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4 . receipt of application for the Mobility Option. be eligible to practice as a Registered Nurse.
5. an official score on ACT National or ACT Residual with a minimum composite
score of 18. The Associate Degree Nursing Program is fully approved by the Alabama Board of Nurs-
ing and accredited by The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing.

LPN to ADN MOBILITY CURRICULUM *Note: Subject to change due to statewide standardization of nursing programs.
(See prerequisite listing under Admission Requirements.)
Admission Requirements for Paramedic to ADN Mobility Program
First Term TH LB CL CT CR In addition to the general admission requirements for the College and the nursing program,
NUR 209 Concepts for Healthcare admission to the Associate Degree Nursing Mobility program for paramedics requires:
Transition Students 6 1 10 18 10 1. applicant meets all nursing program general admission requirements.
2. an unencumbered or nonrestricted license as a Paramedic in Alabama.
After successful completion of NUR 209, the student will be awarded 15 hours of nontra- 3. completion of prerequisite general education courses with a minimum grade of “C”.
ditional credit in addition to the 10 hours for the course for a total of 25 hours. Courses are:
BIO 201* Anatomy & Physiology I
Second Term BIO 202 Anatomy & Physiology II
BIO 220 General Microbiology 2 2 0 6 4 ENG 101 English Composition I
NUR 211 Adv. Nursing Concepts 4 0 3 13 7 SPH 107 Fundamentals of Public Speaking (or SPH 106)
MTH 100 Intermediate College Algebra or higher level
Third Term PSY 210 Human Grown and Development
NUR 221 Adv. Evidence Based
Clinical Reasoning 3 0 4 15 7 *BIO 201 is a prerequisite to BIO 202.
Total Prerequisistes: 20 credit hours
Total Credit Hours: 46 Hours
4. application for Paramedic to Associate Degree Nursing Program.
5. an official score on ACT National or ACT Residual with a minimum composite
Track II Option: score of 18.
(for graduates of Alabama Community College System PN programs) 6. Current licensure as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) in Alabama.
Licensed Practical nurses who hav completed the standarized statewide practical nurse
curriculum from a college inside the Alabama Community College System within two (2) After meeting minimal requirements, applicants are rank-ordered for acceptance using a
years and withing the new curriculum may apply for the LPN to ADN Track II Option. points system based on the preadmission examination score and quality points from se-
Students admitted to this program will not be required to take NUR 209 and will enter into lected college courses. Students who have completed 12 semester credit hours of required
the second term of the mobility curriculum. Applicants for this option must meet admission academics for nursing at SUSCC are awarded 10 points towards admission.
requirements as required for the LPN and ADN mobility program listed above. Qualified
applicants are admitted as clinical space permits.

PARAMEDIC to ADN MOBILITY PARAMEDIC to ADN MOBILITY CURRICULUM
Associate in Applied Science Degree
First Term TH LB CL CT CR
Paramedics may earn the Associate in Applied Science Degree in Nursing in three NUR 209 Concepts for Healthcare Division Health Sciences
semesters by successfully completing one term of transition courses and the final two Transition Students 6 1 1 18 10
semesters of the ADN program. Following graduation from the College, the graduate
is eligible to apply to take the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered After successful completion of NUR 209, the student will be awarded 15 hours of nontradi-
Nurses (NCLEX-RN). Upon successful completion of the examination, the graduate will tional credit in addition to the 10 credit hours for the course for a total of 25 hours.