LPN to Registered Nursing
(To keep up with industry needs and provide appropriate training, program requirements are reviewed every year. The requirements listed below are effective Summer Quarter 2007 through Spring 2009.)

Degree Option: Associate of Applied Science (AAS)

Prerequisites

Some or all of the following are required. See your faculty adviser for specific details.

...35 credits prerequisite courses. See LPN to Registered Nursing Pre-Application Information, available on the  Nursing Program web site or through Admissions/Entry Services, in the upper level of Building 6.

...Licensed as a practical nurse in the State of Washington.

...Credits from practical nursing licensing program may apply toward the total 90 credits required for this degree. See your adviser.

Associate of Applied Science	90 credits

Professional-Technical (PT)

NURS 192	LPN-RN Core Concepts	4
NURS 193	LPN-RN Lab Practicum	2
NURS 194	LPN-RN Nursing Practicum	2
NURS 211	Nursing Practicum IV	3
NURS 214	LPN-RN Community-Based Practicum	1
NURS 220	Medical-Surgical Nursing I	5
NURS 221	LPN-RN Maternal-Child Nursing	2
NURS 224	LPN-RN Issues and Trends	1
NURS 225	LPN-RN Medical Surgical Nursing II	3
NURS 233	LPN-RN Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing	3
NURS 250	LPN-RN Community-Based Nursing	3

Optional Professional-Technical (PT)

NURS 252

Professional Licensure Preparation

1

Related Instruction (RI)

See LPN to Registered Nursing Pre-Application Information available on the Nursing Program web site.

Important Notes:

...This information does not substitute for meeting with an adviser.

...Students must achieve a minimum 2.5 GPA in all prerequisite coursework and a minimum grade of 2.0  in each NURS class.

...AAS programs emphasize preparation in specific job skills required for entry-level employment.

...Not all classes are offered every quarter or at night.

...This program is currently offered on a full-time basis only.

...Nursing program admission is selective, based on a system of factored points. For Registered Nursing program admission information, visit Admissions/Entry Services, in the upper level of Building 6 or the Nursing Program web site.

...Taking courses outside of nursing while in the program is extremely challenging due to heavy load and irregular schedule.

Department Web Site and Contact Information
http://flightline.highline.edu/nursing