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Registered Nursing Requirements

Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) applying directly into the AAS Nursing Degree Program will be granted 22 credits for nursing core courses upon validation of New York State licensure as a Licensed Practical Nurse in good standing and must have completed the following prerequisites: Anatomy & Physiology I, Anatomy & Physiology II, Microbiology, Introduction to Psychology, and English Composition. Applicants must also have taken Algebra, Biology, and Chemistry in High School or college. Applicants are required to take standardized exams that assess competency and knowledge in reading, math, and science as well as nursing knowledge in pharmacology, med-surg, and other specialties.

Major Related Courses

26 Credits

NS-206Culturally Competent Care of the Child-Bearing Family

2
NS-207LPN to RN Transition/Introduction to Culturally Competent Care

2
NS-209Health Assessment Across the Lifespan

3
NS-211Culturally Competent Care of the Child-Rearing Family

2
NS-221Advanced Pharmacology

2
NS-226Culturally Competent Care of the Adult with Mental Health Alterations

2
NS-250Culturally Competent Care of the Adult with Health Alterations I

5
NS-255Culturally Competent Care of the Adult with Health Alterations II

5
NS-261Trends in Professional Nursing

3
Total Credit Hours:26

General Education and Related Courses

16 Credits

EN-121Analytical Thinking, Writing, and Research

3
LA-102Introduction to Sociology

3
LA-255Psychology Across the Lifespan

3
-or
-Other Psychology Elective

3
SC-130General Chemistry

3
SC-130LGeneral Chemistry Laboratory

1
SC-208Clinical Nutrition and Diet Therapy

3
-or
-Other Nutrition Elective

3
Total Credit Hours:16

Cohort sequence of classes

Students are placed into a cohort and the following is the sequence of courses:

Semester I

LA-255Psychology Across the Lifespan

3
-or
-Other Psychology Elective

3
NS-207LPN to RN Transition/Introduction to Culturally Competent Care

2
NS-221Advanced Pharmacology

2
NS-226Culturally Competent Care of the Adult with Mental Health Alterations

2
SC-130General Chemistry

3
SC-130LGeneral Chemistry Laboratory

1
Total Credit Hours:13

Semester II

LA-102Introduction to Sociology

3
NS-206Culturally Competent Care of the Child-Bearing Family

2
NS-209Health Assessment Across the Lifespan

3
NS-250Culturally Competent Care of the Adult with Health Alterations I

5
SC-208Clinical Nutrition and Diet Therapy

3
Total Credit Hours:16

Semester III

EN-121Analytical Thinking, Writing, and Research

3
NS-211Culturally Competent Care of the Child-Rearing Family

2
NS-261Trends in Professional Nursing

3
NS-255Culturally Competent Care of the Adult with Health Alterations II

5
Total Credit Hours:13

Total Credit Hours: 42