VOCATIONAL NURSING

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(Certificate)

• Students pursuing this award program are required to meet Texas Success Initiative (TSI) standards and course prerequisites.
• Students must earn at least 25% of the credit hours required for graduation through instruction by the college awarding the degree.

Degree Plan Code: C2.NURS.VOCATIONAL

The Vocational Nursing program is a twelve-month program that prepares students to give direct nursing care to acutely and chronically ill patients with predictable outcomes in structured health care settings. The program is approved by the Board of Nurse Examiners for the State of Texas (333 Guadalupe, Suite 3-460, Austin, Texas 78701; Telephone number 512.305.7400) and accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (61 Broadway, 33rd floor, New York, New York 10006; Telephone number 212.363.5555, ext. 153). Upon completion of the program, the student is awarded a certificate and may write the Licensing Examination for Vocational Nurses (NCLEX PN) in order to become a Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) in Texas. The program includes classroom and laboratory work on campus as well as clinical experience at various area health care facilities.

Admission requirements include an information session, satisfactory scores on pre-entrance assessment testing, a GPA of at least 2.5 in prerequisite courses and a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or better on any college course work completed. Applications are ranked by (1) GPA on the 3 prerequisites courses, (2) total number of required support courses, (3) GPA on required support courses, and (4) program information session attendance date.

PREREQUISITES

SEMESTER I

SEMESTER II

SEMESTER III

SEMESTER IV