LPN ADVANCED STANDING PATHWAY   The Nursing Program has formulated the following Advanced Standing path for licensed practical nurses beginning this Fall II of 2006 with a new LPN to RN Pathway.  Following the NYS Articulation Model, beginning Fall 2006, LPN’s may be admitted to the Registered Nurse Program after meeting the following criteria.  All applicants are required to:        1)       have a current LPN registration (licensure) 2)   complete admission (or readmission if LaGuardia graduate) to LaGuardia Community College with identified major in Nursing (code 471-RN) 3)       receive academic advisement assure that the applicant meets the admission requirements of the Associate Degree Registered Nursing Program (RN). 4)       successfully complete the NYS PN-RN Transition Course * 5)       transfer or complete the clinical pre-requisite courses: ENG 101, ENG 102, SSY 101, SSY240, SCC210 (see asterisk on page 7),  SCB 203, SCB 204 and SCB 260 6)       successfully pass a challenge exam, transfer or complete of MAT106 7)       upon completion of clinical pre-requisites, successfully apply (candidacy: LRN000. 4799) for the LPN to RN  Bridge Course, SCR 100.***  The LPN to RN Bridge Course will include advanced Psych-Mental Health and Medical-Surgical Nursing content. Students who enter the clinical phase of nursing at SCR 270 level will be required to complete all other nursing requirements in sequence.    Credits That May Be Transferred into the LPN to RN Pathway: MAT 106 Mathematics of Medical Dosages            2 → (May be challenged by incoming                non- LaGuardia Community College               LPN  students) ENG 101 Composition I                                             3                                 SSY 101 General Psychology                                      3        SSY 240 Developmental Psychology                          3 SCC 210 Foundations of Chemistry                           4 SCB 203 Fundamentals of Human Biology I              4                      SCB 204 Fundamentals of Human Biology II             4 SCB 260 Microbiology                                                4  Credits Received after completion of NYS PN-RN Transition Course:  Ø       12 ( 6 credits towards the first semester courses of Fundamentals [SCR 110] and 1 credit towards Perspectives [SCR150] and 2 credits towards the content learned in Medical Surgical 1 [SCR 210] and 3 credits for Psych-Mental Health Nursing [SCR200]. Credits Received after completion of LPN to RN Bridge Course: Ø       3 credits to supplement the Medical-Surgical I [SCR 210] content (2 credits) and Psych-Mental Health Nursing [SCR200] content (1 credit) with the additional advanced content needed for the RN program. Upon successful completion of all of the above requirements, the Nursing Program will evaluate and select students applying for the Bridge Course based on GPA and available space. Preference will be given to all LaGuardia candidates.  Student selected will be granted, a total of 15 credits towards the Associate Degree in Nursing (12 nursing credits following the successful completion of the NYS PN-RN Transition Course which validates and supplements prior learning and 3 credits for the successful completion of the PN to RN Bridge Course) and permission to register for SCR 270, Parent-Child Nursing. Seventy-five percent of the applicant pool will articulate from LaGuardia Community College’s LPN Program.  Twenty-five percent of the pool will be candidates from outside the college.   Student ranking for admission into the Advanced Pathway: 1) Transfer courses from outside colleges will only be counted towards course requirements.  NO TRANFER GRADES WILL BE CALCULATED FOR RANKING ! 2)     &n bsp;    ONLY COURSEWORK TAKEN AT LAGUARDIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE WILL COUNT IN LPN to RN ADVANCED PATHWAY RANKING calculations to determine successful admission candidates.   * The NYS PN-RN Transition Course must be successfully completed within 5 years of admission of application to the Associate Degree Nursing Program ** See asterisk (*) under II. Transfers from other Colleges (Advanced Standing)       ** The applicant may register for the LPN to RN Bridge Course no more than twice (Course may be repeated only once. ).  The applicant must apply for permission from the LPN to RN Nursing Program Deputy Chair to re-register for the course within one year of the original registration. The student must register for SCR 270 within one semester of successful completion of the LPN to RN Bridge Course.