Practical Nurse Certificate

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SAMPLE COURSE SEQUENCE

FIRST SEMESTER

CREDITS

SCI1100
Anatomy and Physiology I
3
SCI1110
Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory I
1
NUR1100
Foundations of Nursing
8

SECOND SEMESTER

CREDITS

SCI2100
Anatomy and Physiology II
3
SCI2110
Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory II
1
NUR1200
Pharmacology
3
NUR1401
Special Topics in Nursing I
3
NUR1305
Nursing Concepts I
5

THIRD SEMESTER

CREDITS

NUR1402
Special Topics in Nursing II
3
NUR1306
Nursing Concepts II
6
SOC2225
Introduction to Psychology
3

FOURTH SEMESTER

CREDITS

NUR2105
Nursing Concepts III
5
NUR2200
Transition into Practice
6

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 Practical Nurses (NCLEX-PN). Successfully passing the NCLEX-PN is one of several requirements to become a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN). Licensure is not automatic. Applicants for licensure as a Practical Nurse in New Jersey must successfully complete a New Jersey Board of Nursing approved program, such as this program, pass the NCLEX-PN, 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/DPH/Practitioner-Licensing--Investigations/LPN/ Practical-Nurse-Licensure-by-Examination.

Information regarding licensure in the State of New York can be found at http://www.op.nysed.gov/prof/nurse/nurseforms.htm.

Information regarding licensure as an LPN 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. For additional information regarding this program, please visit https://berkeleycollege.edu/academics/undergraduatedegrees/lpn-to-bsn-program/index.html

 

 

50 SEMESTER CREDITS REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION


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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