The Registered Nursing program offers two tracks for students: Track I and Track II. Track II is for California Licensed Vocation Nurses only. Students must possess a valid LVN license to complete Track II.
Requirements include an overall grade point average (GPA) of 2.5 for Human Anatomy (BIO 210 or BIO 210H), Human Physiology (BIO 220), and Microbiology (BIO 230) with no grade less than "C" for each course and no more than one repetition of any of these courses. Students must have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 for all college course work taken. The selection criteria for admission to the program is consistent with California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office standards for Statewide Alignment of Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) prerequisites.
Students accepted into the program must take the Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS) Version V and receive a composite score of 62 percent or higher in order to begin the program. Study materials for the test can be found at Students who do not receive at least a 62 percent will be counseled and have a remediation plan designed. They will have one year to complete the remediation plan before retesting for admittance. This program has been approved by the Board of Registered Nursing, PO Box , Sacramento, CA 94244-2100.
Program Student Learning Outcome Statement:
Upon completion of this program, the student will be able to manage and promote effective care while maintaining a safe environment by integrating nursing process, clinical reasoning, and skill competency to intervene therapeutically for the health of the patient.
Track II: LVN-RN (ADN)
California Licensed Vocational Nurses are eligible to apply for a one-year LVN-RN transition program, also known as the Registered Nursing (LVN-RN) Step-Up program in pursuit of the Associate Degree in Nursing. First-year nursing course work credit is granted with evidence of an active California LVN license in good standing and evidence of graduating from a program approved by the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians (BVNPT). Students complete a transition course offered during summer and two subsequent semesters for eligibility to apply to take the National Council License Exam for Registered Nursing (NCLEX). For those students who have received their license through challenging the NCLEXPN, pediatric and obstetrical content will need to be verified by the ADN director. Please make an appointment in the Nursing and Allied Health Office (OCT420) to determine how to satisfy this requirement.