LPN to ADN Transition Requirements
Total Credit Hours: 26
Program Information:
- LLCC offers a transition for licensed practical nurses who wish to become a Registered Professional Nurse.
- Upon successful completion, the LPN would be eligible to enter the second year of the ADN program.
- An applicant must meet all the prerequisites to enter the second year of the LLCC ADN program.
- Students must have a current physical, show proof of immunization 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 on admission and maintain certification throughout the program.
- Students must have an unencumbered LPN license in the State of Illinois or be eligible to apply for one.
- Upon successful completion of NUR 283, students will be eligible to apply for proficiency credit for ADN 101 and ADN 102.
- Due to the vocational nature of the course, the grade for NUR 283 will not be included in the college GPA and the course is not eligible for financial aid.
- This course is conducted on a limited enrollment basis and requires special procedures.
For Program Information Contact:
Health Professions advisor at 217.786.2224 or the Nursing Department at 217.786.2445 or 217.786.4913.
Admission to the Program
- Submit the LLCC admission worksheet.
- Be a high school graduate or have a GED certificate.
- Have a composite score ACT of 21 or higher, or ACT of 19 to 20 with 24 college hours that includes one science course, one communication course and one social science course. Students must earn a minimum grade of C in the courses.
- Complete CHE 100 or CHE 101 with a minimum grade of C within the last five years or one year of high school chemistry with a minimum grade of C and not longer than five years ago.
- Take the LLCC Placement Test and obtain scores that demonstrate placement out of EGL 099. If this ability is not demonstrated, the courses of EGL 098 and/or EGL 099 must be satisfactorily completed.
- Take the LLCC Placement Test and obtain scores that demonstrate placement out of RDG 099. If this ability is not demonstrated, the courses of RDG 098 and/or RDG 099 must be satisfactorily completed.
- 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.
- Have a GPA of 2.5 or higher for all previous college courses.
- Have a GPA of 2.0 or higher for all previous LLCC college-level courses.
- Send all high school and college transcripts AND A COPY OF LPN LICENSE to: Admissions and Records Office, Lincoln Land Community College, 5250 Shepherd Road, P. O. Box 19256, Springfield, IL 62794-9256.
- Successfully complete with a minimum grade of C PSY 101, PSY 220, BIO 220, BIO 175, BIO 176 and MAT 105. This is necessary because all nursing students beginning the second year of the Nursing Program must have completed these courses. MAT 105, BIO 220, BIO 175 and BIO 176 must have been taken within the last five years.
- Give evidence of satisfactory physical and emotional health required of practitioners to carry out the tasks of this occupation.
- Anatomy and physiology courses and microbiology courses must have been taken within the last five years.
- Submit the nursing application.
Required ADN Program Courses (26 credits)
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ADN Transition for the Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) |
5 credits |
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Composition I |
3 credits |
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Composition II |
3 credits |
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Quantitative Literacy * |
3 credits |
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Introduction to American Politics |
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State and Local Government |
3 credits |
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Human Development |
3 credits |
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Introduction to Sociology |
3 credits |
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Humanities Elective |
3 credits |