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Nursing, LVN to ADN Transition

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Program Requirements

TSI: required

Available Online: core curriculum courses are available online; associate degree nursing program courses are offered face-to-face

This program is available at the Terrell Health Science Center and Athens Campus locations.

This Health Science program has a selection process; please review the selection process and any pre-requisite requirements in the current Health Science Brochure featured on the Health Science webpage.

This program builds a foundation for the Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree.

Course

Title

credit hours

general education pre-requisite courses

PYSC 2301 

General Psychology or Learning Framework

3

BIOL 2401

Anatomy & Physiology I

4

BIOL 2420

Microbiology for Non-Science Majors

4

PSYC 2314

Lifespan Growth & Development 

3

BIOL 2402

Anatomy & Physiology II

4

Total General Education Hours

18

Licenses vocational nursing courses

Vocational Nursing Electives

12

Total VN Hours

12

Total pre-requisite hours

30

associate degree nursing courses

semester one

RNSG 1118

Transition to Professional Nursing Competencies

1

RNSG 1125

Professional Nursing Concepts I

1

RNSG 1324

Concept Based Transition to Prof Nursing Practice

3

RNSG 1163 

Transition Clinical LVN

1

Total Semester Hours

 

6

semester two

ENGL 1301

Composition I

3

RNSG 1137

Professional Nursing Concepts III

1

RNSG 1538

Health Care Concepts III

5

RNSG 2363

Clinical III

3

Total Semester Hours

 

12

semester three

Lang, Phil & Culture

or Creative Arts

 

3

RNSG 2138

Professional Nursing Concepts IV

1

RNSG 2539

Health Care Concepts IV

5

RNSG 2360

Clinical IV

3

Total Semester Hours

 

12

Total ADN hours

30

Total program hours

60

Career Opportunities – for additional information or a full list of available careers in Nursing visit Career Coach.

Expected Salaries

Registered Nurse

Nursing Directors

Nurse Practitioner

$83,983

$95,774

$116,486