LVN-RN Bridge
A five-semester curriculum with a 12-week summer bridge course that allows LVN's to "bridge" the gap between the Vocational Nursing program and the second year of the Associate Degree Nursing Program. LVN's must have one year's full-time equivalent experience, must satisfy all of the general education requirements of the first year of the Associate Degree Nursing program, as well as meet other specific program admissions requirements. Once the bridging course is successfully completed, the student is eligible for entry into the sophomore year of the Associate Degree Nursing Program. LVN's interested in the Bridge Program should seek a degree plan from the Associate Degree Program one year in advance of expected summer enrollment.
Required Courses
LVN-RN Bridge applicants must have one year's full time equivalent work experience and 27 hours of freshman-year non-nursing courses completed before becoming eligible for LVN-RN Bridge Program entry. The courses are:
ORIN 1100 Education and Career Planning
PSYC 2310 General Psychology
MATH 1314 College Algebra
BIOL 2401 Anatomy and Physiology I
BIOL 2420 Microbiology
PSYC 2314 Lifespan Growth and Development
SPCH 1315* Public Speaking OR
SPCH 1311 Intro to Speech Communication
ENGL 1301 Composition and Rhetoric I
BIOL 2402 Anatomy and Physiology II
*Preferred