Special Program Requirements

Please see below for a list of programs that have special admissions requirements:

Practical Nursing

Nursing is one of today’s top careers – and there is high demand for professionals who can combine a mind for science with a passion for patient care. Our Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN) program provides academic and occupational courses with a variety of clinical experiences so that graduates are prepared to enter the fast-paced world of medicine and healthcare immediately upon graduation. The program is designed to prepare graduates to successfully complete the NCLEX-PN for licensure as a Practical Nurse. The LPN program is highly competitive. Students are admitted to the program based on the criteria below.

The Practical Nursing program has five prerequisite courses that must be completed with a minimum grade of C in each course before the student can go through the selection process. These courses include:

General Education Course Requirements

Course # Course Name Credit Hours

The ATI TEAS is not health care based and is designed to assess essential academic knowledge. The LPN faculty strongly recommend that students purchase the ATI TEAS Study Guide. This guide may be purchased from ATI’s website, www.atitesting.com, or from any website that sells text books. Historically, students who utilized the study guide performed at a higher level on the test than those who chose not to do so.

The May TEAS will be administered the first or second weeks of the month. The July TEAS will be administered the first or second weeks of the month. The deadline date for submission of required documents will be given for each semester. Students missing the deadline will not be eligible for a seat in the program at that time.

The selection process consists of the following:

1) Verification of completion of all prerequisites with a minimum grade of “C” in all courses

2) Taking and meeting/exceeding the required score of 50 on the entrance exam, the ATI Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS)

3) Submission of required documents:

• Unofficial Banner Web Transcript with all required classes shown as taken at SGTC or transferred from another institution (student may print)
• ATI TEAS report (printed from ATI’s website)
• LPN application for admission

The required documents must be submitted to the Admissions Department. In order to comply with Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 U.S.C. § 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99), the student must provide a valid SGTC student email address. Private email addresses will not be used for communication.

GPA calculations are done according to the following guidelines:

• The highest grade earned in the prerequisite courses will be used for the calculation using the following point system
  • A = 4 points
  • B = 3 points
  • C = 2 points
• University level courses with comparable credit hours may be used as a substitution on a weighted 25% grade scale:
  • A = 4 multiplied by .25 = 5 points
  • B = 3 multiplied by .25 = 3.75 points
  • C = 2 multiplied by .25 = 2.5 points

After the deadline for submission of paperwork, Admissions will calculate GPAs for each student using only the five prerequisite courses. That GPA will be multiplied by the TEAS score for a Composite Score. The 20 students with the highest composite scores will be accepted. Those students will receive notification via their SGTC student email addresses approximately one week after the deadline for submission of required documents. These students will also receive information regarding a mandatory orientation meeting that will be held approximately two months prior to the start of classes. The student’s presence and punctuality at the meeting signifies his or her desire to accept and maintain a seat in the Nursing Program. Students not in attendance or who are tardy for the meeting may forfeit their seat in the program.

Students not selected will receive email notification during the same time period. Those students are encouraged to contact their respective advisors to discuss ways to improve performance for possible admission in the next selection. A student with a passing TEAS score who is not selected may choose to keep the current score for the next selection.

Heavy Equipment Dealer Service Technology (CAT) Program

In order to be accepted into the Think Big Program, students must first find a dealer sponsor in their geographic location. Once accepted by a dealer, the student will then follow the regular admission procedures as listed below:

• Complete an application.
  • You may submit an online application by clicking here: Submit an Online Application.
  • Or print and submit to the Admissions Office an application by clicking here.
  • If you have previously been a student, then you may print a readmission application by clicking here and submitting it to the Admissions Office.
• Pay a one-time non-refundable application fee of $25.
• Provide official high school transcript/GED/college transcript(s).
• Provide proof of residency and verification of lawful presence in the US.
• Schedule an appointment to take the placement test *if needed.
• Apply for Financial Aid.
• Submit a completed Residence Hall agreement with $150 housing deposit (if needed).
• Submit a completed 3-page student and sponsoring Dealer Agreement.
• Receive acceptance letter and final instructions from SGTC Admissions Office.

* *The placement exam is designed to determine the applicant’s reading, writing and math skills in order to guide the student in educational and career decisions. It is not designed to be a hindrance or barrier to enrollment in a program.

Exceptions in lieu of the placement exam are:

• ASSET/Compass/Accuplacer scores from another technical college in Georgia within the last 5 years

For additional information, visit the CAT Program, or contact Kyle Hartsfield by phone229-931-2451, Donald Rountree, by phone 299-931-2451 or Keith McCorkle, by phone 229-931-2586 .

Exceptions in lieu of the placement exam are:

• ASSET/Compass/Accuplacer scores from another technical college in Georgia within the last 5 years

For additional information, visit the John Deere Power Up Website, contact Matt Burks, by phone at 229-931-2401 or Wayne Peck, by phone at 229-931-2005.