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College Catalog 2019-2020 
    
College Catalog 2019-2020 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Nursing, A.A.S.


Total degree hours: 71.5

Admission Criteria:


Basic Skills Assessment


Students must meet math placement scores that would allow them into the MAT 120 level course or have completed MAT 050 or higher with a C or better. See https://lamarcc.edu/admission/placement-testing/ for cut scores.

Note:


All BIO prefixed courses must be completed within 7 years prior to entry. Acceptance into the Nursing Program is contingent upon attaining a minimum grade of “C” for each prerequisite courses and a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or above in prerequisite courses.

General Education: (15 credits)


Prerequisites:


Required Courses: (56.5 credits)


First Year:


Optional: (4 credits)


  • Credits: 4(2-2)
  •      This course is required only for students who desire to sit for the National Council Licensure Exam (NCLEX-PN) to obtain licensure as a practical nurse.  All pre-requisite and first year course work must be completed prir to application for PN licensure. 

Second Year:


Other:


  • Credits: 4 (2-2)
  •      Licensed Practical Nurses and students who exited the first year of a nursing program who did not complete NUR 150 or an equivalent course, must complete this course prior to entry into the second year of the nursing program.