Nursing Track 4: Part-time Evening/Weekend LPN to RN
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 part-time evening/weekend LPN to RN nursing program are the same as the regular program with the following exceptions:
1. Current LPN license. 2. Applicants must have graduated from an LPN program after May 15, 2011 OR have at least one (1) year (2000 hours) of full-time LPN work experience in direct patient care during the past three years with written verification form employer at the time of application. 3. Be an accepted student in the regular VATNP program. 4. Completion of 26 credits of support (general education) courses required for graduation from the Nursing program: BIO 141, BIO 142, ENG 111, ENG 112, MTH 126, ITE 100 or 115, PSY 231, PSY 232, and SDV 108.
Nursing Track 4: Part-time Evening/Weekend LPN to RN Course Number Course Title Lec.Hrs. Lab.Hrs. Crs. Summer Session - Year 1 ENG 111 College Composition I 3 0 3 ITE 115 or 100 Intro. to Information Systems or Intro. to Comp Apps & Concepts 3 0 3 SDV 108 College Survival Skills 1 0 1 PSY 231 Life Span Human Development I 3 0 3 TOTAL 10 0 10 Fall Semester - Year 1 BIO 141 Human Anatomy and Physiology I 3 3 4 ENG 112 College Composition II 3 0 3 TOTAL 6 3 7 Spring Semester - Year 1 BIO 142 Human Anatomy and Physiology II 3 3 4 MTH 126 Mathematics for Allied Health 2 0 2 PSY 232 Life Span Human Development II 3 0 3 TOTAL 8 3 9 Summer Session - Year 2 NUR 115 LPN to RN Transition 5 3 6 NUR 226 Health Assessment 1 3 2 NUR 136 Principles of Pharmacology I 1 0 1 NUR 137 Principles of Pharmacology II 1 0 1 TOTAL 8 6 10 Fall Semester - Year 2 NUR 205 Introduction to Second Level Nursing 2 9 5 NUR 236 Principles of Pharmacology III 1 0 1 TOTAL 3 9 6 Spring Semester - Year 2 NUR 201 Psychiatric Nursing 2 3 3 TOTAL 2 3 3 Summer Session - Year 3 EEE 1*Humanities 3 0 3 TOTAL 3 0 3 Fall Semester - Year 3 NUR 245 Maternal/Newborn Nursing 2 3 3 NUR 254 Dimensions of Professional Nursing 2 0 2 TOTAL 4 3 5 Spring Semester - Year 3 NUR 208 Acute Medical/Surgical Nursing 3 9 6 NUR 237 Principles of Pharmacology IV 1 0 1 TOTAL 4 9 7 Total Minimum Credits for the AAS Degree .......................60*
Course Number
Course Title
Lec.Hrs.
Lab.Hrs.
Crs.
Summer Session - Year 1
ENG 111
College Composition I
3
0
ITE 115 or 100
Intro. to Information Systems or
Intro. to Comp Apps & Concepts
SDV 108
College Survival Skills
1
PSY 231
Life Span Human Development I
TOTAL
10
Fall Semester - Year 1
BIO 141
Human Anatomy and Physiology I
4
ENG 112
College Composition II
6
7
Spring Semester - Year 1
BIO 142
Human Anatomy and Physiology II
MTH 126
Mathematics for Allied Health
2
PSY 232
Life Span Human Development II
8
9
Summer Session - Year 2
NUR 115
LPN to RN Transition
5
NUR 226
Health Assessment
NUR 136
Principles of Pharmacology I
NUR 137
Principles of Pharmacology II
Fall Semester - Year 2
NUR 205
Introduction to Second Level Nursing
NUR 236
Principles of Pharmacology III
Spring Semester - Year 2
NUR 201
Psychiatric Nursing
Summer Session - Year 3
EEE
1*Humanities
Fall Semester - Year 3
NUR 245
Maternal/Newborn Nursing
NUR 254
Dimensions of Professional Nursing
Spring Semester - Year 3
NUR 208
Acute Medical/Surgical Nursing
NUR 237
Principles of Pharmacology IV
Total Minimum Credits for the AAS Degree .......................60*
Footnotes*
Upon completion of NUR 115, credit will be awarded for NUR 105, 108, 109, 195 (15 credits). These credits will appear on the student’s official transcript.
1. Humanities electives include: ART 201, 202; foreign languages; literature; MUS 121, 122; PHI 101; REL 200, 210, 230; CST 130, 151, 152.