Veterans with Healthcare Experience

Thank you for your service

The following information is provided to help Veterans with healthcare experience in obtaining advance placement into​ or equivalency​ for SAC's Nursing program.

To be considered for advance placement, military healthcare experience must be following an honorable discharge, as evidenced by Form DD-214, prerequisites* must be completed, and ATI TEAS​ Version 7 passed. An individual appointment with the Program Director or designee is required.  

  • There will be a review of transcripts and experience to determine if obstetric, pediatric, psychiatric, and/or medical/surgical content is sufficient for placement in the second, third, or fourth semesters upon space availability.

  • The Role Transition course, NRN-200, will be required, or successfully challeng​ed, regardless of which semester is entered. Role Transition is required prior to entering the appropriate Nursing Program semester.

  • This procedure will only occur in Spring semester.

  • There will be written exams covering Nursing content to be passed at 75% or higher. A course overview will be given prior to the exams.

  • Successful completion of the theory test will be followed by a dosage calculation competency. The calculation test must be passed at 85% or higher.

  • Upon successful completion of the tests, a skills test of all required skills will be given.

  • Upon successful completion of the skills test, the student will be eligible to enter the appropriate semester upon​ space availability.

  • The Role Transition course, NRN-200, will be required, or successfully challenged, prior to entering to the appropriate Nursing Program semester.​

*Complete SAC Nursing program prerequisites or equivalents: General Human Anatomy (Bio 239), Human Physiology (Bio 249), Microbiology (Bio 139 or 229), and Freshman Composition (English 101 or 101H). 

Please n​ote: 

  • Science prerequisites must have been completed within the last seven years, prior to application.

  • All the prerequisites require a grade of “C” or higher, with a combined GPA of 2.5 or higher.