Gordon College

LPN to RN Accelerated Class

This is an accelerated class for LPN’s who wish to further their education to become an RN. The classes will only begin in the spring semester (January) each year and continue the following Fall and Spring semesters. No Summer semester exists.

Admission Requirements:

To be eligible for admission to the LPN Accelerated Class, a student must meet the admission criteria for both Section A and Section B as listed below. Application deadline for the January class occurs the summer prior to the January term start.  Check the nursing website for exact details: www.gdn.edu/nursing.  Conditional acceptance will be granted before the ATI ValidationTest, Dosage Calculation Test, and Skills Test will be scheduled. Final acceptance will occur after successful completion of all three tests.

Section A: Initial application for conditional acceptance:

  1. Final acceptance letter from Gordon College by posted deadline at www.gdn.edu/nursing/news.asp.
  2. Exemption from or completion of all Learning Support classes
  3. Completion of ALL Core Requirements at time of application
  4. All nursing core classes MUST be completed with a minimum GRADE of C. Grades of D are not accepted by the Nursing department
  5. Minimum overall GPA of 2.5 to be eligible to apply
  6. A minimum score of 67 on the Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS)
  7. Completion of Nursing Program application
  8. BIOL 2210K, 221K, and 2250K must all be LESS than 5 years old. NO EXCEPTIONS;
  9. Have a minimum of one year of practice as a Licensed Practical Nurse, as of June 2011.
  10. Hold a current valid Georgia license as a Licensed Practical Nurse
  11. Ability to meet Technical Standards

Section B: These tests are given to conditionally accepted students for final acceptance:

  1. Successful completion of ATI Validation Test
  2. Successful completion of Dosage Calculation Test
  3. Successful completion of Skills (lab) Test

LPN-RN Program Policies:

Students who apply to both the ASN and LPN Accelerated Classes can only accept a seat in one of them. The other seat will be relinquished.

Any student who was previously in the Gordon College Nursing Program who was not successful in one nursing class after the first attempt but has subsequently become a LPN and meets the above criteria is eligible to apply for this class. Students who successfully complete ATI ValidationTest, Dosage Calculation Test, and Skills Test will have those scores leading to validation of Nursing 1901 and 1921 held in escrow until Nursing 1902 and 1922 have been successfully completed.

If the student withdraws passing from Nursing 1902 and 1922, the scores for the ATI Validation Test, Dosage Calculation Test and Skills Test are no longer valid.

No one is allowed to attempt the LPN Accelerated Class validation testing more than two times. Each take of the admission testing (dosage calculation, validation, and skills test) will count as one entry into the program. If the student withdraws from the program passing, that student may apply for re-entry one time. If a student has attempted the LPN Accelerated Program admission testing twice and has not been successful, that student is not eligible to apply to the regular program or reapply to the LPN Accelerated Class.

Any LPN who enters the program through Nursing 1901 and 1921 and is not successful in any nursing class will not be eligible to enter the LPN Accelerated Class.

LPN-RN Planned Classes

LPN-RN Classes begin in January ONLY and run for 3 semesters as follows:

Semester I - Spring Semester
Nursing 1902 (4-12-8) 8 hours
Nursing 1922 (2-3-3) 3 hours
Total hours11 hours
Semester II - Fall Semester
Nursing 2903 (4-12-8) 8 hours
Nursing 2991 (2-0-2) 2 hours
Total hours 10 hours
Semester III - Spring Semester
Nursing 2904 (3-18-9) 9 hours
Nursing 2992 (3-0-3) 2 hours
Total hours 11 hours
Degree Total = 32 hours