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Legal Limitations for Licensure as a Licensed Practical Nurse

All applicants should be advised that according to the Mississippi Nursing Practice Laws and Rules and Regulations an individual's application to write the licensing exam may be refused if the applicant has been convicted of a criminal offense under any provision of Title 97 of the Mississippi Code of 1972.

According to Mississippi State Law, an individual may not be eligible for employment in a health care agency if the person has ever been convicted of a felony , or plead guilty to , or plead nolo contendere to a felony of possession or sale of drugs, murder, manslaughter, armed robbery, rape, sexual battery, sex offense listed in Section 45-33-23 (f), child abuse, arson, grand larceny, burglary, gratification of lust or aggravated assault, of felonious abuse and/or battery of a vulnerable adult.

All applicants are considered on a competitive basis. Meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee admission into the program. Applicants are evaluated on ACT score, academic course work, GPA, NET, health care work experience, references, and course grades. Submitting all parts of the applications well in advance of the deadline is encouraged. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed for admission.

All applicants must complete a Health Sciences Application packet. Those forms and any documentation of past educational achievement should be returned to the Health Science Admissions Specialist in the Admissions Department, by April 1 in order to be eligible for consideration for admission.
All applicants must be high school graduates or submit satisfactory GED scores.
All students must submit a composite ACT score of 16 or higher. (12 or higher if taken prior October, 1989)
All applicants must take an entrance test, NET, at their own expense. This exam may be taken only once a year. The NET Study Guide may be purchased from the MDCC bookstore for use in preparing for the test.

     5.   Students accepted under items 1-4 above are admitted tentatively pending: (a) an
acceptable pre-admission drug screen (b) acceptable criminal background check, and (c) a health evaluation form completed by a physician/nurse practitioner due by August 1.
     6.   All students accepted to the program must satisfactorily complete First Aid CPR
           (HPR 2211) taught during the summer after the selection process is completed.
     7.    All applicants accepted to the program must have completed Anatomy &
           Physiology I (BIO 2513/2511) and Anatomy & Physiology II (BIO 2523/2521)
           with a grade of “C” or better within the last 5 years to be exempt from Body
           Structure and Function (PNV 1213).
     8. Students may be required to successfully complete Math 1102 during the
           summer based on NET score.
     9.   Students seeking readmission to the program will be considered on an individual
     basis according to the Policy of Readmission to Health Science Programs.

Applications are available from December through March annually by clicking on the link Health Science Home Page. Students are selected by the middle of May to enter in the fall semester. During the months of April through November, the application will not be available. Applicants will be notified by letter of their acceptance or non-acceptance to the program.

Admission Requirements and Application Procedure