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Admission Requirements

To be eligible to request a milestone review for the Licensed Practical Nursing Program, you must complete the following steps to become an active Miami Dade College student:

Step 1. Be 18 years old and have earned, or will earn at the time of enrollment into the program, a high school diploma or a high school equivalency diploma (GED).

Step 2. Apply to MDC. If you have never taken classes at MDC, or haven't taken classes in more than an academic year, please complete a Miami Dade College application.

Step 3. Send Transcripts from your high school and previously attended colleges/universities as applicable.

Step 4. Meet with a Medical Campus Advisor to discuss program requirements and milestone checkpoints.

Step 5. Visit Medical Campus Program Requirements web page to request a milestone review.

 

Questions about this or other programs at the Medical Campus?

Visit our virtual room to speak to an advisor. No appointment is necessary.

New Student Center - Room 1113

Monday - Thursday, 8 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Friday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Medical Campus address and directions


Effective December 6, 2023, the Licensed Practical Nursing Program is a candidate for initial accreditation by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing. This candidacy status expires on December 6, 2025.

Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)

3343 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400,
Atlanta, GA 30326
(404) 975-5000

Note: Upon granting of initial accreditation by the ACEN Board of Commissioners, the effective date of initial accreditation is the date on which the nursing program was approved by the ACEN as a candidate program that concluded in the Board of Commissioners granting initial accreditation.