GUIDELINES

Basic Guidelines and Standards of Admissions into the LPN to ADN 12-Month Nursing Application

The Nursing Program is designed to prepare students for professional nursing practice while providing a knowledge base for career mobility and further academic study. The program is committed to providing accessible, high-quality nursing education to meet the diverse and changing healthcare needs of the community and beyond. The Nursing Program at Southern WV Community & Technical College is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) and approved by the West Virginia RN Board. The full Nursing Program is available on the Logan Campus. The Boone/Lincoln, Williamson, and Wyoming/McDowell campuses offer general education/program support courses only.

General Admission Criteria:

Applicants requesting admission to Southern WV Community & Technical College Nursing Program must first meet the requirements for general admission to the college. 

Applicants must successfully complete all institutions and nursing program admission requirements before the application deadline. Meeting all qualifications does not guarantee admission to the Nursing Program. 

The Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses may deny testing to any applicant proven guilty of certain infraction, such as, but not limited to, fraud, felony, or moral misconduct (Chapter 30, Article 7, Section 11, Code of West Virginia). 

Additionally, applicants must be able to engage in educational and training activities in a manner that does not endanger themselves or others.
      
Admission Requirements: LPN to ADN 12-Month Nursing Application: 

Be eligible to enter college-level English and math. 
Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 in all previous college-level courses. If no college courses are available, LPN school, high school GPA, or equivalent will be considered.
 Applicants must attach transcripts from LPN school and all colleges/universities attended. 
LPN applicants must attach a copy of their unencumbered active license from their issuing state.
Applicants who have not taken college-level courses must attach a high school or equivalent transcript.

After admission LPN's must: 
Pay articulation fee for NU 133 and 134. 
Successfully challenge both NU 133 and 134