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HESI Testing Policy

  • Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) program applicants will be required to take and pass the HESI entrance examination in addition to passing the standardized entrance exam.
  • Program applicants must receive a passing score on the HESI exam (scores will be rounded to the nearest whole number).
  • Program applicants may use HESI exam scores from another college/institution. HESI exam scores are valid and may be used to meet entrance exam requirements if the results were obtained within three (3) years of the enrollment date. HESI exam scores taken at American Career College are valid for three (3) years.
  • Applicants who do not achieve a passing score on the HESI exam must wait a minimum of 7 calendar days before retaking the exam. 
  • If the applicant does not achieve a passing score on the second attempt on the HESI exam, he/she must wait 30 daysfrom the date of the last attempt to take the HESI a third time.
  • If applicant fails all three attempts, the applicant can begin the process after a minimum of 1 year from the first attempt.
  • Applicants applying for the Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) program that are retaking the exam will be required to retake all sections of the HESI exam.
  • Applicants who are not accepted for the current class can elect to be placed in the applicant pool for up to the next two class starts, ranked according to their initial combined test score.
  • If an applicant is not accepted within three successive applicant pools for three consecutive class starts, the application will be denied.

 

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