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Eligibility Criteria for Advanced Placement LVNs

Advanced Placement

Students with previous nursing education may apply for advanced placement. This includes both students who are transferring from other state approved pre-licensure Nursing Programs and California Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs).  After potential advanced placement students complete the form, “Request for Advanced Placement in Nursing,” they meet with a Nursing Counselor and then the Dean of Nursing and Allied Health in order to determine optimum placement.
Students transferring from other nursing programs who request advanced placement must meet all eligibility criteria for the Nursing Program.   These students must also have a qualifying score on diagnostic assessment testing.  Advanced placement students must meet all nursing major requirements and general education requirements in order to receive the Associate of Science Degree in Nursing. Advanced placement students are admitted on a space available basis only.

LVN to RN Bridge Program

LVNs are eligible for advanced placement into the Nursing Program either as generic students or 30-Unit Option students. (See following section.) LVNs are admitted on a space available basis only for enrollment in the third semester (NURS003).  LVNs who request advanced placement as generic students must meet all eligibility criteria for the Nursing Program.  In addition they must complete nursing placement tests. The results of these tests aid in the space available selection of LVNs.  LVNs must also have a qualifying score on diagnostic assessment testing. LVNs admitted to the program are expected to complete with a “C” or higher the “Role Transition” Course (NURS 005). LVNs admitted as generic students must meet all nursing major requirements and general education requirements in order to receive the Associate of Science Degree in Nursing. 
For more information contact the Nursing Program Office at (408) 270-6448 (Sequoia 207).  

30-Unit Option for LVNs

Eligibility Criteria

A 30-Unit Option is available for California LVNs that fulfills the California State Board of Registered Nursing requirements.  (See Section 1429 of Title 16 – California Code of Regulations Nurse Practice Act.) Courses in the 30-Unit Option are completed in addition to the courses required for Vocational Nurse Licensure. Section 1429 provides that no more than thirty (30) semester units in nursing and related science subjects can be required. The nursing courses include content on nursing interventions in acute, preventive, remedial, supportive, rehabilitative and teaching aspects of nursing.  These courses focus on the following areas: Advanced Medical-Surgical Nursing, Mental Health Nursing, Geriatric Nursing, and Professional Issues, Management and Leadership.  30-Unit Option LVNs must also successfully complete the “Role Transition” Course (NURS 005) and have a qualifying score on diagnostic assessment testing. LVNs choosing the 30-Unit Option are not required to meet course recency requirements or to complete college placement testing.  Following completion of the designated ten (10) units of Human Physiology and General Microbiology, LVNs apply to complete the remaining twenty (20) units in the Nursing Program. LVNs completing the 30-Unit Option must complete Physiology and Microbiology with at least a grade of “C” or higher. The nursing courses also must be completed with at least a grade of “C” or higher in order to progress to the next course.  In addition, LVNs must earn at least a grade of “C” in each course in the fourth semester in order to meet the requirements for the 30-Unit Option. LVNs choosing the 30-Unit Option must complete a form stating this intention prior to commencing coursework. 30-Unit LVNs are admitted on a space available basis only. 

Following completion of the 30-Unit Option, LVNs are eligible to apply to take the NCLEX-RN. 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.  

For more information on advanced placement, including placement testing, contact the Nursing Program Office at (408) 270-6448 or access the Evergreen Valley College web site: www.evc.edu (Quick Link to Nursing).