periods only. The initial letter must be an original. (The applicant is responsible for duplicating their supporting documents.)

*For complete program information and directions for submission, please refer to the Bakersfield College ADN Program Brochure. (Updated 4/04/2023)

1. RNP Advanced Placement/Transfer Application
   • Print and complete all sections. The application must be legible.
   • Attach supporting documentation for any areas requiring it.
2. Program Demographic Information and Authorization to Release Information form
3. Transcripts
   • Submit unofficial or official Bakersfield College transcripts and transcripts from all other colleges attended showing completed prerequisite courses.
   • All applicants must include these transcripts in the application packet, regardless of evaluation status.

Students must complete all prerequisites before applying for acceptance into the Registered Nursing Program. Please see Bakersfield College ADN Program Brochure for more information.

What is my Application Status?

Application Periods

July 1-July 31 (Spring cohort) and January 1-January 31 (Fall cohort)

Current BC Students:

• Submit an application form to the Nursing Program during the appropriate application period - please note, applications must be filled out completely, all information requested must be provided
• Submit either your unofficial or official Bakersfield College transcript showing all pre-requisite courses posted
• Bakersfield College transcripts must be received by the Nursing office prior to the last day of the appropriate application period
• Failure to meet all application requirements/procedures will result in an incomplete application and will not be considered for selection

Other Students:

• Apply for Admission to Bakersfield College either in person at the Admissions & Records office or online.
• Have your college transcript(s) evaluated by:
  • Ordering an official copy of your transcripts from your previous college(s);
  • Submit the official copy of your transcripts along with a Request for Evaluation to the Admissions & Records office.
  • If you have taken courses from Porterville College or Cerro Coso Community College you do not need to submit official copies of transcripts for evaluation, but rather you ONLY need to submit the Request for Evaluation form to the BC Admissions & Record Office so they can convert the coursework to BC equivalent courses.
• *Upper division course work will not be posted on a BC transcript, therefore the student must meet with the BC Department Chair of the appropriate subject and discuss the possibility of accepting that upper division course as a BC equivalent course. Allow time for review given program deadlines. Include this approval along with your application.

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Application Selection

*For complete program information, please refer to the Bakersfield College RNP Advanced Placement/Transfer Brochure.

Students will be admitted to the program based on their scholastic eligibility and placement on a nursing assessment test as per SB 1309.

Conditionally Accepted

Conditionally accepted is the reservation of a seat prior to the ATI TEAS Assessment. Once the top ranked students and random lottery selected students have completed the assessment with a minimum score of 62%, they will then move from conditionally accepted to “officially accepted” in the ADN program. *Intake requirements such as drug screen and background must also be met. *For complete program information, please refer to the  Bakersfield College ADN Program Brochure.

Assessment Test

All conditionally enrolled students and alternates will be required to take ATI TEAS, a state-approved nursing assessment test. Students need to study and test using the ATI TEAS, 6th edition, as earlier editions are no longer accepted. Students must rank at or above 62% on their first attempt on the ATI TEAS exam to be eligible for admission into the program. Students not meeting this criteria will be offered a remediation program. *Current BC students have FREE access to the Plato Courseware Resource that will provide TEAS study guide material as an option to assist in preparation for the exam. This can be accessed in the Student Success Lab-CSS 143. (Conditionally selected applicants will be expected to take the TEAS exam approximately 4 weeks from the time they are notified of their seat in the program. This time frame is subject to change. If a conditionally selected student has already taken and passed the latest version of the TEAS exam, they will not be required to re-test.) *For those that have applied and are awaiting a response, we encourage you to be studying to take the TEAS exam should you be offered a seat in the program. Your application to the program is your way of stating you are ready to start the program, complete the intake process successfully, and prepared for the costs associated with the program.

*Effective June 2022, the TEAS test will be updated to Version 7. For anyone that has already successfully passed the TEAS Version 6, we will accept this through June 2023. If you are not selected for the program by June 2023, you will be required to take the TEAS Version 7 upon selection to the program.

Alternate Status

 Alternate students are students who are eligible, but are only selected if a seat becomes available for the cohort in which they applied. Alternates will also be asked to complete the Assessment. Once all alternate applicants have taken the ATI TEAS Assessment, a re-ranking will occur based on their post-TEAS overall score (Multi-criteria + ATI TEAS Score points). Alternates will then be selected based on their ranking order. Refer to page 10. *Please note that being considered an Alternate does not guarantee selection in future application periods for the Bakersfield College ADN program. If an Alternate applicant is not selected, they must reapply. There is NO waitlist. 

*For complete program information and directions for submission, please refer to the Bakersfield College RNP Advanced Placement/Transfer Brochure.