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                                                                                               4 .  receipt of application for the Mobility Option.
        Fifth Term                                                                             5.  an official score on ACT National or ACT Residual with a minimum composite
                   Humanities Elective                 3    3    0    0   3                           score of 18.
        NUR  221   Adv. Evidence-Based Clinical Reasoning   7  3     0   4    12
                                                      10    6    0    4  15
                                                                                                                LPN to ADN MOBILITY  CURRICULUM
                                            TOTAL HOURS - 66                                              (See prerequisite listing under Admission Requirements.)
        Notes:
        •   Classes in italics may be taken prior to entering nursing or taken in consecutive nursing   First Term                 TH     LB     CL     CT     CR
            semesters.                                                                         NUR   209     Concepts for Healthcare
        •   BIO 201 is a prerequisite for BIO 202.                                                                 Transition Students   6   1   10     18     10
        •   NUR 114 and NUR 115 are co-requisites. NUR 115 may only be taken with NUR 114,
            or after the successful completion of NUR 114.                                     After successful completion of NUR 209, the student will be awarded 15 hours of nontra-
                                                                                               ditional credit in addition to the 10 hours for the course for a total of 25 hours.

                                                                                               Second Term
                 MOBILITY  OPTION  for  LICENSED PRACTICAL  NURSES                             BIO    220    General Microbiology   2     2      0      6      4
                             Associate in Applied Science Degree                               NUR    211    Adv. Nursing Concepts  4     0      3      13     7

        LPNs may earn the Associate in Applied Science Degree in Nursing in three semesters by   Third Term
        successfully completing one term of transition* courses and the final two semesters of the   NUR    221    Adv. Evidence Based
        ADN program.  Following graduation from the College, the graduate is eligible to apply                     Clinical Reasoning   3   0    4      15     7
        to take the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN).
        Upon successful completion of the examination, the graduate will be eligible to practice as   Total Credit Hours:   46 Hours
        a Registered Nurse.

        The Associate Degree Nursing Program is fully approved by the Alabama Board of Nursing   Track II Option:
        and accredited by The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing.               (for graduates of Alabama Community College System PN programs)
                                                                                               Licensed Practical nurses who hav completed the standarized statewide practical nurse
        *Note: Policies subject to change due to statewide standardization of nursing programs.  curriculum from a college inside the Alabama Community College System within two (2)
                                                                                               years and withing the new curriculum may apply for the LPN to ADN Track II Option.
        Admission Requirements for LPN to ADN Mobility Program                                 Students admitted to this program will not be required to take NUR 209 and will enter into
        In addition to the general admission requirements for the College, admission to the LPN to   the second term of the mobility curriculum. Applicants for this option must meet admission
        ADN Mobility option requires:                                                          requirements as required for the LPN and ADN mobility program listed above. Qualified
        1.  applicant meets all nursing program general admission requirements.                applicants are admitted as clinical space permits.
        2.  an unencumbered or nonrestricted license as a Practical Nurse in Alabama.
        3.  completion of prerequisite general education courses with minimum grade of “C.”                        PARAMEDIC  to  ADN  MOBILITY
            Courses are:                                                                                           Associate in Applied Science Degree
               BIO 201        Human Anatomy & Physiology I
               BIO 202        Human Anatomy & Physiology II                                    Paramedics may earn the Associate in Applied Science Degree in Nursing in three   Division  Health Sciences
               ENG 101        English Composition I                                            semesters by successfully completing one term of transition courses and the final two
               MTH 100        Intermediate College Algebra (or higher)                         semesters of the ADN program.  Following graduation from the College, the graduate
               PSY 210        Human Growth and Development                                     is eligible to apply to take the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered
               SPH 107        Fundamentals of Public Speaking (or SPH 106)                     Nurses (NCLEX-RN). Upon successful completion of the examination, the graduate will

               *BIO 201 is a prerequisite to BIO 202.
               Total Prerequisistes: 20 credit hours
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