Apply to S-DC with the intent to enter into the Nursing Program
There is a $25 application fee and you will take a placement exam. You will then be advised on what 1st year, general education course you may
need to fulfill before you can apply to the nursing program. Please note that NUR 100 and NUR 101 can only be completed at S-DC and cannot be
transferred from another institution.
If you are a current LPN, please state so on your application and you will be assigned a Nursing adviser. You must have completed all pre-requisite courses
(listed on the next page) with a grade of “C” or better before you are admitted into the Program. Again, these courses can be satisfied at S-DC or transferred
from another accredited institution. Please skip the next step and move on to Step 3.
Step 2
Admission to Junior Level Nursing Courses (Level I)
During your last semester of 1st year general education requirements you can apply to the nursing program. Students must turn in with their
application 2 letters of recommendation from Nursing faculty (preferably NUR 100 and NUR 101 instructors). At the time of submission of your application, you must
also pay a $50 nursing admissions exam fee. Additionally you must insure that all of your transferable credit has been evaluated by the time applications are due,
you must have a cumulative GPA of 2.75 or better and a grade of “C” or better in all general education courses. You may have only completed a science course once.
Step 2A
Health/Criminal Background Clearance
If you are admitted, your acceptance package will dictate procedures for criminal background and drug screenings in addition to health information
the Nursing Department will need on file in order to clear you for clinical. DO NOT PROVIDE THIS INFORMATION UNTIL YOU RECEIVE AN ACCEPTANCE PACKAGE.
Step 3
Admission to Senior Level Nursing Courses (Level II)
Current LPNs who did not complete their PN studies at S-DC are welcome to apply (please see Step 1 to start admissions process). You must
have a transferred GPA of at least 2.75 (we will need official copies of transcripts from where you completed your PN program). You must have 3 letters of
recommendation from Nursing faculty, including a clinical instructor. You must have passed your NCLEX or. If you a bridging directly from our Level I nursing
courses and have yet to take the NCLEX we will consider you exit exam scores at the end of semester 3. However, we encourage students to sit for their boards and
work for at least one trimester before they complete their third year of study.
Click here, to download a
PDF copy of the Application to the Nursing Program. You must fill it out
and mail it to/ drop it off at the Nursing Department at 200 North
Central Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21205. To apply to the program you MUST
have credit for completing ALL of your prerequisite General Education
courses listed in the Application Process listed above in your transcript at the Sojourner-Douglass College. If you are
in the final semester of your remaining prerequisite courses, you may apply to the Program. Your acceptance into the Program is based on your letters of recommendation
from your pre-nursing instructors, your overall GPA, and your Nursing Program entrance exam scores which you must schedule to take. To schedule this test before
applying, call the Nursing Department at 410-276-0306 ext 363.
