| LPN Pathway Sequence |
| A Nursing A.A. Degree Program (Transfer) |
| APPLICATION CODE 08C |
| For curriculum information, contact the Health Sciences Division— |
| Room ST-149—443-518-1560. |
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| The LPN Pathway Sequence is an option for advanced standing in the Associate of Arts degree program in nursing for those licensed practical nurses who meet specified criteria. Most general education coursework must be completed prior to entry into a summer transition course. Students apply to participate in learning activities in the day or evening/weekend sections of the program. The program is approved by the Maryland Board of Nursing, 4140 Patterson Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21215, 410-764-5124, and accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission, 3343 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 850, Atlanta, GA 30326, 404-975-5000. Graduates who successfully complete the courses of this program and receive a passing score on the exit examination are eligible to be considered by the Maryland Board of Nursing to write the National Council Licensing Examination for Registered Nurse licensure. By law, the Maryland Board of Nursing may deny admission to sit for licensure for a variety of reasons. These include conviction of a misdemeanor or felony, if the offense bears directly on the fitness of the person to practice nursing. |
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| GENERAL EDUCATION CORE | Credits |
| Students enrolled in transfer programs must take a |
| minimum of 30 credits in General Education. Each student’s |
| total of general education and required courses must equal |
| at least 60 semester hours of credit. |
| Composition | ENGL-121 College Composition | 3 |
| Humanities, Arts & |
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| Literature1 | Humanities Core Course (see p. 62) |
| Arts Core Course (see p. 62) |
| Literature Core Course (see p. 61) | 6 |
| Social Science | SOCI-101 Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| PSYC-101 General Psychology | 1-3 |
| Science | BIOL-107 Fundamentals of Microbiology* | 4 |
| BIOL-203 Anatomy and Physiology I* | 4 |
| CHEM-103 Fundamentals of General Chemistry* | 4 |
| Mathematics | MATH-122, 138 or higher | 3-5 |
| Interdisciplinary | HMDV-200 Life Span Development | 3 |
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| REQUIRED COURSES RELATED TO MAJOR |
| BIOL-204 | Anatomy and Physiology II | 4 |
| NURS-103 | Transition Into Nursing II | 6 |
| NURS-230 | Trends in Nursing | 1 |
| NURS-234 | Family Centered Nursing II | 4 |
| NURS-235 | Nursing Care of Patients in Community and |
| Mental Health Settings | 4 |
| NURS-240 | Medical-Surgical Nursing II | 8 |
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| 1 One Core Course must be taken in two of the following Core areas: Humanities Core Course, Arts Core Course and Literature Core Course. |
| *Anatomy and Physiology prerequisite courses must be completed within five years prior to admission to the first nursing course. If course work exceeds the five year limit, a student may take an exam(s) to demonstrate competence or repeat the course(s). BIOL-107 and CHEM-103 (prerequisite courses) must be completed within ten years prior to admission to the first nursing course. |
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| NURS-122 or NURS-123, NURS-134, NURS-135 credit for LPN education and experience may be gained through examination and successful completion of NURS-103. Please contact the office of Admissions and Advising for information regarding admission requirements. |
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| Graduates of an LPN program which has been validated for statewide LPN-ADN articulation will be granted transfer credit for NURS-122 or NURS-123, NURS-134, NURS-135 after successful completion of NURS-103. |
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| A grade of “C” or better is required in nursing, mathematics, and science courses. |
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| Admission requirements also include a minimum overall HCC GPA of 2.0 and successful completion of a nursing entrance exam. |
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| If considering transferring to a four-year institution, check the requirements of the receiving institution. |
