Boise State University is the biggest public university in Idaho. Located in Boise, the biggest city in Idaho, BSU offers an advanced placement RN program for LPNs. This program is accredited by National League of Nursing and Accreditation Commission (NLNAC) and is for LPNs with current license only. Initially, three classes are waived from BSU's RN program. Students can then earn additional credit by transfer credits from other colleges and by passing challenge exams of certain classes. Some of the classes in this program include growth and development, dosage calculations for nurses, applied pharmaco-therapeutics for nurses, child and family nursing, foundations of nursing care and a clinical internship at a health care facility. It takes three to four years to complete this program depending upon how many prerequisite classes you need and if you can challenge any courses in which you have previous knowledge. Graduates will earn a bachelor's degree in nursing and will be able to take the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN) to become a licensed RN.
Boise State University
1910 University Drive
Boise, ID 83725
208-426-1000
boisestate.edu
Pacific Lutheran University is a private, Lutheran-affiliated university located in Tacoma, Washington, which is just south of Washington's biggest city, Seattle. Students are not required to be Lutheran to attend this school. Graduates of this program will be eligible to take the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN) to get licensed as an RN. Some of the coursework includes health assessment and promotion, nursing research and informatics, pathological human processes, culturally congruent health care, nursing synthesis and introductory statistics. It takes about three years for LPNs to complete this program. This program is accredited by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) and is approved by the Washington State Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission.
Pacific Lutheran University
12180 Park Avenue South
Tacoma, WA 98447-0014
253-535-7354
plu.edu
Hampton University is a historically black college located in Hampton, Virginia. This public university offers an accredited LPN to RN program that will lead to a bachelor's degree in nursing. Some of the classes in this program are conceptual approaches to pathophysiology, health assessment, adult health nursing, intro to sociology, community/mental health nursing and nursing care of the childbearing family. The program is broken down into seven semesters over a three-year period. The school is accredited by the National League for Nursing accreditation and graduates will have the skills to pass the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN) for RN license and certification.
Hampton University
100 E. Queen St.
Hampton, VA 23668
757-727-5000
hamptonu.edu