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LVN TO ADN NURSING TRANSITION
Students must be currently a licensed vocational nurse to be eligible for the program. The TVCC ADN
program is fully accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (3343 Peachtree Rd.,
NE, Suite 850, Atlanta, GA 30326, 404-975-5000).
The deadline for completing all pre-admission testing requirements and for submitting the on-line
application is December 1
st
. Applicants will have until January 31
st
to submit fall semester transcripts.
There is a selection process for this program. It is the student’s responsibility to read the current brochure
at www.tvcc.edu/health-science-center . ) ***There are two pathways for selection into the ADN program:
the ADN Pathway and the RN-to-BSN Pathway. See the brochure for how points are earned for each
pathway. To earn additional points for selection into the RN-to-BSN Pathway, students should take listed
prerequisites for the BSN degree. (See counselors for further information.)
GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES *
Semester Hours
BIOL 2401
Human Anatomy and Physiology....................................................................................................4
BIOL 2402
Human Anatomy and Physiology....................................................................................................4
BIOL 2420
Microbiology............................................................................................................................................4
PSYC 2314
Human Growth and Development (Life Span)..........................................................................3
PSYC 2301
General Psychology...............................................................................................................................3
ENGL 1301
Composition and Rhetoric .................................................................................................................3
Humanities or Visual and Performing Arts ................................................................................3
Vocational Nursing Electives ......................................................................................................... 12
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(If the student does not have college credit for VN courses, he/she can obtain credit through advanced
placement options.)
SOPHOMORE YEAR
Summer Session
RNSG 1128
Introduction to Health Care Concepts ..........................................................................................1
RNSG 1118
Professional Nursing Competencies..............................................................................................1
RNSG 1324
Concept-based Transition to Professional Nursing ................................................................3
RNSG 1163
Transitional Clinical LVN....................................................................................................................1
Remaining general education courses (if needed - see list) ....................................................................................(3-6)
6 (9-12)
First Semester
RNSG 1538
Health Care Concepts III .....................................................................................................................5
RNSG 1137
Professional Nursing Concepts III ..................................................................................................1
RNSG 2363
Clinical IIIA ...............................................................................................................................................3
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Second Semester
RNSG 2539
Health Care Concepts IV .....................................................................................................................5
RNSG 2138
Professional Nursing Concepts IV ..................................................................................................1
RNSG 2360
Clinical IV ..................................................................................................................................................3
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Total Semester Hours .............................................................................................................................60
*This program is not designed for transfer.
** Seven of the eight general education courses (including BIOL 2401 & 2402 and PSYC 2301) are
prerequisites to RNSG 1324 unless all sciences are complete and then 6 of the 8 are prerequisites.
