SUNY Erie Community College

NURSING

A2 Entrance Exam

Sign up for A2 Entrance Exam is done through the Nursing department and must be done in person. To obtain information on upcoming exam dates, please call 851-1357.

You must provide the following information to be eligible for the A2 Exam:

-Two forms of picture ID
-Show successful (C or better) completion or currently taking the Anatomy and Physiology. (BI 150 151) If applying to the Nursing evening program you will need to have the Anatomy and Physiology II (BI 152 153) successfully completed (C or better) or show currently taking. (Unofficial transcripts accepted)
-Minimum GPA of 3.0 or higher
-LPN students must show proof of current license

Seating is limited for each exam and registration is on a first come, first serve basis.

Faculty Scoring Guide

A2 Content Exams

• Reading Comprehension: 47-item exam. Reading scenarios that are health related. Provides reading scenarios in order to measure reading comprehension, including: identifying the main idea, finding meaning of words in context, passage comprehension, making logical inferences, etc. The reading scenarios pop up on the screen. Students can move around the windows to see the entire scenario.
• Grammar: 50-item exam. Contains basic grammar, including: parts of speech, important terms and their uses in grammar, and commonly occurring grammatical errors.
• Vocabulary and General Knowledge: 50 item exam. Contains basic vocabulary that is often used in health care fields.
• Math: 50-item exam. Focuses on math skills needed for health care fields, including basic addition, subtraction, multiplication, fractions, decimals, ratio and proportion, household measures, and general math facts that are useful, for example, when calculating drug dosages and solutions.

Learning Style/Personality Profile

• Learning Styles: 14-item assessment of preferred learning style.
• Personality Style: 15-item assessment of personality related to preferred learning style. Students receive a printout with study tips based on their learning style and personality profile.