Nursing (ADN)

Associate in Health Science
LPN to ADN Option Career Path
Credit Requirements: 71 Semester Credit Hours
Students entering Spring Semester

Applicants who are Licensed Practical Nurses from another program or who have been out of TTC’s PN program two or more years are eligible to be considered for admission to the LPN-to-ADN Option. Students in this option will be required to complete a transition course with a grade of C or better before entering the third program level Nursing courses. Note: Spring and Summer include non-nursing courses only. These courses are prerequisites for Transition Nursing (NUR 201) and must be completed prior to enrolling in NUR 201. If you have completed these non-nursing courses, you may enroll in NUR 201 and follow the sequence of courses for LPN-AND students entering Fall, beginning with the second semester.

Applicants who have graduated from TTC’s PN program less than two years before application must meet Associate Degree Admission Requirements. These students are not required to take the transition course.

Admission Requirements
In addition to meeting the Program Specific Admission Requirements below, applicants must also meet the General Admission Requirements and General Nursing Program Admission Requirements.

Specific Admission Requirements
1. Meet ONE of the following four admission options.

1. Hold an associate degree or baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited school.
   OR 
2. Achieve the required minimum scores on the SAT (Verbal 400 and Math 400 if taken before April 1, 1995; Verbal 480 and Math 440 if taken on or after April 1, 1995), or ACT English component score of 19 and math component of 18. Students who have not taken either the SAT or the ACT, or who have taken one of the tests but do not meet the minimum test requirements, must take TTC’s placement test and achieve one of the following:
   

   COLLEGE PLACEMENT TEST (CPT):
   RDG–75 SS–93      ARIT–61   EALG–50

   COMPASS:
   READ–86                WRTG–75           ALG–45

   ASSET:
   READ–45                WRTG–45           NUSK–39        EALG–48

   OR
3. Complete the Developmental Studies and bridge courses and the Pre-Nursing Certificate with a grade of C or better in each course and a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5. No more than 50 percent of the total number of courses required for the Pre-Nursing Certificate may be repeated, and no one course may be repeated more than once to meet this admission requirement.
   OR
4. Transfer college-level English/math courses to TTC and complete the Pre-Nursing Certificate with a grade of C or better in each course and a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5. No more than 50 percent of the total number of courses required for the Pre-Nursing Certificate may be repeated, and no required course may be repeated more than once to meet this admission requirement.

2. Provide proof of graduation from a practical nursing program by submitting official transcripts.

3. Provide proof of current S.C. licensure as a practical nurse. Submit with Statement of Completion.

4. LPNs from another program or who have been out of TTC’s PN program for two years or more must provide proof (letter from employer) of a minimum of 960 hours (equivalent to six months full-time) employment as a LPN providing direct patient care to adult medical/surgical patients in a hospital or nursing home within three years prior to admission to the program. Work experience must include demonstrated competencies required by the program.

Recommended Sequence of Courses