Licensed Practical Nurse to Associate of Applied Science in Nursing (AASN)
Accelerated Admission Program of Study

LPN Nursing Fact Sheet

Pre-Nursing Courses:

*Students must be enrolled in uncompleted pre-nursing courses at the time of application submission and ALL pre-nursing courses must be completed by the end of the spring semester prior to enrolling in the SECOND YEAR fall clinical nursing courses.

+ University-Wide Requirements

*Students apply for admission to LPN Validation courses by the third Friday in October for spring semester enrollment. Courses must be completed by the end of the fall semester prior to enrolling in Validation courses.
Application submission does not guarantee acceptance into LPN Validation courses.
Students apply for admission to the nursing program on or before the third Friday in January for fall semester admission to AASN clinical NURSING courses. Basic requirements for admission to nursing: course grades of C or better, science courses no older that seven years, cumulative UDC grade point average of 2.5 or better.
Application submission does not guarantee admission to the clinical component of the AASN program.

Effective Fall 2009

LPN Nursing Fact Sheet

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Validation Course Offering

When: Spring Semester (January)
Where: University of the District of Columbia (UDC)
Van Ness Campus – Building 44
Requirements: Meet the Pre-Nursing Requirements for the desired
University (CUA, GU, HU, UDC)

Students Planning to Attend the UDC LPN to RN Program must follow
the following guidelines:

1. Submit an Admissions Application to the University
   
2. Submit a Validation Application by the Third (3rd ) Friday in October.
   
3. Submit a Nursing Application to the Department of Nursing and Allied Health by the Third (3rd) Friday in January
   
4. Submit a Copy of LPN License, CPR Card, Proof of Graduation from PN Program and Valid Picture ID.
   
5. *Meet the Pre-Nursing Requirements for the University of the District of Columbia (UDC):
   
6. If you have taken college courses at another College or University, have your official transcript submitted to UDC.

Contact Person: Dr. JoAnne Joyner - Telephone 202.274.5916
E-Mail Address: jjoyner@udc.edu
Office Location Building 44 Room 104-A

*All LPN students accepted in the Accelerated LPN-RN Program at UDC must have completed Pharmacology prior to starting the first semester of the LPN-RN Accelerated Nursing Program. Students who choose to do the Pharmacology Course at UDC (or any other school) must be aware that completion of the course (or taking the course at UDC) will not mean automatic acceptance into the Accelerated LPN-RN Associate Degree Program.