LPN Advanced Placement
Advanced Placement for LPNs
Licensed practical nurses who wish to enter the ADN Program as Advanced Placement LPNs at the second level of the program must submit their application to the Director of Nursing. Application dates are posted on the Nursing Program Website. Advanced placement admission will be contingent on space available. Further information on the program and the application process can be found in the Guide to Advanced Placement Education for the LPN, also found on the website.
Preference for advanced placement will be given first to qualified LPNs who received Casper College’s PN certificate, then to LPNs from Wyoming or other programs. Transfer students are given preference following advanced placement students.
To be eligible for advanced placement, students must:
Have completed a state-approved practical nursing program;
Provide the director with a copy of their LPN license;
Be actively employed as an LPN for 12 months or longer;
Meet all of the admission requirements for the nursing program as listed in the current catalog;
Meet the departmental and community agency requirements as listed in the Nursing Student Handbook.
Have completed the following courses or their equivalents:
For admission into the third semester of the Nursing Studies -NRST curriculum through spring 2017:
ZOO 2040 - Human Anatomy /ZOO 2041 Human Anatomy Lab
ZOO 2110 Human Physiology
PSYC 1000 General Psychology
For admission into the third semester of the ReNEW - NURS curriculum, beginning fall 2017, must have completed the following courses or their equivalents:
ENGL 1010 English I: Composition
MATH 1400 Pre-Calculus Algebra
ZOO 2040 Human Anatomy and ZOO 2041 Human Anatomy Lab
HMDV 1300 On Course
HLTK 1300 Nursing Boot Camp
ZOO 2110 Human Physiology
PSYC 1000 General Psychology
Made an appointment with Director to discuss transcripts and determine general education courses necessary for degree attainment.
There will be no admission/readmission to the nursing program when a student has any of the following:
Failure to meet course outcomes based on clinical performance.
Two failures in required NURS, NRST (nursing), or HLTK courses. Nursing Department re-admission and re-entry policies apply.
Demonstrated violation of professional ethics by being under the influence of alcohol and/or in violation of the Controlled Substance Act when on duty (documented by appropriate attestations of observations filed with the program director).
Demonstrated violation of the Casper College or Nursing Student Code of Conduct
Inability to meet Health Science Core Performance Standards or clinical accessibility requirement.
Submit the Application for Admission as Advanced Placement LPN to the director of nursing. Application dates and are posted on the Nursing website.
Make arrangements with the Director of Nursing to take two the following tests:
The ATI PN Comprehensive Predictor This 180-item test offers an assessment of the LPN Advanced Placement candidate’s comprehension and mastery of basic principles. Candidates have three (3) hours to complete this assessment. The PN Comprehensive Predictor can be taken twice in one application cycle. It is recommended that the candidate review and/or remediate content areas falling below the application standard prior to retaking the exam.
The departmental math competency exam, which takes about one-half hour and is free.
The Skills test.
Pass the required background check and drug and alcohol screen testing.
Further information on testing and the passing standards for application to the program can be found in the Guide to Advanced Placement Education for the LPN on the Nursing website.
Admission to advanced placement standing is dependent upon space available in the third semester of the nursing program. Therefore, the number of applicants selected each year will vary.