LVN-RN Bridge
A five-semester curriculum with a 12-week summer bridge course that allows LVN's to "bridge" the gap between the Vocational Nursing program and the second year of the Associate Degree Nursing Program. LVN's must have one year's full-time equivalent experience, must satisfy all of the general education requirements of the first year of the Associate Degree Nursing program, as well as meet other specific program admissions requirements. Once the bridging course is successfully completed, the student is eligible for entry into the sophomore year of the Associate Degree Nursing Program. LVN's interested in the Bridge Program should seek a degree plan from the Associate Degree Program one year in advance of expected summer enrollment.
Required Courses
No prerequisites are required, but Math Proficiency is advised before entry. Each course in the LVN Program must be successfully completed with a minimum grade of 75 in order to proceed within the program.
Freshman Year |
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Fall Semester |
Spring Semester |
**ORIN 1100 Education & Career Planning |
PSYC 2314 Lifespan Growth & Development |
PSYC 2301 General Psychology |
SPCH 1311 Intro. to Speech Communication OR |
MATH 1314 College Algebra |
SPCH 1314 Public Speaking |
BIOL 2401 Anatomy & Physiology |
ENGL 1301 Composition & Rhetoric I |
BIOL 2420 Microbiology |
Anatomy & Physiology II |
First Summer Semester |
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RNSG 1417 Concepts of Nursing Practice I for Articulating Students |
RNSG 1262 Clinical-Nursing Practice I for Articulating Students |
Second Summer Semester |
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RNSG 1441 Concepts of Nursing Practice II for Articulating Students |
RNSG 1263 Clinical-Nursing Practice II for Articulating Students |
Sophomore Year |
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Fall Semester |
Spring Semester |
BIOL 1322 Nutrition & Diet Therapy |
***Approved Fine Arts/Humanities Elective |
RNSG 2514 Care of the Client w/Complex Health Care Needs |
RNSG 2213 Mental Health Nursing |
RNSG 2461 Clinical-Nursing (Complex Health Care Needs) |
RNSG 2161 Clinical-Nursing (Mental Health) |
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RNSG 2435 Integrated Client Care Management |
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RNSG 2262 Clinical-Nursing (Integrated Client Management) |
*SPCH 1315 preferred
**Orin 1100 is required of all first-semester degree seeking students. Credit for this course does not transfer nor apply to degree requirements.
***Approved Fine Arts/Humanities (Choose one of the following: PHIL 1301 Introduction to Philosophy, PHIL 1304 World Religions, PHIL 2306 Introduction to Ethics, ARTS 1301 Art Appreciation, or MUSI 1306 Music Appreciation)
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