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6. Documentation of employment as a LPN/LPTN or Paramedic for a minimum of 6 months is
preferred;

7. Paramedic to RN additional requirements;
Arkansas Paramedic certification required;
Achieve a score of “C” or above on Excelsior Fundamentals of Nursing Examination;

8. Documented completion of a minimum of English Composition I, College Algebra, Anatomy and
Physiology I and an additional science course, with an official transcript reflecting final grades of
“C” or greater.

Remaining general education courses are taken as co-requisites with the nursing curriculum and
may be completed during Spring, Summer and Fall semesters through the University of Arkansas
- Pulaski Technical College (UA- PTC)* evening or online classes as offered. Refer to UA - PTC
schedule of classes.

Transfer credits are accepted as identified in the Catalog. Applicants are referred to the schools’
Transfer Credit Guide available online at http://www.bhclr.edu/student-services/course-transfer-
guide/.

Selection Committee
The school selects applicants for entry throughout the year by maintaining a continuous selection process.
Thus, the selection of applicants for entry occurs throughout the calendar year. The Selection Committees
I, II, and III review and consider each completed applicant file on an individual basis for selection after all
required application materials are received. The committees meet regularly throughout the calendar year
to select applicants for first time entry, or reentry. Applicants preferring a particular year should have
their applicant file completed as soon as possible. Applicants are notified by a U.S. mailed letter of the
decision regarding their application for selection.

Selection Process
The Selection I Committee reviews the Traditional Track and the Traditional Track + Gen. Ed. Prep
applicant files; the Selection II Committee reviews the Accelerated Track for LPN/LPTN and Certified
Paramedics applicant files, and Selection III reviews reentry and transfer applicant files.

The selection process includes a thorough review of the completed applicant file. Each applicant is scored
according to established criteria reflected on the Applicant Rating Form. If a qualified applicant is not
included in the selected class number, alternate status may be assigned.

Selected applicants not registering, who seek entry at a later date, have no preferential status and are
reconsidered at the same time as new applicants for the next class. Selected applicants, who enter later
than one (1) calendar year after initial selection, are required to update their applicant file.

Admission to Accelerated Track
The school supports and participates in the Arkansas Nursing Articulation Model. The Accelerated Track,
designed for licensed practical nurses (LPN/LPTN), may enter at the Sophomore Semester I level after
selection for entry. Arkansas Certified Paramedics (ACP) may also enter at the Sophomore Semester I
level after selection for entry. Applicants for the Accelerated Track must meet all application and entry
requirements published in the Catalog.

Credit by Examination
See Applicant and Admission Information.

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