30 Unit Non-Degree Option Career Mobility: Licensed Vocational Nurse to Non-Degree Registered Nurse Certificate

Career Mobility: Licensed Vocational Nurse to Non-Degree Registered Nurse Certificate

The LVN 30-Unit Option non-degree RN Program does not lead to an Associate Degree in Nursing. This non-graduate status entitles the candidate to take the NCLEX-RN for licensure as a registered nurse only in the State of California. This permanent non-graduate status may hinder employment and further educational opportunities and prohibit endorsement as a registered nurse in other states.

Minimum Standards For Applicants

1. Applicants must meet Cypress College entrance requirements.
2. Verification of completion of a program or its equivalent, preparing for a Licensed Vocational Nurse.
3. Satisfactory completion of BIOL 210 C, with Lab, 5 Units (or equivalent) with a grade of C or better.
4. Satisfactory completion of (or concurrent enrollment in) BIOL 220 C, (or equivalent) with a grade of C or better.

Application Deadlines

Applications are accepted after successful completion of career mobility proficiency and skills validation. A counseling appointment is mandatory to review program and application procedure.

Selection Procedure

Applications normally exceed capacity. Applicants should obtain specific information and counseling information sheets from the Health Science Counseling Office. It is the applicant’s responsibility to verify that documents, transcripts and records are on file.

A Licensed Vocational Nurse may apply for admission to the Nursing Program to meet the requirements for licensure of the State Board of Registered Nursing in California. Thirty-Unit Option applicants shall have equal access to open space in the required nursing courses.

Curriculum

Course List

Code	Title	Units
Courses MUST Be Taken in This Specified Sequence
Natural Science Requirement
BIOL 210 C	Anatomy and Physiology	5
BIOL 220 C	Medical Microbiology	4
Nursing Requirement
NURS 090 C	Nursing Transitions	3.5
NURS 292 C	Medical-Surgical Nursing II	5
NURS 293 C	Mental Health Nursing	3.5
NURS 294 C	Geriatric Nursing	3
NURS 297 C	Med-Surg Nursing III	5
Total Units		29

Zero to one.  This degree is required by CCR 1429.

The goal of this program is to comply with CCR 1429.  It provides a non-degree pathway for Licensed Vocational Nurses to advance their career and licensure to Registered Nurse.  This supports both the community's need for RNs and the individual's need for meaningful career and wage advancement.

The nursing content shall include nursing intervention in acute, preventive, remedial, supportive, rehabilitative and teaching aspects of nursing. Theory and courses with concurrent clinical practice shall include advanced medical-surgical, mental health, psychiatric nursing and geriatric nursing.

Code	Title	Units
Courses MUST Be Taken in This Specified Sequence
Natural Science Requirement
BIOL 210 C	Anatomy and Physiology	5
BIOL 220 C	Medical Microbiology	4
Nursing Requirement
NURS 090 C	Nursing Transitions	3.5
NURS 292 C	Medical-Surgical Nursing II	5
NURS 293 C	Mental Health Nursing	3.5
NURS 294 C	Geriatric Nursing	3
NURS 297 C	Med-Surg Nursing III	5
Total Units		29

This certificate allows career mobility to qualified LVNs who join our existing Registered Nursing AS degree program to obtain the courses they need to sit for the NCLEX licensing exam without an AS degree.

All pre-licensure RN programs accredited by the CA Board of Registered Nursing are required to have a 30 unit LVN option per Title 16, section 1429.

Zero to one