There are many professions that will require a background check before a person is accepted for the position.  Some college programs are also requiring that their students undergo background checks, primarily because many of these college programs place students in a position of trust during some of their more advanced classes or training periods.  

Many nursing programs fall under this category and require that a college nursing student criminal background check be passed before the person is accepted into the program.  The level of detail needed for each program will vary depending on the content of the program and the level of risk each student may present.

The college nursing program student criminal background check is a comprehensive background check that searches through the student's past criminal activity for any convictions that could indicate that the person could be a risk for the people under their care.  There are a number of items that the background check screener will search for that may cause the person to be disqualified from the program.  Any incidences of domestic violence, child abuse, fraud, theft, or assault found on the background check could be cause for the rejection of the person's application to enter the program.