Apply to the AS Degree in Registered Nursing Program
Application Cycle
Thank you for your interest in the Hartnell College Registered Nursing program. The program is impacted, meaning that far more qualified students apply than can be accepted. Before applying, please be aware that classroom and some clinical courses are taught using face-to-face, hybrid, and online formats. Clinical courses occur throughout Monterey County and are scheduled seven days per week and 24-hours each day. Clinical class times, dates, and places are subject to change based on unanticipated circumstances.
Your success is important to us. Please consider your level of preparedness before committing to an education in registered nursing. Research indicates that successful Hartnell nursing students work less than 16 hours per week and have an extended support system of family and friends. Because of intricacies and rigor of the registered nursing program, we cannot accommodate your employment or family responsibilities.
RN Applicant: Multi-criterion Screening Worksheet
Student Support Program(s) Verification Form
Your Step-by-Step Guide
New, Returning and Dual Enrollment Students are required to have a current application.
It is required that all prerequisites be completed before applying to the program. In progress courses will be not be considered.
Skip this step if you completed all prerequisite courses at the following schools listed below.
A Hartnell College counselor must evaluate course descriptions and transcripts for each prerequisite course taken at colleges other than those listed below; it is required for admission.
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- Hartnell College
- Cabrillo College
- Cuesta College
- DeAnza College
- Evergreen Valley College
- San Jose City College
- Gavilan College
- Mission College
- Monterey Peninsula College
Skip this step if you were educated in the US or attended a US accredited institution.
Mail To:
ATTN: Nursing and Health Sciences
411 Central Ave Salinas, Ca 93901
Electronic Request To: NHS@hartnell.edu
Foreign transcript evaluation (2 orders), if applicable
Other college transcripts
(1 official hard copy to be mailed or 1 electronic order from each college where you
took prerequisite courses)
Official AP transcript (1 order), if applicable
If all prerequisite were courses completed at Hartnell College you do NOT need to order a Hartnell transcript.
Selection and Admission RN Timeline
Date
Deadline
November 21, 2025
RN- Application opens
March 6, 2026
RN- Final application deadline
Late and incomplete applications are not reviewed.
March 2026
RN- Email notification of conditional acceptance or denial
April/May 2026
RN- Mandatory Nursing New Student Orientation
July 2026
Student Orientation Documents Due
August 2026
Fall 2026 semester begins
Apply to the LVN to RN Placement Program
(Applicants must have a current vocational nursing license and science pre-requisites successfully completed.)
Application Cycle |
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Opens: |
September 2026 |
Closes: |
November 2026 |
Cohort start: |
Date varies |
Thank you for your interest in the Hartnell College Registered Nursing program. The program is impacted, meaning that far more qualified students apply than can be accepted. Before applying, please be aware that classroom and some clinical courses are taught using face-to-face, hybrid, and online form Clinical courses occur throughout Monterey County and are scheduled seven days per week and 24-hours each day. Clinical class times, dates, and places are subject to change based on unanticipated circumstances.
Your success is important to us. Please consider your level of preparedness before committing to an education in registered nursing. Research indicates that successful Hartnell nursing students work less than 16 hours per week and have an extended support system of family and friends. Because of intricacies and rigor of the registered nursing program, we cannot accommodate your employment or family responsibilities.
LVN-to-RN Applicant: Multi-criterion Screening Worksheet
Student Support Program(s) Verification Form
Your Step-by-Step Guide
New, Returning and Dual Enrollment Students are required to have a current application.
It is required that all prerequisites be completed before applying to the program. In progress courses will be not be considered.
Skip this step if you completed all prerequisite courses at the following schools listed below.
A Hartnell College counselor must evaluate course descriptions and transcripts for each prerequisite course taken at colleges other than those listed below; it is required for admission.
- Hartnell College
- Cabrillo College
- Cuesta College
- DeAnza College
- Evergreen Valley College
- San Jose City College
- Gavilan College
- Mission College
- Monterey Peninsula College
Skip this step if you were educated in the US or attended a US accredited institution.
Mail To:
ATTN: Nursing and Health Sciences
411 Central Ave Salinas, Ca 93901
Electronic Request To: NHS@hartnell.edu
(We will not retrieve transcripts that are sent to admission@hartnell.edu)
Foreign transcript evaluation (2 orders), if applicable
Other college transcripts
(1 official hard copy to be mailed or 1 electronic order from each college where you
took prerequisite courses)
Official AP transcript (1 order), if applicable
If all prerequisite were courses completed at Hartnell College you do NOT need to order a Hartnell transcript.
Not Accepting Applications
| September 12, 2025 | LVN-to-RN- Application opens |
| November 7, 2025 | LVN-to-RN - Final application deadline Late and incomplete applications are not reviewed. |
| November 21, 2025 | LVN-to-RN- Email notification of conditional acceptance or denial for placement assessments |
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November 24-25, 2025 |
LVN-to-RN - ATI Placement Assessment(s) |
| November 26, 2025 | LVN-to-RN- Email notification of conditional placement or denial into the program |
| December 2025 (by invitation only) |
LVN-to-RN- Mandatory Nursing New Student Orientation |
Request to Transfer from an Existing RN Program to Hartnell
RN Transfer Application Cycle
(Transfer Applicants Must Be from Another RN Program)
- Ongoing
Thank you for your interest in the Hartnell College Registered Nursing program. The program is impacted, meaning that far more qualified students apply than can be accepted. Before applying, please be aware that classroom and some clinical courses are taught using face-to-face, hybrid, and online formats. Clinical courses occur throughout Monterey County and are scheduled seven days per week and 24-hours each day. Clinical class times, dates, and places are subject to change based on unanticipated circumstances.
Your success is important to us. Please consider your level of preparedness before committing to an education in registered nursing. Research indicates that successful Hartnell nursing students work less than 16 hours per week and have an extended support system of family and friends. Because of intricacies and rigor of the registered nursing program, we cannot accommodate your employment or family responsibilities.
We ask that you review our Nursing and Health Sciences Student Handbook and Policy and Procedure Manual. Become familiar with our mission, vision, values, and philosophy before you apply. Please be sure that Hartnell College is a good match for you.
Your Step-by-Step Guide
Unofficial College Transcripts from previously enrolled RN program
By invitation only. You will be contacted to coordinate a date and time to review program transfer placement availability.
Please allow a 3-5 business day window for an appointment.
New, Returning, Transfer and Dual Enrollment Students are required to have a current application.
It is required that all prerequisites be completed before applying to the program. In progress courses will be not be considered.
Skip this step if you completed all prerequisite courses at the following schools listed below.
A Hartnell College counselor must evaluate course descriptions and transcripts for each prerequisite course taken at colleges other than those listed below; it is required for admission.
-
- Hartnell College
- Cabrillo College
- Cuesta College
- DeAnza College
- Evergreen Valley College
- San Jose City College
- Gavilan College
- Mission College
- Monterey Peninsula College
Skip this step if you were educated in the US or attended a US accredited institution.
Mail To:
ATTN: Nursing and Health Sciences
411 Central Ave Salinas, Ca 93901
Electronic Request To: NHS@hartnell.edu
Foreign transcript evaluation (2 orders), if applicable
Other college transcripts
(1 official hard copy to be mailed or 1 electronic order from each college where you
took prerequisite courses)
Official AP transcript (1 order), if applicable
If all prerequisite were courses completed at Hartnell College you do NOT need to order a Hartnell transcript.