Advanced Standing for Licensed Practical Nurses

Advance standing and challenge for credit opportunities toward courses in the Four-Year Baccalaureate Nursing Program are in place for Licensed Practical Nurses who have graduated from the Practical Nursing Program at Assiniboine Community College (ACC).

Note: Advance standing from this program is reviewed on a regular basis.

Eligibility for Advance Standing
  • Graduation from the Practical Nursing Program at Assiniboine Community College; and
  • A minimum grade of C+ in the courses that are used for advance placement in the Faculty of Nursing.    

Advance standing for students will be considered on a case-by-case basis if course work has been completed outside the current transfer credit limits of 10 years for non-Nursing and 5 years for Nursing courses.

Advance standing – transfer credits (14 credit hours) – may be granted as follows:

Course #   Course Title Credit Hours
 BIOL 1410  Anatomy of the Human Body1

 3
 BIOL 1412  Physiology of the Human Body1                   

 3
 Unallocated credit (PSYC)  

 Psychology (1000 level)1

 3
 NURS 1280  Introduction to Nursing1  3
 NURS 2130  Nursing Skills Laboratory*  2
   *Credit will be granted after successful completion of calculation test. Conditions: Write calculation test with other NURS 2130 students at the beginning of the term, and achieve a minimum score of 90%. Maximum of 3 attempts.

1These courses may be used toward the admission requirements.

 Challenge for credit (4 credit hours):
 NURS 2120      

 Nursing Health Assessment

4            
 NURS 2220  Pharmacology in Nursing Practice                

3         

Entrance Requirements

See entrance requirements for Four-Year Baccalaureate Nursing Program.

LPNs who have completed the program at ACC and received advance standing may use the 12 credit hours noted above toward meeting their admission requirements for the Baccalaureate Nursing Program. Applicants are required to take an additional 18 credit hours to attain the minimum 30 credit hours needed for admission. A minimum grade of "C" must be obtained in all University courses required for Nursing.

All applicants must meet the University Written English requirement.

Option 1: University 1 or an equivalent program with a minimum of 30 credit hours (12 credits of courses as listed above, plus an additional 18 credit hours):

 Course #  Course Title  Credit Hours
 NURS 1260      Human Growth and Development  3
 MBIO 1220  Essentials of Microbiology  3
   Humanities  3
   Science  6
   Psychology, Sociology, or Anthropology          3

Option 2: Transfer Students (applicants with previous university education, including those seeking a second degree).

  1. Complete at least 30 credit hours of university level coursework with a minimum AGPA of 2.5 based upon the most recent 60 hours.
  2. The courses taken should include 3.0 hours of 1000-level English and 3.0 hours of 1000-level Science with a minimum of "C" grade in each.