Admissions

1. Applications are accepted online only. Deadline is 30 days from your application submission date. Note: all parts of the application need to be completed 30 days after your initial application submission to be considered for admission.
   
   
2. Complete all sections of the online application including the essay and submit your application. 
   
   
3. An entrance assessment is required for all applicants. This assessment is designed to access the student's preparedness for entering the Health/Science field. This is not a pass or fail assessment. Assessment dates are listed in the application. A photo ID will be required to verify your identity on the day you take the assessment.  view information on the ATI Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS) and for study guides. Note: Please create a free student account with ATI before taking the assessment. 
   
   
4. Official transcripts are required from your high school. "Official" format- transcripts and GED must be in a sealed envelope from the granting institution or school district. If you have a GED, a copy of your High School Equivalency grades must be sent with your application. If your records are in any other name, please be sure your current name is on the transcript 
   Request the transcripts to be sent to:
    
               Isabella Graham Hart School of Practical Nursing 
               C/O Admissions Coordinator
               470 Skyview Centre Parkway
               Rochester, New York 14622
    
5. References: Give these to people such as employers, clergy, professional acquaintances, health care workers, committee members, teachers and counselors. Completed forms are mailed directly to the school. Do not give reference forms to close friends or relatives. View our reference form.
    
6. If you scored Basic or higher on the TEAS assessment and your application is complete (all of your documentation has been received, you will be scheduled for a potential on-boarding session.
   
   
7. After faculty review of all components of your application, you will be notified in writing of either: a decision to admit, placement on the waiting list, or decision to decline admission.  Admission decisions are made by the faculty on a rolling basis.

IGH is the only practical nursing program in the area to offer advanced placement. Advanced placement provides students who possess fundamental knowledge of nursing and clinical hours from a nursing program with an opportunity to continue their nursing education. Students join the ongoing class in either January or June, in the second semester. 

More information about advanced placement and requirements 

Steps for Admission

Step 1: Admission Requirements

• Apply to the Advanced Placement Program
• Submit an official college transcript showing successful completion (with a grade of C or better) for all required college courses
  • Anatomy & Physiology (within seven years)
  • Fundamentals of Nursing (within seven years)
• Validation of 185 clinical/lab hours from college or vocational program (within five years)

Step 2: Interview

• Applicant will be scheduled for an interview with the Student Selection Committee

Step 3: Pre-Admission Testing Component

• Applicant must successfully complete (with a proficiency level of 2 or higher) the Assessment Technology Institute (ATI) testing for content of Nursing Fundamentals
  •  There is a $45 fee
• Applicant must successfully complete (with a grade of 90% or greater) the Math Calculation Exam proctored by IGH

Step 4: Clinical Skills Demonstration

• Upon successful completion of steps 1 and 2, you will be scheduled to demonstrate competence in fundamental nursing skills

Once You've Applied

Upon successful completion of the above steps, the candidate will be accepted into the advanced placement program and will be required to attend an orientation day prior to the first day of classes.

For classes beginning in May: Advanced Placement students must have the completed application, required documentation and testing finished by the end of March.

For classes beginning in December: Advanced Placement students must have the completed application, required documentation and testing finished by the end of September.