SUNY Broome Nursing’s Transition Pathway allows eligible Licensed Practical Nurses and Certified Advanced Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedics (AEMT-Ps) to earn an AAS in Nursing with fewer nursing courses. Recognizing prior learning and experiences of LPNs and Certified AEMT-Ps, this six credit course focuses on the RN scope of practice and emphasizes the nursing process in the development of problem solving and critical thinking skills needed by RNs in today’s healthcare environments. Successful completion of the course allows students to move into senior level nursing courses. Transition pathway students have the choice of completing the senior level nursing courses in either the daytime and/or the evening-weekend program options.

Applications for the LPN/EMT-P Pathway are due by February 1, the deadline for all competitive admissions programs. Candidates who are accepted into this pathway will begin their studies in the Fall semester by completing ADN 110, PSY 110, BIO 131, and ENG 110, with a C or better in each course. Successful candidates will then move on to take ADN 197 -Transitioning to the RN Role for LPNS and Certified Paramedics in the Spring semester.

Prerequisites for ADN197: Evidence of completion of the following college-level coursework must be met before enrollment in ADN197 – Transitioning to the RN Role for LPNs and certified Paramedics (AEMT-Ps). Students must receive a “C” or higher in all courses required for the nursing program.

 

Following successful completion of the ADN197 prerequisites, students begin the pathway in either the nursing day or evening-weekend program options. These options are outlined below:

DAY Program Completion Option for LPN and Paramedic Pathway:

*Successful completion of ADN110, PSY110, BIO131, and ENG110 is required for enrollment in the ADN197 course. Students who do not successfully complete these prerequisites will not be able to progress to the ADN197 course, and will lose matriculation status and be removed from the nursing program. Students wanting to return to the program will have to reapply to the pathway.

** SUNY requires 64 credits for completion of the AAS in Nursing degree. Upon successful completion of the ADN197 course, students will receive an additional 10 credits of prior learning for freshman level nursing courses ADN117, ADN120, ADN121, and ADN125 (2.5 credits per course).

Evening – Weekend Program Completion Option for LPN and Paramedic Pathway:

*Successful completion of ADN110, PSY110, BIO131, and ENG110 is required for enrollment in the ADN197 course. Students who do not successfully complete these prerequisites will not be able to progress to the ADN197 course, and will lose matriculation status and be removed from the nursing program. Students wanting to return to the program will have to reapply to the pathway.

**SUNY requires 64 credits for completion of the AAS in Nursing degree. Upon successful completion of the ADN197 course, students will receive an additional 10 credits of prior learning for freshman level nursing courses ADN117, ADN120, ADN121, and ADN125 (2.5 credits per course).

Notes:

To progress in the program, students must receive a C or better in all courses required for the program, satisfactorily complete all clinical components, meet mathematics proficiency requirements at selected intervals, and complete the Nursing Program within four academic years of the date of enrollment in Nursing courses. Transfer students who want to matriculate into the Nursing Program must provide a letter from their previous Nursing Program Chair/Director/Dean stating that the student did not leave for clinical issues relating to patient safety or professionalism.

Graduates are eligible to take the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX)-RN. To be eligible for licensure as a Registered Nurse, graduates must meet the criteria for good “moral character” as determined by the New York State Education Department.

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