A part-time evening/weekend LPN to RN option is available for LPNS who work and or wish to attend part time. General education courses can be completed as night classes or by distance education options such as web based learning. Nursing classes and clinicals are taught on evenings and weekends on an extended plan. General education courses listed in Year 1 must be completed before the student will be able to begin Year 2
Admission Requirements: Admissions
requirements for the LPN to RN nursing program are the same as the regular
program with the following exceptions:
1-Be a licensed LPN.
2-Be an accepted student in the regular VATNP program.
3-Completion of 29 credits of support (general education) courses required for
graduation from the Nursing program: BIO 141, BIO 142, ENG 111, ENG 112, MTH
126, and SDV 108. Additional required general education courses can be completed
after acceptance to the program.
|
Course Number |
Course Title | Lecture Hours |
Lab Hours |
Course Credits |
| Year 1 (Summer Session) | ||||
| ENG 111 | College Composition I | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| AST 232 | Microcomputer Office App. OR | |||
| ITE 115 | Basic Computer Literacy | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| SDV 108 | College Survival Skills | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL | 7 | 0 | 7 | |
| First Semester (Fall) | ||||
| BIO 141 | Human Anatomy and Physiology I | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| ENG 112 | College Composition II | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| EEE* | Humanities Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| TOTAL | 9 | 3 | 10 | |
| Second Semester (Spring) | ||||
| BIO 142 | Human Anatomy and Physiology II | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| MTH 126 | Mathematics for Allied Health | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL | 5 | 3 | 6 | |
| Year 2 (Summer Session) | ||||
| NUR 136 | Principles of Pharmacology I | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| NUR 137 | Principles of Pharmacology II | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| PSY 231 | Human Growth & Development | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| TOTAL | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
| Third Semester (Fall) | ||||
| NUR 111 | Second Level Nursing I | 4 | 9 | 7 |
| Total | 4 | 9 | 7 | |
| Fourth Semester (Spring) | ||||
| NUR 112 | Nursing II | 4 | 12 | 8 |
| TOTAL | 4 | 12 | 8 | |
| Year 3 (Summer Session) | ||||
| NUR 226 | Health Assessment | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| PSY 232 | Human Growth & Dev. II | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| TOTAL | 5 | 0 | 6 | |
| Fifth & Sixth Semesters (Fall & Spring) | ||||
| NUR 211 | Second Level Nursing I | 4 | 12 | 8 |
| TOTAL | 4 | 12 | 8 | |
| Year 4 (Summer Session) | ||||
| NUR 236 | Principles of Pharmacology III | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| NUR 237 | Principles of Pharmacology IV | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 7th & 8th Semesters (Fall & Spring) | ||||
| NUR 212 | Second Level Nursing II | 4 | 12 | 2 |
| EEE | Humanities Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| TOTAL | 8 | 12 | 13 |
Total Minimum Credits for the LPN to RN Program 72
* Humanities elective: ART 101-102, ART 201-202; ENG 241-242, ENG 243-244, ENG
251-252; FRE 101-102; MUS 121-122; PHI 101; REL 200-210; SPA 101-102; SPD 130,
151, 152