UPWARD MOBILITY: LPN to RN Transition Option

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Program Description: The LPN to RN transition option provides a unique opportunity for qualified licensed practical nurses to enter the Nursing Program with advanced standing once admission and general education requirements have been met.

A three credit LPN to RN transition course is offered to qualified LPN’s. An LPN who earns a grade of “C” or higher in this course and completes general education prerequisites is able to enter the Chesapeake College Macqueen Gibbs Willis Nursing Program with advanced standing and receive academic credit for the first year of the College’s Nursing Program.

This option is academically very challenging. Students are advised to complete all general education courses prior to beginning this program. LPN to RN transition students follow the same policies and procedures as general nursing students.

Admission Requirements: Prerequisites for application to the LPN to RN Transition Program Option are:

1. Meet the current admission requirements for the Nursing Program:
   1. Graduation from an accredited high school or GED.
   2. Completion of the College’s Academic Skills Assessment (ASA) administered through the Office of Student Success and Enrollment Services.
      1. Students assessed with college-level academic skills in math and English are able to register directly for nursing program prerequisite requirements if high school biology and chemistry (academic track only will be accepted) have been completed with a “C” or better within 10 years. It is the responsibility of the student to submit transcripts that verify these courses were taken within the 10-year timeframe and to obtain course descriptions of the same.
      2. Students not assessed with college-level academic skills in math and English and/or those that have not completed high school chemistry and biology within 10 years with a “C” or better are required to complete the following courses in addition to the standard prerequisite requirements. Each of these need to be completed prior to the application deadline:
         1. CHM 012+  
         2. BIO 101  (as prerequisite requirement to BIO 211+ ).
         3. Any math or English course(s) prescribed by the placement exam.
   3. Complete prerequisite courses for the Nursing Program:

2. Transcript from the LPN Program from which you graduated.
3. Maryland licensure as an LPN (must be able to verify.)
4. Graduate from a school approved for articulation and achieve a passing score on a Nursing Program placement test.
5. CPR certified and maintained throughout the program.

Note: Laboratory science and human growth and development courses taken 10 or more years prior to application for admission to the program will not be considered.

Program Requirements: Once admitted to the Program, students will follow the curriculum for the Associate of Science Degree in Nursing. Students who have met the criteria for the LPN to RN Transition Option are admitted on a space available basis.

Arts/Humanities (G.Ed.) Elective:  Can be satisfied by ART 101; FLM 240; HUM 101, 110; LARC 160; MUS 101; THE 172, 250.

+Prerequisite or corequisite.  See course description for details.

For More Information, Contact:
Dr. Judith Stetson, Director of Nursing
Helth Professions and Athletics Center, Room 203M
410-827-5935
jstetson@chesapeake.edu.