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2012/2013 Undergraduate Catalog

Licensed Practical Nurse to Bachelor of Science in Nursing

(LPN-BSN)

The current LPN-BSN Program in the College of Nursing and Health Sciences at Metropolitan State University has admitted its second cohort of LPN students. The first cohort graduated in December 2010 with the second cohort beginning the program in January 2011. After considerable deliberation, a decision has been made to suspend admission to the program. Feedback and evaluative data from each of the two admitted cohorts will be examined as we explore the future creation of a basic Baccalaureate program with mobility options for LPN students.

Admission Requirements

Please note: current admissions to this program are on hold. Admission requirements for future application cycles may include:

  • Evidence of a current unencumbered LPN license in Minnesota
  • A cumulative 3.0 GPA for all post-secondary courses completed prior to program admission review for the nursing major
  • Standardized admission exams

Prerequisite Coursework

Each course must be at least three semester credits, taken at a regionally accredited college or university, and completed prior to the application deadline. Courses taken under the quarter system must be at least four quarter credits.

  • Choice of Goal 5 Minnesota Transfer Curriculum Course (other than a psychology course)
  • Communication/Speech
  • English/Composition
  • General Biology with laboratory component
  • Health Care Ethics
  • Human Anatomy with laboratory component
  • Human Physiology with laboratory component
  • Life-span Psychology
  • Microbiology with laboratory component
  • Statistics

Applicants must earn a cumulative GPA of 3.0 in the prerequisite courses. All prerequisites courses must be completed with a grade of C or better. One prerequisite course may have a P/NP grade. If so, it will be evaluated at a "C" level. This part of the criteria upon which applicant rank is based will be determined by remaining courses with letter grades.

Applicants with coursework from foreign schools are required to have transcripts evaluated by a credentials evaluation service to determine their equivalency to degrees or courses offered by U.S. universities and colleges.

Program Courses (45 Total Nursing Credits)

In addition to the prerequisites, the LPN-BSN program requires students to complete 45 credits of nursing coursework. This requires full-time commitment of four semesters including one summer.

Semester 1 (12 credits)

Semester 2 (11 credits)

Semester 3 (10 credits)

Semester 4 (12 credits)




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