LPN to RN Mobility Option

At a Glance

The LPN to RN Mobility option provides opportunities for Licensed Practical Nurses to obtain an Associate in Applied Science Degree. Upon completion of the LPN to RN Mobility Program, the graduate may be eligible to take the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses.

Once applicants are admitted into NUR 211, the program may be completed in two semesters. Prior credit for all the general education courses does not shorten the length of the curriculum due to the required sequencing of nursing courses.

Based upon faculty and clinical site availability, Licensed Practical Nurses may be admitted to the LPN to RN Mobility option if all requirements for admission have been met. Students accepted into the mobility option will enter the existing cohort and have class with the traditional nursing students. The same policies and procedures will be effective for all nursing students. (Refer to previous information contained with the Nursing Program section of the College Catalog & Student Handbook.)

NUR 209 is a prerequisite to the program unless the applicant graduated from the Alabama Community College System One Plus One Curriculum within one (1) year of the current nursing application deadline. All Mobility students will begin in the fall term.

Admission Requirements

Requirements for admission into the LPN to RN Mobility option are as follows:

1. Completion of all the admission requirements by February 1.
2. Submission of verification of an unencumbered Alabama LPN license (licensure by waiver not accepted)
3. Official transcript documenting graduation from an approved practical nursing program.
4. Completion of the prerequisite courses (BIO 201, BIO 202, ENG 101, MTH110, PSY 210, SPH 106 or 107) with grades of “C” or better.
5. Complete the ATI Launch: Nursing Academic Readiness program prior to the start of NUR 112 or NUR 209 (information provided after admission to the program).

Licensed Practical Nurses who meet the criteria for admission can enter the Associate Degree Nursing Program at Central Alabama Community College as a part of the traditional program or as part of the LPN to RN Mobility Option. If a LPN enters the traditional program and then decides to apply for the LPN to RN Mobility option, the student must successfully complete the nursing course(s) enrolled in or withdraw passing from the nursing course(s) in order to be eligible to enter the LPN to RN Mobility option. A LPN who is unsuccessful in a traditional nursing course(s) will not be eligible to enter the LPN to RN Mobility option until successful completion of the nursing course(s) occurs.

LPN to RN Mobility students are subject to the same progression requirements as students enrolled in the traditional option. Refer to the previous section on Progression Policy.