RN Multi-Criteria Grid

Imperial Valley College – Registered Nursing Program
Chancellor's Office
California Community College in Coordination With
Nursing Advisory Committee (3 Cnac)
Multi-criteria Grid & Point Value

Criteria

Possible Points Per Category

Example of Possible Point Distribution

Academic degrees or diplomas, or relevant certificates held by an applicant. Documented relevant work or volunteer experience (minimum of 100 hours) in Health care within the last 3 years.

5 points MAXIMUM (points awarded for the highest degree earned only)

Points will be awarded for degrees obtained in the United States from a regionally accredited college only.
Points awarded for highest degree earned.

BS/BA/MS/MA = 5 points.
Associate Degree = 2.5 points
Points awarded for one certification.
LVN = 2.5 points
Allied Health Certification = 1.5 points
Relevant work or volunteer experience = 1.5 points

Grade Point Average in relevant course work
General Microbiology (BIOL 220)
Human Anatomy (BIOL 200 or BIOL 204)
Human Physiology (BIOL 202 or BIOL 206)

40 points MAXIMUM

Minimum 2.5 GPA in Anatomy, Physiology, and Microbiology.

GPA = 4.0 40pts
GPA= 3.5-3.99 35pts
GPA= 3.0-3.49 30pts
GPA= 2.99-2.70 25pts
GPA= 2.69-2.50 20pts

Grade Point Average in "fixed set" course work
Composition & Reading (ENG 110, 105,
101, C1000, ESL 108)
Developmental Psychology (PSY 204)
Intro to Sociology (SOC 101) OR
Cultural Anthropology (ANTH 102)
Oral Communication (COMM 100, SPCH
100, COMM C1000)
Medication Mathematics (NURS 100)

30 points MAXIMUM

Fixed Set GPA
(Must have all GE Requirements)

Minimum 2.5 GPA
GPA = 4.0 30pts
GPA= 3.5-3.99 25pts
GPA= 3.0-3.49 20pts
GPA= 2.99-2.70 15pts
GPA= 2.69-2.50 10pts

Life experience or special circumstances of an applicant as listed on the program application

3 points MAXIMUM

All applicants will be given 3 points. No documentation is needed for this section.

Documented proficiency or advanced level of coursework in languages other than English. Credit for languages other than English shall
be received for languages that are identified by the Chancellor's Office.

2 points MAXIMUM

2 points total for the ability to communicate in a health care setting in American Sign, Spanish, Tagalog, Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, Russian, various languages of Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. IVC AMSL 200, 202 or 204; FREN 201 or 211; SPAN 200, 210, 220, or 221

Assessment/readiness test results of the ATI TEAS Version 7 (Test of Essential Academic Skills)

20 points MAXIMUM

Score on FIRST ATTEMPT -Less than 62% = 0
90-100 = 20 points
70-89 = 17 points
62-69 = 12 points
61 or less = 0 points