LPN to ADN Option
Admission Requirements
Licensed Practical Nurses seeking advanced placement into the ADN Program must meet the competitive admission requirements for the ADN Program and meet the following criteria:
- Provide proof of graduation from a state approved Practical Nursing Program by submitting transcripts.
- Provide proof of current licensure as an LPN or eligibility for a SC LPN license.
Advanced Placement Challenge
- All prerequisites for challenge courses must be met prior to approval for challenge.
- Successfully complete NUR 201, Transition Nursing with a "C" or better before proceeding with any other clinical nursing courses. Nursing 201, Transition Nursing, will be offered for completion via Internet and performance assessment.
- Credit for NUR 101, Fundamentals of Nursing; NUR 120, Basic Nursing Concepts; and NUR 210, Complex Health Problems will be awarded after successful completion of the first nursing course (NUR 201, Transition Nursing).
- Must complete 25 percent of required courses at Central Carolina Technical College to be eligible to receive an associate degree.
- NUR 201, Transition Nursing; NUR 217, Trends and Issues; and NUR 221, Advanced Nursing Concepts, are required courses.
- May challenge up to 7 semester credit hours from the following ADN courses:
- NUR 106 Pharmacologic Basics in Nursing Practice 2 Credit Hrs.
- NUR 214 Mental Health Nursing 4 Credit Hrs.
- NUR 220 Family Centered Nursing 7 Credit Hrs.
Required Courses - General Education - 30 Credit Hours
- BIO 210 Anatomy & Physiology I (4)
- BIO 211 Anatomy & Physiology II (4)
- BIO 225 Microbiology (4)
- CPT 101 Introduction to Computers (3)
- ENG 101 English Composition I (3)
- ENG 102 English Composition II (3)
- MAT 101 Beginning Algebra (3)
- PSY 201 General Psychology (3)
- PSY 203 Human Growth and Development (3)
Note: General education courses should be taken in the sequence outlined in the ADN course sequence.