Registered Nurse, AAS – LPN to RN Option
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 II. Applicants must also have taken Algebra, Biology, and Chemistry in high school or college.
Registered Nurse AAS Curriculum
Code | Title | Credits |
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Major-Related Courses | ||
NS-207 | LPN to RN Transition/Introduction to Culturally Competent Care | 2 |
NS-209 | Health Assessment Across the Lifespan | 3 |
NS-216 | Culturally Competent Care of the Child- Bearing Family | 3 |
NS-217 | Culturally Competent Care of the Child- Rearing Family | 3 |
NS-221 | Advanced Pharmacology | 2 |
NS-228 | Culturally Competent Care of the Adult With Mental Health Alterations | 3 |
NS-250 | Culturally Competent Care of the Adult With Health Alterations I | 5 |
NS-255 | Culturally Competent Care of the Adult Health Alterations II | 5 |
NS-261 | Trends in Professional Nursing | 3 |
Major-Related Courses Subtotal | 29 | |
General Education and Related Courses | ||
LA-102 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
English Electives | 3 | |
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Psychology Across the Lifespan | ||
Psychology Elective |
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SC-130 | General Chemistry | 3 |
SC-130L | General Chemistry Lab | 1 |
General Education and Related Courses Subtotal | 13 | |
Total Credits | 42 |
Recommended Sequence
SEMESTER 1 | CREDITS | |
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SC-130 | General Chemistry | 3 |
SC-130L | General Chemistry Lab | 1 |
NS-221 | Advanced Pharmacology | 2 |
NS-207 | LPN to RN Transition/Introduction to Culturally Competent Care (AAS only course) | 2 |
LA-255 | Psychology Across the Lifespan (or other Psychology elective) | 3 |
NS-228 | Culturally Competent Care of the Adult With Mental Health Alterations | 3 |
Credits | 14 | |
SEMESTER 2 | ||
NS-216 | Culturally Competent Care of the Child- Bearing Family | 3 |
NS-250 | Culturally Competent Care of the Adult With Health Alterations I | 5 |
LA-102 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
NS-209 | Health Assessment Across the Lifespan | 3 |
Credits | 14 | |
SEMESTER 3 | ||
English Electives | 3 | |
NS-217 | Culturally Competent Care of the Child- Rearing Family | 3 |
NS-255 | Culturally Competent Care of the Adult Health Alterations II | 5 |
NS-261 | Trends in Professional Nursing | 3 |
Credits | 14 | |
Total Credits | 42 |