LVN to RN

Before you apply to the EVC Nursing program, you need to verify that the coursework that you have completed will satisfy our course prerequisite requirements. If your coursework is not verified for prerequisite equivalency, you will not be credited for completing the prerequisite requirements. How to verify the equivalency of your coursework is outlined below.

If you took the courses specified above at EVC or SJCC your courses satisfy the prerequisite requirement. No further action is required. 

A score of '3' in high school Advanced Placement [AP] coursework is acceptable for the below courses.

Please note that no other AP coursework will satisfy Nursing prerequisite requirements or will earn multicriteria points. 

If you took your prerequisite coursework at any other California community college or California university, check the Course Equivalency Chart for your college and the courses you took. If your college is listed on the chart and the courses that you took are identified as equivalents of the Nursing prerequisites then your coursework satisfies the prerequisite requirements and no further action is required. 

If you completed prerequisite coursework at a university or at a community college not found on the Course Equivalency Chart then you will need to:

(1) Review and complete a Course Substitution Petition. You will need to fill out one petition for each course that you need verified for equivalency. 

(2) Locate syllabi from the courses that need to be verified for equivalency. Make sure to get the syllabus from the exact course you took, in the same term that you took it.  Attach the syllabus along with an unofficial transcript(s) showing completion of the courses in question.

(3) Submit the course substitution petition(s) with the attached syllabi and unofficial transcripts to the appropriate EVC Academic Division. Review the Course Substitution Petition Submission Guide to direct you on where to submit course substitution petitions.

After submitting your course substitution petitions to the appropriate department, you will receive an email with either an approved or declined Course Substitution Petition. If you receive an approved Course Substitution petition, make sure to upload it along with your transcripts when you apply to the Nursing Program. If you do not upload your approved course substitution petition(s) on your application, you will not receive credit for the coursework!

Please make sure that you have your prerequisite course equivalencies verified well before the application deadline, as the process is often takes a few weeks or more. If your petition is taking a long time to get approved, you may check in with the parties that you submitted the petition to. The Nursing department can not assist you with petitions sent to other departments. 

Please note that all of the above equivalency determination policy applies not only to course prerequisites but also to courses that you can gain multicriteria points for on your application. For General Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Oral Communications and Statistics, check the Course Equivalency chart. 

For Pharmacology and Pathophysiology coursework, if you one of or both the courses at EVC, they will be accepted. If you took one of or both of them at another college you will need to fill out a Course Substitution Petition for each course.

Approved course substitutions do not guarantee admission into the nursing program, only for admission consideration.

Note one legacy equivalency: If you received an course equivalency approval on the TES database, please indicate on your application that your course was approved on TES. Please note that although we will accept courses approved on TES, TES is no longer used for approving course-to-course equivalency.

• Admission process overview: Once you apply to the LVN-RN Bridge program your application will be screened for meeting the minimum requirements. If your application meets the minimum requirements you will be invited to take the Nursing Challenge Exam. If you pass the exam, you will be invited to take the Test for Essential Academic Skills (TEAS) if you have not taken it already. If you pass the TEAS, you will be placed on a waitlist for entry into the Nursing program.
• The Nursing Challenge Exam: This exam is based off of material from the EVC Nursing Fundamentals course. You can learn more about the topics covered by consulting the reading list and syllabus for that course. You can prepare for this exam by reviewing the topics found in the reading list and syllabus in your Nursing Fundamentals textbook from your LVN program. The Nursing Challenge Exam typically will be given in early April, you will be notified by email.  You will be required to bring your California LVN License and Photo ID to take this exam, if you fail to bring these, you will not be allowed to take the exam. After you complete the exam, you will be notified of your pass/fail status via email.
• TEAS: Once you pass the Challenge Exam you will be asked to take the TEAS test if you haven't passed it already. (Please visit www.atitesting.com to access more information on the TEAS process and study material). A score of 62% or higher constitutes a passing score. Please note that we require applicants to pass the TEAS version 7, so if you have earned a passing score on the version 6 or before, you will need to retest.
• Waitlist: If you pass the TEAS test, you will then be placed on the waitlist for entry into the EVC Nursing program. Waitlisted students will be placed as space becomes available in the Nursing program. Applicants that get placed are usually placed in the third semester of our four semester program. 

In addition to our regular LVN to RN Bridge program, EVC Nursing also offers a '30-Unit Option' for Licensed Vocational Nurses seeking to become Registered Nurses. The application and selection process for the 30-Unit Option is the same as the LVN-RN application process outlined above: an applicant who meet the minimum requirements will be invited to take the Nursing Challenge Exam;  if the applicant that passes, they will be invited to take the TEAS; if the applicant passes, they will be placed on a waitlist for entry into the EVC Nursing program. 

Program Details

Prerequisites
BIOL 072 Human Physiology 5.0
BIOL 074 General Microbiology 5.0
(Note that the 30-Unit option does not require English ENGL C1000 (formerly ENGL 001A) or Human Anatomy)

Nursing Major Courses
NURS 012- 2.0 Units
NURS 013- 9.0
NURS 014A- 3.0
NURS014B- 6.0

Unit Breakdown
Prerequisite Course 10
Nursing Major Courses 20
Total Units 30.0

Following completion of the 30-Unit Option, LVNs are Eligible to apply to take the NCLEX-RN. But please note that completing the 30-Unit Option does not constitute graduation from the Nursing Program. In addition, completing the 30-Unit Option may limit the ability to gain licensure endorsement in other states or impact employment mobility in some health care institutions.

How to apply for the 30-Unit Option

Prospective students interested in the 30-unit option can apply using the LVN to RN Bridge application. Please indicate your interest in the 30-Unit Option on your application to differentiate yourself.

Important note

• Transcripts are only accepted during the application window.
• Transcripts must be send to the Nursing Department, not to Admissions and Records.

See the transcript submission requirements below for more information.

Transcript submission requirements

• Unofficial academic transcripts: all applicants must upload copies of their unofficial transcripts to the online application.
• Unofficial ATI TEAS report: all applicants must upload a copy of your unofficial ATI TEAS report to the online application. (You can generate an unofficial report on the ATI website.)
• Official academic transcripts: all applicants must send official transcripts to the EVC Nursing office for all coursework except for coursework completed at either Evergreen Valley College or San Jose City College. You do not need to submit official transcripts for coursework at those two colleges; your unofficial EVC and/or SJCC transcripts will suffice.  Official transcripts are required for coursework from all other colleges.
  
  • YOU MUST SUBMIT YOUR OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS DURING THE APPLICATION WINDOW. Any transcripts submitted outside of this application window will not be processed and can lead to an incomplete application.
  • You must submit ALL transcripts from all colleges where Human Anatomy, Human Physiology, General Microbiology and English 1A were taken. This includes repeated coursework.
  • If you are claiming points on the multicriteria scoring rubric for completion of Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Oral Communications, Math (Statistics), Pharmacology or Pathophysiology, you need to submit transcripts that show the completion of that coursework as well. Otherwise, you will not be credited for completion of those courses.

  • Options for sending official transcripts

    • E-transcripts: Official e-transcripts must be sent to evcnursing@evc.edu - DO NOT SEND TRANSCRIPTS TO ADMISSIONS & RECORDS, we will not receive them. In order for e-transcripts to count as official, they must be directly from the college or third-party transcript service (e.g. Parchment) to the evcnursing@evc.edu email address. If you request an official transcript to your own email address and then send email the Nursing office a copy, your transcripts will not count as official transcripts. 

    • Paper drop off: You mad drop off official paper transcripts to the EVC Nursing Office, Sequoia building (room, S-207) during business hours. Paper transcripts must be unopened in order to count as official transcripts. 

    • Mail: must be received during the application window. Send to:
          Evergreen Valley College Nursing
          Attn: Austin Hunter
          3095 Yerba Buena Road
          San Jose, CA  95135
      DO NOT SEND TRANSCRIPTS TO ADMISSIONS & RECORDS, we will not receive them.
      Paper transcripts must be unopened in order to count as official transcripts.

  • Please note that EVC Nursing is not accountable for any mailed transcripts or e-transcripts that failed to be successfully submitted to the nursing office on-time (ex. transcripts lost in mail or transcripts failed to be submitted by your institution on-time).
  • EVC Nursing is not liable for any applicants' transcripts that were not received during the application deadline. The applicant is fully responsible of submitting official transcripts on-time.