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                         LPN/RN Bridge Program
                 2008-2009 Suggested Program of Study              

* Due to the amount of core/course hour requirements, students are encouraged to complete some of the
3rd Level Fall Semester core requirements Prior to acceptance in the LPN-RN Bridge Program*

First Level 
First Level 

Before entering NGCSU LPN/RN Program – a total of 31 NGCSU core curriculum hours are required to be completed.
The 6 remaining hours (A Fine Arts and a History or American Government class) may be completed along with ASN Nursing clinical courses.
Area A - Essential Skills
6 Semester Hours
    English 1101 English Composition I **
3
    Math    1101 or 1111   Mathematical Models **
3
Area B - Institutional Options  
4 Semester Hours 
    PSYC  1001    Foundation of Leadership
1
    FLAN   1002   Foreign Language
3
Area D - Science, Mathematics & Technology
3 Semester Hours 
    MATH 2400 or MATH 1113
3
Area E - Social Sciences ( 9 Semester Hours ) 
    Section 1 (2 courses)
    HIST 1112  (Required!) Survey World Civilization II
3 Semester Hours - required
    HIST  2111  Survey American History I  OR
    HIST  2112  Survey American History II OR
3hrs (choose any one of these 3 courses)
    POLS 1101  American Government
Area E - Electives          Section 2  (1 course)
Choose any 1 of the following 2 courses for a total of 3 hrs
    SOCI 1101  Introductory Sociology  
3
    PSYC 1101 Intro to Psychology
3
Area F
12 Semester Hours
    BIOL 2250 & 2251 Human Anatomy and Physiology I & II  (& Lab)**
8
    BIOL 2280 Med Micro: Infection/Immunity  **
4

Second Level - Summer Semester

Second Level - Summer Semester Semester Hours

Nursing 1090 Transitional Concepts **
5
Nursing 1020  Nutrition Therapy **
1
Nursing 1130  Pharmacology **
2

* 3rd Level Fall Semester *

3rd Level - Fall Semester  Semester Hours
2 Second year Nursing courses **
10

3rd Level Spring Semester 

3rd Level Spring Semester  Semester Hours
2 Second year Nursing courses
10

** Minimum grade of  a C required in these courses                   

 

Core Curriculum Requirements

Area A - Essential Skills
6 Semester Hours
English 1101 English Composition I **
3
Math  1101 or 1111  Mathematical Models **
3
 
Area B - Institutional Options  
4 Semester Hours 
PSYC  1001    Foundation of Leadership
1
FLAN   1002   Foreign Language
3
 
Area C - Humanities/fine Arts
3 Semester Hours 
PHIL  1001 - Introduction to Philosophy
3
MUSC         Music Appreciation
3
ART 2510    Art History Survey: Ancient to Medieval
3
ART 2520    Art History Survey: Renaissance to Modern
3
THEA 2500  Theatre Arts Appreciation
3
 
Area D - Science, Mathematics & Technology
3 Semester Hours 
MATH 2400 or MATH 1113
3
 
Area E - Social Sciences ( 9 Semester Hours ) 
    Section 1 (2 courses)
HIST 1112  (Required!) Survey World Civilization II
3 Semester Hours - required
HIST  2111  Survey American History I  OR
HIST  2112  Survey American History II OR
3hrs (choose any one of these 3 courses)
POLS 1101  American Government
 
Area E - Electives          Section 2  (1 course)
Choose any 1 of the following 2 courses for a total of 3 hrs
SOCI 1101  Introductory Sociology  
3
PSYC 1101 Intro to Psychology
3
 
Area F - Nursing Major
12 Semester Hours
BIOL 2250& 2251 Human Anatomy and Physiology I & II 
(& Lab)**
8
BIOL 2280 Med Micro: Infection/Immunity  **
4
 

*Courses in Nursing Science Nur 1100, 1110, 1020, 1130, 2110, 2130, 2140, 2160 = 33 Sem. Hrs.
** Credit for Nursing 1100 & Nursing 1110 will be granted if Nursing 1090, 1020, & 1130 are successfully completed as required.
** Must make a C, in these courses; Area A, D,  F  (Math 1101 or 1111 English 1101,
       Elementary Statistics 2400 or Pre-Calculus 1113 and Biology 2250, 2251 and 2280)

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