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Registered Nursing

Associate of Applied Science

LPN to RN Program - 66 Semester Hours

English: 6 hours
____ ENG 1013 Composition I 3 credit hours
____ ENG 1023 Composition II 3 credit hours
Mathematics: 3 hours
____ NSG 1213 Math for Nurses 3 credit hours
Biological Science: 12 hours
____ BIOL 2004 Human Anatomy and Physiology I 4 credit hours
____ BIOL 2014 Human Anatomy and Physiology II 4 credit hours
____ BIOL 2104 Microbiology 4 credit hours
Social Science: 6 hours
____ PSY 2003 General Psychology 3 credit hours
____ PSY 2023 Psychology of Human Development 3 credit hours
Nutrition: 3 hours
____ NUTR 1503 Nutrition 3 credit hours
Business: 3 hours
____ BUS 1213 Computer Applications 3 credit hours
Technical Core : 33 hours
____ NSG 2119 Nursing Process I 9 credit hours
____ NSG 2123 Nursing Practicum I 3 credit hours
____ NSG 2216 Nursing Process II 6 credit hours
____ NSG 2223 Nursing Practicum II 3 credit hours
____ NSG 2311 NCLEX-RN Preparation 1 credit hour
____ NSG 2318 Nursing Process III 8 credit hours
____ NSG 2323 Nursing Practicum III 3 credit hours

Students are encouraged to take ACAD 0411 College Study Skills their first semester to better equip them to make the transition from high school to college-level course work.

Related Degrees

Admission

UACCM offers an innovative Associate of Applied Science in Nursing degree which enables individuals with a practical nursing license to move toward a registered nurse license. Admission into this program is competitive. Click Here to learn more about the admission process for Registered Nursing.

After UACCM

Upon successful completion of the registered nursing program, students may petition the Arkansas State Board of Nursing to sit for the NCLEX-RN exam.

Note

  • Admission to the registered nursing program is a competitive process and selection policy.
  • The registered nursing program admits students in the spring semester each year.
  • UACCM offers the RN program through the Arkansas Rural Nursing Education Consortium (ARNEC), which includes eight community colleges.
  • Rural Nursing Education Consortium LPN/LVN to RN program must read the Arkansas Nurse Practice Act, ACA §17-87-312, (provided in course syllabi each semester) and submit a signed statement indicating that they understand that graduating from a nursing program in Arkansas does not assure the Arkansas State Board of Nursing's approval to take the licensure examination.