The Nurse Entrance Test (NET) is a nationally recognized testing service used in the admission process of the Columbus State nursing program and throughout the United States. IT is a standardized examination given by computer and is administered in about two and a half hours. The exam assesses your current basic knowledge in areas such as reading speed, comprehension, and math. Study guides can be bought from CSCC’s bookstore or borrowed from the Columbus Public Library. For information about the CSCC Nursing Department and entrance criteria or the NET test process, call the Nursing Department at 614-287-2506.

Our Center offers this test Monday through Friday at 9am and 1pm. To register, please call 614-287-ACT1.

Once registration is complete, payment of $25 can be made in the CSCC Cashiers Office in Rhodes Hall. The receipt from this transaction as well as a photo ID must be presented to the test administrator in order to take the exam. The test is administered in the ACT/SkillsMAX Center in Union Hall 035. Note that the Cashier’s Office is not open on Saturdays, nor does it open until 9:30am on Fridays.

In the event that you do not pass the NET test on the first attempt, the test may be retaken six months after the first attempt for a $50 fee.