Maria College: How To Apply

At Maria, we do everything we can to make the application process as straightforward as possible. The Committee on Admissions recommends that application be made well in advance of the semester for which you seek admission. Applicants should have average or above average high school academic performance. To apply, just follow the steps outlined below:

How to Apply

Submit a completed degree program application or certificate program application and letter of intent with a non-refundable $35 fee payable to "Maria College".
Arrange for an official transcript of your record (high school, college) to be sent directly to the Admissions Office.
If not included on your high school transcript, submit scores for the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT-1), New SAT or American College Testing (ACT).
If you have an equivalency diploma, request that the Department of Education send an official certificate to the Admissions Office.
Students who have graduated or been granted an equivalency diploma and have not taken the SAT or ACT will be required to take Maria's admissions test. This requirement may be waived if previous college credit gives evidence of proficiency in reading, writing and mathematics. However, Maria College reserves the right to require the admissions test for any student who does not have SAT or ACT scores or who fails to provide adequate evidence of proficiency in the stated areas.
Applicants whose scores fall below 380 math or verbal on the original SAT, or 480 SAT-I verbal or SAT-I 490 (re-centered scale) on the New SAT, are required to take the Maria College placement test. Applicant scores may necessitate enrollment in remedial courses.
We request that the recommendation form provided by Maria (high school reference report or returning student reference report) be completed by a guidance counselor, teacher or other professional and submitted to the Admissions Office.
An interview will be scheduled when all of the above have been received. You may contact the Admissions Office at (518) 438-3111, ext. 217, or by e-mail at admissions@mariacollege.edu.

Prerequisites

Prerequisites for Accounting, Computer Information Systems, Liberal Arts, Management, Nursing, Occupational Therapy Assistant, Paralegal and Research Technologist include:

4 units of English,
2 units of college preparatory math,
2 units of science (students applying for one of the allied health programs – Nursing and Occupational Therapy Assistant – must have 3 units of Science, including Biology and Chemistry), and
3 units of Social Studies.

Minimum grade point average of 2.30 required for Nursing transfer applicants. Preference for admission into the Nursing Program will be given to full-time students.

Prerequisites for Early Childhood Education and General Studies include:

4 units of English
2 units of Math
2 units of Science, and
3 units of Social Studies

Prerequisites for Advanced Placement Nursing

Qualified LPN applicants may enter the ADN Program in three options:

1. Successful completion of the Challenge Exam qualifying admissions into Nur 130. Enrollment in the Challenge Review may be limited to 20 per year.

2. Successful completion of the LPN-RN Transition Courses (Nur 198 - LPN-RN Transition Course and Nur 199 - LPN-RN Transition Skills Proficiency) and 23 required Liberal Arts credits. A resume demonstrating current clinical experience is required to enter Nur 198. These qualify for admission into Nur 240 (Nursing IV). Enrollment may be limited to 20 per year. Consent of the Nursing Chair is required for enrollment in Nur 198 for those who have been dismissed from the Maria College ADN program.

3. Successful completion of the Maria College PNC Program qualifying admissions into Nur 240 (Nursing IV).

Advanced placement applicants must meet all admission requirements for the Associate Degree Program, as well as program specific requirements for the level applied for, i.e., Nur 130 (Nursing III) or Nur 240 (Nursing IV). Those earning advanced placement credit through the Challenge or the LPN-RN Transition courses (Nur 198 and 199) must begin the next nursing core course within six months of Challenge or LPN-RN Transition Course completion. Advanced placement from the PNC to the Associate Degree senior year requires the following: the applicant must submit a degree application by April 1 prior to the fall semester in which he/she plans to begin; meet all normal admission requirements for the Associate Degree; and pass his/her NCLEX (LPN) by December 1 of the year the applicant begins Nursing 240 (Nursing IV). Qualified applicants must begin the next nursing course within three years of completing the PNC Program. At the discretion of the Nursing Chair, qualified nursing transfer applicants may be approved to enter the Challene Review class. Upon successful completion of the Challenge Exams, the applicant may qualify for admissions into Nur 130 (Nursing III).

Day or evening placement for Nur 130 (Nursing III) or Nursing 240 (Nursing IV) depends on space availability.

Requirements

Applicants should have average or above average high school academic performance.
Applicants must offer evidence of an anticipated or completed high school program or its equivalent.
Applicants accepted as full-time or part-time students in Nursing, Occupational Therapy Assistant, and Early Childhood Education must complete a specialized physical examination form, which will be mailed to them upon their acceptance. Students enrolled in these programs are required to have a physical examination each year.

Note: New York State Public Health Law 2165 requires students attending colleges and universities to demonstrate proof of immunity against measles, mumps and rubella. The law applies to persons born on or after January 1, 1957. The immunization form will be mailed to students upon their acceptance. Failure to submit required physical/immunization forms may result in forfeiture of space in a given program.

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