Associate Degree Nursing • Associate in Applied Science

OCCUPATIONAL PROGRAM

Total Credit Hours: 70

Colleague Code: AAS.ADN

Curriculum Code: ADN 204

Recommended Course Sequence:

First Semester: ADN 101, BIO 175, PSY 101, MAT 105

Second Semester: ADN 102, BIO 220, BIO 176, PSY 220

Third Semester: ADN 201, ADN 203, EGL 101, SOC 101

Fourth Semester: ADN 202, EGL 102, POS 101 or POS 201, Humanities Elective

Program Information:

• This program is designed for students interested in becoming registered nurses.
• Students who complete the program are eligible to sit for the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN).
• Career Cluster includes registered professional nurse (R.N.) in acute care hospital, medical clinic, mental health facility, nursing home, school, industry and community health agency.
• All nursing students must earn a C or higher in all nursing courses. Students who fail to achieve a C in a nursing course may repeat the course one time. If they fail to earn a C or above on the second attempt, they will be dismissed from the program. Failure to earn a C in a second nursing course, even though the first course may have been successfully repeated is also grounds for dismissal. Only one re-admission is allowed.
• BIO 175, BIO 176, BIO 220, PSY 220 and MAT 105 must be successfully completed with a grade of C or better. If a C is not earned the course must be retaken.
• Please check the catalog descriptions for prerequisites for HLT and BIO courses.
• Students must have a current physical, show proof of immunizations and pass a drug screen prior to the start of the program.
• Students must show proof of CPR certification for health care providers from either the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross Professional Rescuer at the start of the program and maintain certification throughout the program.
• Students who are current LPNs should refer to the LPN to ADN Transition Requirements for entrance into the ADN program.
• This applied science program of study must be taken in its entirety to meet degree requirements.
• This course is conducted on a limited-enrollment basis. Admission to this program involves additional procedures.
• This program has been articulated with Benedictine University at Springfield, Kaplan University, MacMurray College, Methodist College of Nursing and Millikin University as a 2 + 2 program if taken in its entirety.
• This program has been articulated with St. John's College as a dual admission program if taken in its entirety.

For Program Information Contact:

Health Professions Department at 217.786.2445 or 217.786.4913 or see a health professions advisor.

Admission to the Program:

1. Submit the LLCC admission worksheet.
2. Be a high school graduate or have a GED certificate.
3. Have a composite ACT score of 21 or higher, or ACT of 19 to 20 with 24 program-specific college hours that includes one science course, one communication course and one social science course. Students must earn a C or better in the courses.
4. Complete CHE 100 or CHE 101 with a grade of C or better within the last five years or one year of high school chemistry with a C or better and not longer than five years ago.
5. Take the LLCC placement test and demonstrate placement out of EGL 099. If the ability is not demonstrated, the courses of EGL 098 and/or EGL 099 must be satisfactorily completed.
6. Take the LLCC placement test and obtain scores that demonstrate placement out of MAT 096. If this ability is not demonstrated, the courses of MAT 094 and MAT 096 must be satisfactorily completed.
7. Be a current Certified Nursing Assistant and be listed on the State of Illinois Healthcare Worker Registry.
8. Submit the nursing application.
9. Have a GPA of 2.5 or higher for all previous college courses or high school GPA (four point scale). High school GPA will be considered until the student has completed nine hours of program-specific courses.
10. Have a GPA of 2.0 or higher for all previous LLCC college-level courses.
11. Give evidence of satisfactory physical and emotional health required of practitioners to carry out the tasks of this occupation.
12. Anatomy and physiology courses and microbiology courses must have been taken within the last five years.

Application and admission to the Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) program is a separate procedure from application and admission to LLCC. The ADN program uses a selective admissions process. Prospective students’ applications are ranked based on several criteria such as ACT score, grade point average, college science courses grades and previous academic achievement. Applications will be accepted during specified time periods for fall and spring admissions. Further information can be found at: http://www.llcc.edu/tabid/5507/Default.aspx and http://www.llcc.edu/tabid/5587/Default.aspx.

Required General Education Courses (36 credits)

•	EGL 101	Composition I	3 credits
•	EGL 102	Composition II	3 credits
•	POS 101	Introduction to American Politics or
	POS 201	State and Local Government	3 credits
•	BIO 175	Human Anatomy and Physiology I	4 credits
•	BIO 176	Human Anatomy and Physiology II	4 credits
•	MAT 105	Quantitative Literacy*	3 credits
•	BIO 220	Microbiology	4 credits
•	PSY 101	Introduction to Psychology	3 credits
•	PSY 220	Human Development	3 credits
•	SOC 101	Introduction to Sociology	3 credits
•	Humanities Elective		3 credits

Required Program Courses (34 credits)

•	ADN 101	Nursing I	8 credits
•	ADN 102	Nursing II	8 credits
•	ADN 201	Nursing III	8.5 credits
•	ADN 202	Nursing IV	8.5 credits
•	ADN 203	Perspectives in Nursing	1 credit

* May substitute MAT 104 or MAT 141

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