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Practical Nursing, Evening / Weekend

Credential:
Certificate
Locations:
Beavercreek
Semester Credit Hours:
45
Total Tuition & Fees:
$9,911.85

Tuition is based on in-state, in-county rates. Totals do not include textbooks and other materials.

Overview

What could you achieve if you earned a nursing certificate on a schedule built entirely around your life? Clark State’s evening-weekend practical nursing certificate gives you a flexible, part-time path into the nursing profession. You’ll progress through a structured sequence of evening and weekend classes, complete required clinicals and build the competencies expected for safe, effective practice. This program makes it possible to step into practical nursing on your terms and continue toward advanced nursing education when you’re ready.

Note: Space is limited in this program. In addition to applying to Clark State, students must also apply to this program. Please meet with your advisor to ensure all requirements are met.

Accredited: The Practical Nursing program is approved by the Ohio Department of Higher Education and the Ohio Board of Nursing.

Course Requirements

Year Zero
Spring
Course Number Course Name Credit Hours
ENG 1111 English I
Credit Hours: 3
FYE 1101 College Success
Credit Hours: 1
MST 1105 Medical Terminology *
Credit Hours: 2
PSY 1111 Introduction to Psychology
Credit Hours: 3
Summer
Course Number Course Name Credit Hours
BIO 1105 Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology * ^
Credit Hours: 3
PSY 2223 Lifespan Human Growth and Development
Credit Hours: 3
Year One
Fall
Course Number Course Name Credit Hours
LPN 1201 Disease Process and Diet Therapy
Credit Hours: 4
LPN 1301 Pharmacology
Credit Hours: 3
Spring
Course Number Course Name Credit Hours
LPN 1101 Nursing Fundamentals
Credit Hours: 9
Summer
Course Number Course Name Credit Hours
LPN 1501 Nursing Care of Women, Infants & Children
Credit Hours: 5
Year Two
Fall
Course Number Course Name Credit Hours
LPN 1401 Nursing Care of Adults
Credit Hours: 9
Footnotes

*BIO 1105 and MST 1105 must be successfully completed with a grade of C or better within five years of entry into the first LPN course. If older than five years, the course must be repeated.

^ BIO 2121 AND BIO 2122, if completed within the past 5 years with a C or better, can be substituted for BIO 1105.

The curriculum plan is designed for students who have completed all prerequisites and have no college preparatory recommendations. All LPN prefix courses are at the Clark State Beavercreek location.

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