Not all programs are offered for completion at each campus or through Berkeley College Online®. Please review the academic program pages (BerkeleyCollege.edu/Academics) for information on where each program is offered. Additionally, all students may be required to take some courses at another campus or online.
The LPN to B.S.N. Beginner pathway is designed for the Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) who has less than one year of clinical experience working as an LPN. Students accepted into the LPN to B.S.N. Beginner Pathway program will receive 18 credits for a) completing an accredited Practical Nurse program in the United States, b) possessing an unrestricted active practical nurse license, and c) successfully completing the Foundations of Nursing challenge examination developed by the National League of Nursing.
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Credits granted upon acceptance into the program............18
120 SEMESTER CREDITS REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION
NOTE: Three credits of Humanities Electives must be at the 3000/4000 level.
This program meets the educational requirements for licensure in the State of New Jersey. Graduates of this program are eligible to sit for the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN). Successfully passing the NCLEX-RN is one of several requirements to become a Registered Nurse (RN). Licensure is not automatic. Applicants for licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) in New Jersey must successfully complete a New Jersey Board of Nursing approved program, such as this program, pass the NCLEX-RN, and satisfy all other New Jersey Board of Nursing requirements (including, but not limited to, submitting an application and supporting documents, application fees, and satisfactory criminal history background check results).
Licensure requirements vary by state. Information regarding licensure in the State of Connecticut can be found at https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/Departments-and-Agen-cies/DPH/dph/practitioner_licensing_and_investigations/plis/nursing/nursingregula-tionspdf.pdf?la=enInformation regarding licensure in the State of New York can be found at http://www.op.nysed.gov/prof/nurse/nurseforms.htm
Information regarding licensure in the State of Pennsylvania can be found on the application checklist available at https://www.pals.pa.gov/#/page/default
The College has not made a determination with respect to licensure requirements of other states.
Under certain circumstances the need to take developmental College Skills courses may lengthen the time required to complete the student’s program, and may result in increased costs to a student.
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