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PN to RN Transition

PN to RN Transition Course

Entering the AD Program

For progression into our Associate Degree program, students must apply for, and be granted, admission. Official transcripts are required as part of the application. Students who apply for advanced placement are not automatially admitted. 

Students licensed as a Practical Nurse have two options for entry:
  • Start our program in NSG I
  • Be admitted as an Advanced Placed LPN into NSG II, Medical Surgical Nursing 
 
Students admitted to NSG II will be required to attend the Bridge Program prior to the start of school, which will review the following: fundamental nursing care, physical assessment, glucometer use, medication administration, PPE Donning and Doffing, clean dressing changes, documentation, basic dosage calculation, and nursing process. Students are expected to be proficient in these skills to enter Nursing 2. Students have 24-hour access to the lab for practice once attending the Bridge Program. 

Prerequisites

The courses below must be completed, with a grade of C or better, before an applicant may be placed in the second year of our programs. These courses, along with other non-nursing courses in our curriculum, may be taken concurrently with the Transition Course.

  • Anatomy and Physiology I and II (must have been taken within the last 5 years);
  • English Composition I; and
  • General and Developmental Psychology.

All students must take at least 20 nursing credits at our school. For more information about the PN to RN Transition Course, please call St. Peter's Hospital College of Nursing at 518-525-6850.

Paying for Your Course

Click here for information on paying for your PN to RN Transition Course.