Associate Degree Nursing – Advanced Placement is designed for licensed practical nurses who seek to further their education and advance in the profession. The curriculum builds on the practical nursing foundation by broadening theoretical knowledge, enhancing nursing skills and increasing critical thinking to coincide with role change responsibilities at the Associate Degree Nursing level.
The program starts in the Summer term with NUR 214 and is followed by two additional semesters of coursework. NUR 214 is an intensive, accelerated course that covers a range of content in an expedited format. The accelerated course differs from the traditional Nursing courses by taking only 10 weeks to review select content from NUR 111, NUR 112, NUR 113 and NUR 211, instead of the 42-week period that traditional nursing students have to focus on the same material. For this reason, students need to seriously consider decreasing work and personal commitments to successfully meet the requirements for passing the course. Working full time or taking other college courses while in this course/program is not recommended.
Students are encouraged to schedule an appointment with a Health Sciences admissions counselor prior to taking prerequisite courses to further discuss the requirements for the Advanced Placement program. In the Fall semester following NUR 214, students are scheduled to take NUR 114 and NUR 212 alongside traditional nursing students. After successful completion of both courses, students will enroll in the final course, NUR 213, scheduled for the Spring semester. Upon successful completion of NUR 213, students will have met academic requirements necessary to apply to take the NCLEX-RN licensure exam.
All applicants must complete the following requirements:
The LPN to RN Advanced Placement program is a limited-enrollment program and uses a competitive admissions procedure with a point system, not a waiting list, to determine who can register for NUR classes. Applicants are ranked based on points that are determined by grades earned in the general education classes required for the Nursing program. All BIO classes must have an associated lab. The math proficiency must have been completed within 10 years of the first NUR class. Grades of "C" or better are required in all program-related curriculum classes.
The following items are requirements for the Advanced Placement LPN to RN program selection process and must be submitted by the program application deadline: