LPN to RN

Name:________________________ Date:________________

Getting started: Check each of the following as they are completed.

Check one of the following categories:

I am:

€ an LPN with an active, unencumbered Maryland license or Compact State license (VA, WV,…)

€ an US military corpsman with direct, in-hospital, patient care experience.

€ Other: Describe your nursing experience.

You have identified yourself as a LPN or military corpsman who would like to enter the Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) program. You have two options in our nursing program. (You must select one route.)

€ Generic RN route (Routine selective admission with no advanced placement in NU courses)

€ LPN – RN route (Possible NU credit for prior nursing experience)

If you have taken college courses:

ð Submit a Montgomery College application and registration fee to the admissions office. Declare your major a “Pre-Nursing”

ð Pick up a College Catalog

ð Submit all official transcripts to the admissions office. If transcripts are from a foreign country, they must be evaluated by an evaluation service. Packets for this are available in the admissions office.

ð Make an appointment with an admissions counselor at Student Services to discuss goals and arrange for placement exams in English, math, and reading if necessary.

ð Take applicable placement exams.

ð Be eligible for: ð EN 101

ð MA 110

ð Complete or receive transfer credit for: ð BI 204

ð PY 102

ð Priority will be given to students who have completed BI 204/205, EN 102, and

MA 110 or higher.

ð Have a GPA of 2.5 or better in most recent 24 credits.

ð After completing the above steps, submit your Health Science application with the necessary documentation to the admissions office in the Student Services.

(The necessary documentation is listed below.)

LPN:

ð Submit a written recommendation from your current supervisor. Be sure it includes verification of employment in the role of LPN for 1 year fulltime or 2 years part-time at a hospital or long term care facility.

ð Submit your Maryland or Compact State LPN license.

Military Medics: Military Medics with at least one year of in-hospital experience will be

evaluated on a case by case basis.

ð Submit documented past or present status of a “Navy Corpsman” or as an “Army 91WM6” or “USAF 4NO” skill identifier.

ð Submit documentation of other required experiences such as administration of medication, documentation of patient care, experiences with use of medical and surgical asepsis and maintaining safety in patient care.

ð Provide certificates of completion and course outlines as required by the Nursing Department evaluator.

ð Take the Excelsior College Exam #403 Fundamentals of Nursing, 8 lower-level credit examination and receive a grade of “C” or better the first time it is attempted. [www.excelsior.edu]

ð Submit your original Excelsior Exam Certificate of Completion with your application for admission.