2018-2019 College Catalog

Apr 25, 2024

2018-2019 College Catalog [Consult with Your Academic Advisor for Your Catalog Year]

Registered Nursing, AS - LPN to RN - Option 2

There are special degree plan options for licensed LPN/LPTN applicants Information about these degree plans with admission and selection criteria is available on the web page or at an LPN to RN meeting, scheduled September to April. Deadline to apply for the spring start Advanced Placement/Part-time Option 1 is the first Monday in October and the deadline to apply for the summer start Accelerated Option 2 is the first Monday in February. In order for a LPN/LPTN to apply for, progress in or complete the A.S.N. degree, a requirement is that the Arkansas LPN/LPTN license be unencumbered, maintained and current.

General Education Core - 31 Credit Hours

ORT 0 - Blackboard Student Training 0 Credits
ORT 1100 - NPC Orientation 0 Credits
ENGLISH - 6 CREDIT HOURS
ENG 1113 - English Composition I* 3 Credits
ENG 1123 - English Composition II* 3 Credits
MATHEMATICS - 3 CREDIT HOURS
MATH 1123 - College Algebra* 3 Credits
SOCIAL SCIENCE - 3 CREDIT HOURS
PSYC 1103 - General Psychology* 3 Credits
COMPUTER LITERACY - 3 CREDIT
CIS 0000 - Computer Competency Test 0 - 3 Credits
CIS 1013 - Information Systems I 3 Credits
CIS 1023 - Introduction to Computing* 3 Credits
PHYSICAL SCIENCE - 4 CREDIT HOURS
CHEM 1104 - Chemistry For Non-Majors* 4 Credits
LIFE SCIENCE - 12 CREDIT HOURS
BIOL 2224 - Anatomy And Physiology I* 4 Credits
BIOL 2234 - Anatomy And Physiology II* 4 Credits
BIOL 2244 - Microbiology* 4 Credits

Nursing Course Work - 28 Credit Hours Total

All Physical Science and Life Science courses must have been completed within seven (7) years of acceptance into the program.

Start in summer with concentrated accelerated seven week session. Take second year.

SUMMER SEMESTER - 8 CREDIT HOURS
NUR 1216 - Accelerated Nursing 6 Credits
NUR 1302 - Current Concepts In Nursing 2 Credits
FALL SEMESTER - 10 CREDIT HOURS
NUR 2107 - Nursing Process III 7 Credits
NUR 2303 - Nursing Process IV 3 Credits
SPRING SEMESTER - 10 CREDIT HOURS
NUR 2210 - Nursing Process V 10 Credits

59* Credit Hours Total Minimum

If an LPN to RN student has less than 60 credits, they will be awarded up to 4 hours of articulation credit to meet the 60 hour standard for Associate degrees.

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