Overview
Career outlook
Employers hire licensed practical nurses to provide basic patient care such as monitoring vital signs, administering medications, and assisting with daily needs under the supervision of registered nurses and physicians.
Getting in
What CUNY Medgar Evers College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
39-credit, 18-month (three semester) certificate. Requires HS diploma or GED and admission to MEC; all science courses must be B- or higher and taken within 5 years; entrance exam is the NLN Pre-Admission Examination with a benchmark score of 100; students must maintain a 2.7 cumulative GPA and B- or better in nursing courses. NCLEX-PN pass rate 100% in 2024 (4 of 4), 75% in 2023 (9 of 12).
Checked Oct 2026 on the school's site. Requirements change each cycle, so confirm before you apply.
Prerequisites
The prerequisites you'll need to meet to apply to this program at CUNY Medgar Evers College. Open a category to see each one.