Vocational Nursing Program Placement Test for Admission

Testing - Potential applicants must schedule and take a placement test and meet the minimum scores required before an application is issued. After testing is complete, scores must be interpreted by the Counseling Department.  Any placement test taken must be within a 3-year currency for acceptance into the Vocational Nursing Program in addition to meeting minimum acceptable scores.  Applicants who do not meet admission requirements based on low test scores should see an academic advisor and may be advised to take developmental courses such as English, Reading and/or Math prior to applying. 

The test results must be hand carried by the applicant to the St. Philip's College Nursing Education Department in the Science Building located in Room 310. Once the scores are verified an application packet will be issued.   NOTE: For testing dates and times, please contact Advising and Assessment at (210)-531-3263.  Regardless of test results, all prospective students are requested to contact the Vocational Nursing Program (531-3415) for further information

The placement test and minimal accepted scores are as follows :

ACT - American College Test

• Reading Minimum score 23
• English (writing) Minimum score 19
• Mathematics Minimum score 20

SAT - Student Aptitude Test Verbal

• Minimum score 500
• Math Minimum score 450

Accuplacer

• Reading Comprehensive (RC) Minimum score 78
• Sentence Skills (SS) Minimum score 80
• Arithmetic (AR) Minimum score 90; in addition to the Accuplacer score the applicant must have Elementary Algebra (EA) Minimum score of 76 or College Level Math (CLM) Minimum score of 40

ASSET – Assessment of Skills for Successful Entry and Transfer Examination (Form - B/C)

• Reading Minimum score 41
• English (Writing) Minimum score 41
• Numerical Skills (NS) Minimum score 46 Plus Elementary Algebra (EA) Minimum score 50 or Numerical Skills (NS) Minimum score 46 Plus Intermediate Algebra (IAS) Minimum score 34

TASP (Texas Academic Skills Program) /THEA (Texas Higher Education Assessment) (Score accepted for tests taken - 09/01/1995) Reading

• Minimum score 230
• English Minimum score 220
• Math Minimum score 230