LPN to RN Program
Associate in Applied Science Program Degree Map (AAS)
This Degree Map is a semester-by-semester sample course planning guide to help students complete the degree requirements within eighteen months.
- As of September 2021, Helene Fuld College of Nursing AAS program began offering semester credit courses to all NEW incoming students, ALL re-entering students, and All transitioning students who failed during the quarter program.
- The AAS program consists of four semesters that are fifteen weeks long.
ACADEMIC PROGRESSION AND COURSE FAILURE POLICY
| Pre-Entrance – May & October | ||
|---|---|---|
| Term & Course Number | Title | Grade |
| SCI 101 | Selected Topics in Chemistry & Mathematics | Pass/Fail |
| NUR 121 | Clinical Nursing Skills | Pass/Fail |
| AAS Semester Curriculum Plan | ||
|---|---|---|
| Term & Course Number | Title | Semester Credits |
| Semester I – September & January | ||
| NUR 221 | Medical Surgical Nursing I | 6 |
| BEH 231 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| SCI 201 | Anatomy & Physiology I | 4 |
| Total Semester Credits | 13 | |
| Semester II – January & April | ||
| NUR 222 | Psychiatric-Community Mental Health Nursing | 5 |
| BEH 232 | Human Development | 3 |
| ENG 281 | English I | 3 |
| SCI 202 | Anatomy & Physiology II | 4 |
| Total Semester Credits | 15 | |
| Semester III – April & September | ||
| NUR 223 | Parent-Child Health Nursing | 6 |
| BEH 233 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| ENG 282 | English II | 3 |
| Total Semester Credits | 12 | |
| Semester IV – September & January | ||
| NUR 224 | Medical-Surgical Nursing II | 6 |
| NUR 225 | Professional Foundations | 3 |
| SCI 204 | Microbiology | 3 |
| Total Semester Credits | 12 | |
| TOTAL PROGRAM | 52 | |
| ADVANCE CREDIT | 18 | |
| TOTAL CREDITS FOR AAS DEGREE | 70 | |
| AAS Quaters Curriculum Plan | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qtr. Cr. | Lect. Sess. | Clin./Lab. Sess. | Total Sess./Wk. | |||
| Pre-Entrance—Nov., Jan. Apr., Aug. | ||||||
| SCI 101 | Selected Topics in Chemistry & Mathematics | 4.5 | 3 | 0 | (3) | |
| NUR 121 | Clinical Nursing Skills | 1.5 | 0 | 4 | (4) | |
| Quarter I—November & April | ||||||
| SCI 201 | Anatomy & Physiology I | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||
| NUR 221 | Medical-Surgical Nursing I | 9 | 4 | 6 | ||
| BEH 231 | Introduction to Psychology | 4.5 | 3 | 0 | ||
| ENG 281 | English I | 4.5 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 21.0 | 11 | 8 | (19) | |||
| Quarter II—January & August | ||||||
| SCI 202 | Anatomy & Physiology II | 4.5 | 2 | 2 | ||
| NUR 222 | Psychiatric-Community Mental Health Nursing | 7.5 | 3 | 6 | ||
| BEH 232 | Human Development | 4.5 | 3 | 0 | ||
| ENG 282 | English II | 4.5 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 21.0 | 11 | 8 | (19) | |||
| Quarter III—April & November | ||||||
| SCI 203 | Anatomy & Physiology III | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||
| NUR 223 | Parent-Child Health Nursing | 9 | 4 | 6 | ||
| BEH 233 | Introduction to Sociology | 4.5 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 16.5 | 8 | 8 | (16) | |||
| Quarter IV—August & January | ||||||
| SCI 204 | Microbiology | 4.5 | 2 | 2 | ||
| NUR 224 | Medical-Surgical Nursing II | 7.5 | 3 | 6 | ||
| NUR 225 | Professional Foundations | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 15.0 | 7 | 8 | (15) | |||
| TOTAL PROGRAM | 79.5 | |||||
| Advance Credit ** * | 27 | |||||
| Credit for AAS Degree | 106.5 | |||||
| Total Credits for AAS Nursing | 106.5 | (64.5 Nursing, 42 Non-Nursing) | ||||