The Panola ONE Delivery Option is offered to allow students to earn the Associate Degree in Nursing through a non-traditional format with online didactic classes and flexible clinical experiences. The clinicals will be scheduled evenings and weekends as agreed upon by the instructor and the clinical site. Clinical sites will be selected by the instructor of each course and will be within a 70 mile radius of Panola College. The weekends include Friday, Saturday, and Sunday and the evenings are considered the 3-11pm shift. This enables students to continue working while pursuing a degree. Because the Panola ONE Delivery Option requires students to be very self-directed and highly self-motivated, the admission criteria differ from those of conventional students.
The program begins accepting applications on February 1 with a deadline of the first business day in March of each year. Applicants will be notified of their status, in writing, within two months of the application deadline. The number of students admitted each year is limited by the resources of the College and by the requirements of the Board of Nurse Examiners for the State of Texas. These requirements exist to protect the public and ensure safe supervision of student nurses
Steps of the Panola ONE Admission Process
1. Obtain full admission to Panola College.
- Complete and return application for admission to Panola College Admissions/Records Office.
- Fulfill TSI requirements for admission to the College (must be TSI complete).
- Submit to Admissions/Records Office any official college transcripts (if applicable).
- Request a copy of transcript evaluation.
2. Complete admission requirements to the Panola ONE program. Admission to Panola College does not guarantee admission to specific courses or programs of study.
- Complete all academic courses in the ADN curriculum with a 3.0 or higher GPA with a minimum grade of “B” in science courses and a “C” in non-science courses. Please see the college catalog for the ADN curriculum.
- Completion of HESI A2 admission test ($50 non-refundable test fee) with a minimum of 80 on the Reading Comprehension and Math and a minimum of 75 on Grammar with a cumulative score of an 85.
- Submit a required essay with application to demonstrate writing skills. The essay should outline the reasons for pursuing the Panola ONE Option and proposed strategies to be utilized by the student for successful completion of the program.
- Schedule an appointment (after the date of HESI A2) with a mentor to obtain an application to the Panola ONE Nursing program (please bring transcript evaluation and HESI A2 scores to the appointment).
- Successful completion of RNSG 1201—Pharmacology with a minimum grade of “B” will be required to advance in the program.
- Each science course (theory and lab) must have been taken in the same semester and at the same school.
- Drug screening will be required.
- All RNSG courses require acceptance into the ADN program.
- Letter of good standing from previous professional nursing program (if applicable). RNSG transferred courses must have been completed within the past two years with a minimum grade of “C” in each. Note: A student who has failed two nursing courses at any professional nursing school should refer to the student handbook for information.
Sciences courses with a lab component must have a grade of a B or higher and the class and lab must be taken at the same college and in the same semester
All other courses require a C or higher
Minimum of 3.0 GPA of the courses below
- CHEM 1405 Introduction to Chemistry
- PSYC 2301 General Psychology
- BIOL 2401 Anatomy and Physiology I
- BIOL 2402 Anatomy and Physiology II
- BIOL 2421 Microbiology
- BIOL 1322 Nutrition
- PSYC 2314 Lifespan/Growth & Development
- ENGL 1301 Composition & Rhetoric I
- Elective Fine Arts/Humanities
- Health Care Spanish OR RNSG 1193 Special Topics in Nursing