Program Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the Nursing program, students are eligible to apply for state licensure and take the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN). The Nursing program is approved by The New Jersey Board of Nursing and accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN).
- Graduates of the Nursing program will:
- Apply principles of evidence-based practice to patient care
- Value inter professional and community partners collaboration
- Demonstrate ethical and professional nursing practice
Selective Admissions
Selective admissions describes programs in which the applicant must meet additional admissions criteria. After completing the general RCSJ application and being accepted to the College, the applicant must submit a separate application (portfolio) for their program of choice. Each program accepts one cohort of students per academic year. Click the link to review the selective admissions requirements for this program.
Enrollment Instructions
The 3+1 Program is an innovative partnership between Rowan College of South Jersey and Rowan University. This option allows students to save money by remaining at RCSJ to complete their junior year after earning an associate degree. Students then transfer to Rowan University to complete their senior year and graduate with a bachelor's degree.
Additional Information
Special Admission Requirements
- Nursing is a selective admission program. Students must be accepted to the program prior to registering for any NURS courses.
- Please contact the Enrollment Services Office for an admission packet.
- Clinical agencies require criminal history background checks (CHBC) for all individuals engaged in patient care. All students must undergo a CHBC upon acceptance into the Nursing Program. CHBC results are sent to the clinical agencies, who have the sole discretion to decide if the student may engage in patient care at the agency. If a student is denied the opportunity to participate in the clinical agency as a result of the findings of the CHBC, the student will be dismissed from the Nursing Program.
- Students must satisfactorily complete all 100-level nursing courses to progress to 200-level courses. Students who do not meet prerequisite and co-requisite course requirements, and/or grade requirements will not be able to progress in the Nursing program.
- Students must complete the Nursing program in three years from the start of the first Nursing course.
- Students who do not complete the program within three years must wait three years before reapplying to the Nursing program.
- A minimum grade of “C+” is required in all courses in the Nursing Program of Study including Nursing and Science courses.
After completing the Nursing, A.A.S., students may choose to continue with the bachelor’s degree pathway at RCSJ.
The 3+1 Program enables students to complete three years of coursework at RCSJ and one year at Rowan University to earn a bachelor’s degree. The 3+1 pathway follows Rowan’s course curriculum, with junior year classes taught by RCSJ advanced-degree faculty.
Start At RCSJ
Nursing Generic Program (A.A.S.)
End At
Rowan University
Nursing (B.S)
Program Highlight:
Since 2000, the NCLEX-RN pass rate has been greater than 90 percent. To learn more about the program or attend an information session, please visit RCSJ.edu/SelectiveAdmissions.
Education Unique to Each Student
The support I received at RCSJ means a lot, especially being first-generation. It meant a lot having those people there to guide me, have 100% trust in me to do what I said I was going to do, . . . and believe in me even more than I believed in myself.
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