Licensed Practical Nursing Certificate to Associate Degree in Nursing, AS

Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) may challenge by examination first-semester nursing (NUR) courses. The first semester courses that may be challenged are NUR 111 and NUR 120. The LPN who meets all the College and Nursing admission requirements and passes the challenge exams will enter the second semester of the Associate Degree in Nursing Program.

Additional Admission Requirements

All interested applicants must meet/complete the following:

1. Application to the College.
2. Active, unencumbered Maryland LPN license.
3. Evidence of graduation from an approved LPN program.
4. All required developmental coursework (Math, Reading and Writing sequence).
5. All students must pass the BIO 101  Placement Exam.
6. Completion of BIO 202 , BIO 203 , and BIO 212 .
7. A grade of “C: or better must be achieved in all science courses. Science courses must not be older than ten years at the time the student takes his/her seat in the Nursing program. A science course can only be repeated once within a five year time frame.
8. All students must take the current Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS). The TEAS must be completed within one year of starting the Nursing program.
9. Completion of ENG 101 , PSY 101 , and PRE 100 .
10. Minimum G.P.A. of 2.5 or greater.
11. All students must meet the College’s computer literacy requirement.
12. All students must have resident BCCC courses (minimum of six credits)

    Suggested Sequence of Courses

    ** All BCCC students must meet the College’s Computer Literacy requirements in order to receive a degree or a certificate. All first-time, full- and part-time degree and certificate seeking students are required to complete the PRE 100   course within the first six credits.