ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE in NURSING DEGREE

LVN TO RN CAREER MOBILITY PROGRAM

Total Program Units = 55 Units (plus 5 additional A.S. General Education)     

Program Prerequisites:

CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT LVN TO RN 30 UNIT OPTION

Note: Students choosing the LVN to RN 30 Unit Career Mobility Option Program are admitted on a space available basis only after all qualified Associate of Science Degree LVN to RN Upgrade applicants have been admitted.

ADN COURSE SEQUENCE REQUIREMENTS

All nursing courses must be taken in sequence as listed.  Only students admitted to the ADN program can take nursing courses.  All nursing courses have prerequisites.  Students are responsible for checking the school catalog for academic prerequisites prior to each nursing class. Students without required prerequisites are ineligible to enroll in the next semester’s sequence of nursing classes and will be dismissed from the ADN program.  (See Readmission Policy)  Courses listed in the College of the Redwoods Catalog to satisfy General Education and additional requirements may be taken at any time prior to or after admission to the program.

All courses in the curriculum pattern must be completed for the student to be eligible for the licensing exam as a graduate of the program.  All degree and certificate course requirements must be completed with a grade of C or higher to satisfy graduation requirements for the Associate of Science Degree in Nursing.

ADN-COURSE EQUIVALENCIES

Academic transfer credit is given for equivalent course work completed at other accredited colleges and universities.  For consideration of transfer credit official transcripts received in sealed envelopes must be sent to Enrollment Services.  Students should consult the Professional & Technical Program Counselor for evaluation of course equivalency.  The Director of Nursing and Health Occupations evaluates courses related to nursing for equivalencies.  In all cases students must provide a course description of the course being evaluated for transfer credit.

Licensed Vocational Nurses are considered to have the equivalent knowledge of Anatomy (Bio 6) and Nutrition (HO 15) in their basic LVN educational program.  Therefore, these courses are waived for the LVN with current licensure seeking the LVN to RN Upgrade Option.

PROGRAM COMMITTEES

The Associate Degree Nursing Program faculty and student representatives meet monthly in committee.

1.         Purpose

1. Planning, and coordination for the development, implementation, and evaluation of the program curriculum.
2. Review and revision of program philosophy, objectives and course content to be consistent with the growing, changing body of knowledge in the nursing profession.
3. Introduction and review of clinical experiences to achieve course and program objectives.
4. Review, revision and development of program policies, guidelines, program applications, etc.

2.         Membership

Program Committees are composed of the nursing faculty and student representatives from each class.  Student representatives are elected by each class at the beginning of the academic year to serve on the program committee.  At least one representative from each class is expected to attend every scheduled committee meeting.  The LVN and ASN Program Committees may be held at the same time.

If the representative cannot, for whatever reasons, fulfill these duties they may resign, and a new representative will be elected.

In the second year of the RN program an LVN to RN and Distance Learning representative is possible by student election.

3.         Responsibilities

Students elected to serve on the program committee receive meeting schedules and agendas.  Each student representative is responsible for bringing student concerns to the committee and reporting on committee work to their peers.

Input from students on issues is encouraged and solicited to help the program grow and develop to meet the changing needs of students, the nursing profession and the health care delivery system.