Practical Nursing (PN) Application

The PN program at Spokane Community College (SCC) is beginning its first cohort in the Winter 2025 quarter, and we want you to be part of it! The PN program has support coursework requirements and some uploads that are conditional based upon experience, so we encourage you to navigate through the questions on this form and submit once you have gathered everything. We look forward to reviewing your application.

Please only submit this form once. If you have already submitted it and need to share an additional document, please email it to Brittany Heidenreich at brittany.heidenreich@scc.spokane.edu.

1 more quick note to start: if you haven't previously applied to SCC before, please ensure to submit the general application to SCC.

Contact Information

Legal First Name

Legal Middle Name

Legal Last Name

Please share your preferred phone to be contacted at.

Mobile Phone

Please input your number without parentheses, dashes, etc.

Home Phone

Please input your number without parentheses, dashes, etc.

Are you currently enrolled at, or have you previously attended, SCC or SFCC?

Student ID #

Have you previously applied to the Registered Nurse (RN) program at SCC?

Program Support Coursework

To start the PN program, completion of the following courses with a cumulative 3.0 GPA and a minimum 2.5 GPA grade in each course is required. Math and science courses must be completed within the last ten (10) years. If you've repeated a course, we'll evaluate the highest grade.

BIOL& 160: General Biology with Lab
BIOL& 241: Human Anatomy and Physiology1*
BIOL& 242: Human Anatomy and Physiology2*
ENGL& 101: English Composition1
MATH& 146: Introduction to Stats
PSYC& 100: General Psychology*

*grades from these courses will be utilized in the scoring process

Document Uploads

Unofficial College Transcripts

Please upload all transcripts containing the 6 program support courses listed above, whether these were taken at SCC, SFCC, or another school.

How many transcript files do you have to upload?

Please upload your 1st unofficial college transcript file.

Please upload your 2nd unofficial college transcript file.

Please upload your 3rd unofficial college transcript file.

Please upload your 4th unofficial college transcript file.

Please upload your 5th unofficial college transcript file.

Work/Volunteer Experience in Healthcare

Do you have work or volunteer experience in a healthcare organization that includes hands-on patient experience?

Some examples of healthcare organizations include Certified Nursing Assistant, Registered Nursing Assistant, Home Health Aide, Medical Assistant, Physio/occupational Therapy Assistant, Phlebotomist, Medical Laboratory Assistant, EMT, Paramedic, Respiratory Therapist, etc.

Healthcare Employment Verification Form - please download the form linked here, have it completed by your supervisor, and upload the completed document.

Volunteer Hours Verification Form - please download the form linked here, have it completed by your volunteer supervisor, and upload the completed document.

In accordance with your above work experience, please share if you have any licenses/certification credentials that are issued by the Department of Health or a State or Federal organization.

How many licenses/certification credentials do you have that are issued by the Department of Health or a State or Federal organization?

Please upload a copy of your 1st health license/certificate, showing its issue and expiry dates.

How many hours have you worked under this 1st health license/certificate in the last five (5) years?

Please upload a copy of your 2nd health license/certificate, showing its issue and expiry dates.

How many hours have you worked under this 2nd health license/certificate in the last five (5) years?

Please upload a copy of your 3rd health license/certificate, showing its issue and expiry dates.

How many hours have you worked under this 3rd health license/certificate in the last five (5) years?

Please upload a copy of your 4th health license/certificate, showing its issue and expiry dates.

How many hours have you worked under this 4th health license/certificate in the last five (5) years?

Please upload a copy of your 5th health license/certificate, showing its issue and expiry dates.

How many hours have you worked under this 5th health license/certificate in the last five (5) years?

General Work Experience

Do you have general employment experience outside healthcare?

General Employment Verification Form - please download the form linked here, have it completed by your supervisor, and upload the completed document.

Military Experience

Do you have military experience?

The PN program awards points in the review process to those with military experience, demonstrated by a DD Form 214 or letter/note from your commanding officer. Thank you for your service.

Please upload your DD Form 214.

Please upload a letter/note from your commanding officer.

Things to Know

All those accepted into the PN program are required to meet clinical requirements. These requirements will be further outlined in a letter sent to students accepted into the program, and you can read more about them on the SCC Nursing webpage (in the Licensed Practical Nursing Certified section). The two (2) main components are below:

Provide documentation of selected immunizations and present an American Heart Association Healthcare Provider CPR card. This will occur prior to registering for PN courses.
Have a clear background check. This will occur when acquiring your clinical onboarding account during the program.

By submitting this form, you certify that your application (and all documents) submitted are true and complete, and you understand providing false information is considered a violation of the Standards of Conduct for Students including, but not necessarily limited to, WAC 132Q-20-210. This may also result in removal from the program.

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