Program Map

LVN-RN - Associate in Science

Program Map

LVN-RN - Associate in Science

Associate in Science
Fall 2023
  • Health and Wellness

This program map from the 2024-2025 catalog year represents one possible pathway to complete this program. Your pathway may vary depending on your transfer plans and also previous college credit, including AP Test scores, concurrent enrollment courses and high school articulated courses.

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The program prepares graduates who can contribute to the advancement of nursing science and influence changes in a variety of settings within the healthcare system. The graduate possesses a repertoire of knowledge, skills, and attributes that serve as the foundation for safe, competent practice and lifelong learning.

The program prepares you to:

  • Graduate with an Associate in Science in Nursing
  • Be qualified to take the National Licensing Examination (NCLEX-RN) and upon passing, become a registered nurse
  • Continue your educational pursuit for a Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BSN) and
  • Work within a variety of healthcare settings.

As a Registered Nurse you can work in the following areas: Intensive Care Unit (ICU), hospital unit, Oncology, Medical/Surgical unit, Operating Room, Case Manager, Home Health, Emergency Room, Pediatrics, Labor and Delivery, Psychiatric unit or be a traveling nurse.

Critical Course Prerequisite for Other Courses Prerequisite Required Required for Major GE General Education

Students must apply and be admitted to the nursing program in order to take the courses within the nursing rubric (NURS).

PROFESSIONAL PREREQUISITES FOR THE AS IN LVN-RN

Students must complete the following:

  • An Advanced Standing Application
  • Validate previous nursing knowledge with assessment exams and have a minimum of 500 hours of work experience in direct patient care. This can be in a Skilled Nursing Facility or Hospital environment within the last 18 months. Admission is on a space-available basis into the second year of the nursing program.
Prerequisites
 

There is a 7 year recency requirement (except for the 30 unit option path) for the science prerequisite courses and a minimum of 2.5 GPA. Science courses must have a lab component and be 4 semester or 5 quarter units.

31 units
BIOS 41 (Fundamentals of Biology for Health Sciences)
 
4.0
CHEM 30A (Introductory and Applied Chemistry I)
 
4.0
BIOS 42
General Human Anatomy (Historical)
5.0
BIOS 44
Microbiology (Historical)
5.0
ENGL 1
Critical Reading and Composition (Historical)
4.0
PSY 1
General Psychology (Historical)
3.0
SOCI 1
Principles of Sociology (Active)
3.0
Speech Communication Course: Choose one
 
3.0
COMM 1
Fundamentals of Speech Communication (Historical)
3.0
OR
COMM 10
Interpersonal Communication (Historical)
3.0
1BIOS 41 is a prerequisite for BIOS 42 and BIOS 44
2CHEM 30A is a prerequisite for BIOS 43 and BIOS 44
Semester 1
 

Students must apply and be admitted to the nursing program in order to take the courses within the nursing rubric (NURS).

2.5 units
NURS 70
LVN-RN Transition (Historical)*
1.5
NURS 70L
Clinical Skills Practice and Assessment Lab (Active)*
0.5
NURS 84
Prescriptive Clinical Nursing Skills Practice (Active)*
0.5
*NURS 70, 70L and 84 are REQUIRED COURSES FOR LVN-RN (after advanced standing application submitted)
Semester 2
 

NURSING PROGRAM COURSES FOR ADMITTED STUDENTS: 

10.5 units
NURS 53
Mental Health Nursing (Active)*
4.5
NURS 60B
Adult Health II (Active)
6.0
*NURS 53 and 60B are nursing program courses for admitted students.
Semester 3
 

NURSING PROGRAM COURSES FOR ADMITTED STUDENTS: 

3.5 units
NURS 60C
Adult Health III (Active)*
3.5
*NURS 60C is a nursing program course for admitted students.
REQUIRED FOR THE MAJOR SPECIFIC G.E. REQUIREMENT
 

Complete a minimum of 3 units from the following list:

3 units
BIOS 41
Fundamentals of Biology for Health Sciences (Historical)
GE
4.0
BIOS 42
General Human Anatomy (Historical)
GE
5.0
BIOS 43
Human Physiology (Historical)
GE
5.0
BIOS 44
Microbiology (Historical)
GE
5.0
CHEM 30A
Introductory and Applied Chemistry I (Active)
GE
4.0
ENGL 4A
Critical Thinking and Writing about Literature (Historical)
GE
4.0
ENGL 7A
Critical Thinking and Writing across Disciplines (Historical)
GE
4.0
PSY 12
Lifespan Psychology (Active)
GE
3.0
Other (specify)
 

Courses Needed to Continue for a BSN

4 units
Statistics course
 
GE
4.0
MTH 43
Introduction to Probability and Statistics (Historical)
4.0
OR
PSY 5
Introductory Statistics for the Behavioral and Social Sciences (Historical)
4.0

To progress and graduate from the Nursing Program , students must earn a minimum grade of “C” in each nursing course. Graduates of this program receive an Associate in Science degree in Nursing. Note: The Board of Registered Nursing requirements supersede catalog rights for graduation.

Total Units: 19.5