Programs of Study
  • Admission Requirements
    Applicants who meet the admission criteria and core performance standards are accepted into the program without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, handicap or veteran status on a space available basis throughout the year. Applicants are expected to exemplify good character enabling them to actively seek the moral, intellectual and professional growth described in the mission statement of the college. Students are encouraged to recognize that submission of minimum acceptance requirements does not guarantee acceptance into the program. While applications are accepted throughout the year, on a rolling basis, applicants are encouraged to apply early due to the competitiveness of acceptance. Applications requiring special consideration will be submitted to the college Student Affairs Committee for review.
     
    Programs Offered 
    • Early Admit High School Seniors: High School Seniors who meet the following requirements for Provisional Acceptance may apply for early placement consideration based on their High School qualifications. They can begin the application process after completing 7 semesters of High School courses. All applicants must complete the admissions requirements criteria for provisional and final acceptance in order to receive final acceptance and approval to enroll in St. John's College as a Junior level student. These requirements include the college pre-requisite courses for pre-licensure students.  
    • General Admission Pre-licensure Students: Students who have completed 30 semester hours of designated pre-requisite lower division transferable college credit may apply as General Admission applicant.  
    • Accelerated Pre-Licensure BSN Students: Beginning in 2012, St. John’s Colleges’ Accelerated program is designed to facilitate learning for the student who has already earned a baccalaureate degree in another field of study. The student applying must also complete the admissions process as if they were applying to our General Pre-licensure BSN program. The student will begin with our General Pre-licensure BSN students for the first year of study. After successful completion of the first year of study, the accelerated cohort of students will begin a summer session of accelerated study and continue in the fall, completing their studies in December.
      How is this different than the General Pre-licensure BSN program? The General Pre-licensure BSN program takes in students without a prior degree. The General Pre-licensure BSN program takes the summer off, and offers classes in the fall and spring for the senior students, who complete their studies in May.        
    • RN-BSN Hybrid Distance Education Program Option: St. John’s College RN-BSN program is designed to facilitate learning for the busy professional nurse who possesses an unencumbered RN license, and has graduated from an accredited diploma or Associate in Nursing program. The student must also complete the admissions process as indicated on the website and College catalog. Student will have the option of completing the program on a full time or part-time plan of study. Their faculty advisor will guide them through their educational experience, while at St. John’s College.  
     
    Admissions Policies
    Transfer of Upper Division Credit
    Students who wish to transfer credit for courses completed in other accredited baccalaureate programs must meet the general admission criteria and submit an official transcript and a college catalog. In addition, students seeking admission to the Nursing major must submit a statement indicating the reason they wish to transfer and provide copies of all nursing course syllabi. Upper division nonnursing courses taken on a Credit/No Credit (CR/NC) or Pass/Fail (P/F) basis will be accepted only if the granting institution evaluates this option as a grade of C or above. The course hours will be counted towards graduation, but will not be calculated in the GPA.

    Non-Degree Seeking Students
    For those students who do not wish to pursue a degree but want to audit or earn academic credit for a course, admission as a “non-degree seeking” student is an option in accordance with current college policy. Once registered for the course, non-degree seeking students are subject to all college policies.

    Readmission
    Students who have not been enrolled in the college within the last year must complete the readmission process. Those seeking readmission must contact the Academic Lead for full details concerning the process. Decisions regarding readmission will be made by the Student Affairs Committee with full consideration of the individual student circumstances and space availability. Students re-enter under current academic and clinical policies/requirements.

    Enrollment as an RN seeking continuing education hours through academic coursework.
    Per the 2010 Illinois Nurse Practice Act, Registered Nurses may take Academic courses for Continuing Education Credit. Nurses may convert a three (3) semester hour course to 45 hours of continuing education. Completion of a four(4) semester hour course converts to 60 hours of continuing education. Please see the Illinois Nurse Practice Act or call the College for further details.