LPN to RN Options Program

Admission Requirements for all 3 options listed below:

• Diploma/GED
• Current LPN License
• Algebra course (high school, grade C- or better)
• Application
• Application Fee
• Essay
• 3 Letters of Reference - employer and academic professors preferred

Option 1
This option is for the applicant who has a current LPN License but has not completed any college courses

• No Validation Testing Required
• Curriculum:
  • 10 general ed courses
  • 4 nursing courses - both theory and clinical components in all nursing courses
• Length of Study:
  • 2-years full-time or 3 years part-time

Option 2 - Advanced Placement
This option is for the applicant who has a current LPN License and has completed the first three general ed courses in the Lawrence Memorial/Regis College curriculum

• Completion of the following three program approved college courses. (Final grade of C- (1.7) or better is required)
  • Anatomy & Physiology I/Lab
  • Microbiology/Lab
  • Introduction to Psychology
• Required Validation Testing
  • NU 101 Foundations of Nursing Practice course final exam
  • Simulated Clinical Lab
• Curriculum:
  • 7 general ed courses
  • 3 nursing courses - both theory and clinical components in all nursing courses
• Length of Study:
  • 1 1/2 years full-time or 2 1/2 years part-time

Option 3 - LPN to RN Fast Track
This option is for the applicant who has a current LPN License and has completed the first five general ed courses in the Lawrence Memorial/Regis College curriculum

• Completion of the following five program approved college courses. (Final grade of C- (1.7) or better is required)
  • Anatomy & Physiology I/Lab
  • Anatomy & Physiology II/Lab
  • Microbiology/Lab
  • Introduction to Psychology
  • Introduction to Human Development
• Required Validation Testing
  • NU 101 Foundations of Nursing Practice course final exam
  • NU 102 Adult Nursing Practice course final exam
  • Simulated Clinical Lab
• Curriculum:
  • 5 general ed courses
  • 2 nursing courses - both theory and clinical components in all nursing courses
• Length of Study:
  • 1 year full-time or 1 1/2 years part-time

Sepcial LPN Information Sessions are held on the Medford campus for LPNs interested in learning about enrollment options available to LPNs.