Bakersfield College Nursing Points Calculator

Bakersfield College ranks ADN applicants on a PRE-TEAS = 98, POST-TEAS = 128-point system it publishes. Enter the points each line gives you, using your own stats, to see how the scale adds up. This tool uses only the school’s own rubric (school source, checked Oct 12, 2026). See the Bakersfield College program page for pass rates and requirements.

Enter your points for each line. Read the school’s rule on each line and enter what it gives you, or tick the lines that apply. Some lines have no box; the school’s rule there needs to be worked out by hand.
Review each line. Every line shows the school’s rule and the maximum for that category.
Check the source. Point systems change. Confirm the current version with the school before you apply.

This shows your total on the school’s published scale. It doesn’t tell you whether you’ll be admitted: the points needed change every cycle with the applicant pool, and schools don’t publish them.
Schools verify points from your transcripts and documents; their count is the one that matters.
Some programs combine points with a lottery or interview. Check the school’s source for how it uses the points.

Program: Registered Nursing Program (Traditional ADN). Cycle: Not published. Published maximum: PRE-TEAS = 98, POST-TEAS = 128.

Category (school’s wording)	School’s points	Your points
1a. Bachelor's Degree or higher	5	5
1b. Licensed Health Care Workers- BC programs (LVN's, Paramedics, Radiologic Technologists, Respiratory Therapists)	10	10
1c. Licensed Health Care Workers - Non BC programs (LVN's, Paramedics, Radiologic Technicians, Psychiatric Technician, Respiratory Therapists)	8	8
1d. Certified/Licensed Health Care Worker (less than 18 week program) - BC Programs: Nurse Assistant (NA) or Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) or Community Health Worker (CHW) or Phlebotomy	6	6
1e. Certified/Licensed Health Care Worker (less than 18 week program) - Non BC Programs (NA, EMT, Medical Assistant, Phlebotomist)	4	4
1.f Prior Military Medical Training	5	5
2a. Combined Prerequisite Biological Science GPA (Anatomy, Physiology, and Microbiology): Combined GPA of 2.5 or higher x 10	40	Your points
2b. Combined Prerequisite English AND required Math GPA: Combined GPA of 2.0 or higher x 2.5	10	Your points
2c. Repeats in Biological Science or English Prerequisite coursework: 1 repeat -5; 2 repeats -10; 3 repeats Ineligible	-5 / -10 / Ineligible	Deduction
3a. Worked/volunteered in healthcare that has direct human patient care >1000 hours in the last 2 years	8	8
3b. Worked/volunteered in healthcare that has direct human patient care = 500-999 hours in the last 2 years	5	Your points
3c. Worked/volunteered in healthcare that has direct human patient care = 300-499 hours in the last 2 years	2.5	Your points
4. Life Experiences or Special Circumstances: 4a. Students with Disabilities; 4b. Students from Low-Income or Financially Limited Households; 4c. First-Generation College Students; 4d. Students with a need to work; 4e. Students from Historically Underserved or Educationally Disadvantaged Backgrounds; 4f. Student who have experienced personal or family hardships affecting their education; 4g. Students with Refugee, Asylee, or Humanitarian Immigrant Background Status	2.5	Your points
5. Special Population Groups: 5a. Participation in Umoja Community ASTEP; 5b. Verified former Foster Youth; 5c. Native American Status	5	Your points
6a. Veteran Status from active service in the U.S. Armed Forces	10	10
7a. Credit awarded for high frequency languages as identified by the California Community College Chancellor's Office, other than English	2.5	2.5
8a. Applicants who previously submitted 3 or more ELIGIBLE RNP Program applications within the past 2 years without being offered admission	10	10
8b. Completed NURS B99 - Strategies for Success in a Nursing Program	2	2
8c. Completed MEDS B37 - Medical Terminology	2	2
8d. Completed PSYC B5 - Elementary Statistics for the Behavioral and Social Sciences or STAT C1000 - Introduction to Statistics	2	2
9. Diagnostic Assessment Testing (ATI TEAS): <62% ineligible; 62% to 65% = 3 points; 66% to 91% = adjusted individual score minus 62; 92% to 100% = 30 points	30	Your points

Questions

How many points did you have?

We don’t publish other applicants’ scores or cutoffs, because schools don’t publish them and they change every cycle. The calculator shows only the school’s official scale.

Is the point system the same at every community college?

No. Many use the Chancellor’s Office multi-criteria framework as a base, but each school chooses its categories and weights.

What’s the difference between science GPA and cumulative GPA?

Cumulative GPA covers all your college courses; science GPA usually covers only the science prereqs the school lists (often anatomy, physiology and microbiology). Each school defines which courses count.

Does retaking a prereq affect my points?

At many schools, yes: repeats can cost points or count differently. Check the repeats line on each program’s rubric.