LPN to ADN Articulation Plan

The purpose of the LPN to ADN Articulation Plan is to facilitate the educational progression of LPNs through the Associate of Science in Nursing program. Articulation recognizes a common core of knowledge and psychomotor skills existent within each nursing program. The LPN to ADN Articulation Plan is a cooperative effort between St. Joseph Hospital and Augusta State University in response to the increased community needs for registered nurses.

The Articulation Plan provides qualified LPNs a summer LPN Transition Course (NURS 1103) of 6 credits that allows the LPN to exempt the first two semesters of the nursing program (NURS 1101 and NURS 1102). Students who successfully pass the transition course, and the Regents Examination in reading and writing will progress into the second year of Augusta State University’s nursing program.

Who Is Eligible?

1. LPNs within three years of graduation from their practical nursing program with a current unrestricted Practical Nurse License in the State of Georgia are eligible without testing.

2. LPNs within 3-5 years of graduation from their practical nursing program with a current unrestricted Practical Nurse License in the State of Georgia are eligible without testing. They must have a minimum of 1000 hours of clinical practice approved by the Augusta State University Department of Nursing faculty within the year prior to application to be eligible.

3. LPNs beyond 5 years must meet the licensure and practice requirements as above and pass examinations in Foundations of Nursing Practice, Medical Surgical Nursing and Maternal Child Nursing to be eligible.

All eligible LPNs are expected to meet the following requirements:

n Must be accepted for admission to Augusta State University.

n Must meet with nursing advisor.

n Must have an adjusted Nursing Grade Point Average (NGPA) of at least 2.5 at the end of Spring semester of the academic year of application. The Nursing GPA is computed from grades of core courses required for the nursing program using the most recent attempt of a repeated course. An applicant may have no more than one repeat of each core course required for the nursing program.

n Students with ASU records must have an institutional GPA of 2.0 and nursing GPA of 2.5 at the end of Spring Semester of the academic year of application.

n If a transfer student, courses transferred for nursing core must meet NGPA requirements of 2.5 and transfer GPA must be at least 2.0.

n Must submit application for admission to the Department of Nursing.

Core Area A:

*English Composition I (ENGL 1101) 3 cr.
*English Composition II (ENGL 1102) 3 cr.
*College Algebra (MATH 1111) 3 cr.

Core Area B:

Intro. to Communication (COMS 1010) 2 cr.

Core Area E:

U.S. History (HIST 2111 or 2112) 3 cr.
American Government (POLS 1101) 3 cr.

Core Area F

*Anatomy/Physiology I (BIOL 2111) 4 cr.
*Anatomy/Physiology II (BIOL 2112) 4 cr.
*Intro. to Human Devel. (PSYC 2103) 3 cr.
*Microbiology (BIOL 3110) 4 cr.

*(Grade of “C” or better required)

Major Concentration: 25 cr.

Grade of “C” or better required in all courses

NURS1103 LPN Transition 6

NURS2201 Nursing Care Across the Life Span II 10

NURS2202 Nursing Care Across the Life Span III 8

NURS2203 Nursing Issues and Trends 1

Unsatisfactory completion of NURS 1103 will not allow progression to the second year of nursing courses. The student will not be eligible to reenter NURS 1103. The student may apply for admission to the nursing sequence. If the LPN passed the examination for Foundations of Nursing, credit by examination may be received for NURS 1101. Please see ASU Catalog for Credit by Examination.

LPN Transition Course Description: *NURS 1103

This course builds on assessment of prior knowledge and competencies of qualified LPNs and facilitates advance placement into the second year of the associate of science in nursing program. The course provides introduction to the roles of the associate degree nurse. Emphasis is on critical thinking skills, communication, health assessment, test taking strategies, and application of the nursing process across the lifespan to patients experiencing common physiological alterations in functional health patterns and the special needs of child-bearing families at risk. Students are expected to perform psychomotor and interpersonal skills with selected patients experiencing common physiological alterations and childbearing families at risk. Progression to the next nursing course (NURS2201) will require successful passing of the Regent’s Reading and Writing Examination. Prerequisites: *ENGL 1101, 1102; *MATH 1111; COMS 1010; HIST 2111 OR 2112; POLS 1101; *BIOL 2111, 2112; *PSYC 2103 (*Grade of “C” or better required).

HOW TO APPLY

To apply for admission to Augusta State University, contact the Admissions Office located in the Benet House (737-1632) to request an application form or obtain an application at www.aug.edu/admissions. Neither admission to the University nor taking courses required for nursing implies that the student will be accepted into the nursing program. Availability of space and resources will determine the number of students accepted.