There are various online college courses that provide a LPN to RN degree in one calendar year. Some also give credit for clinical experiences already completed. Online courses can be taken at the LPNs convenience with many courses having a course syllabus and assignment due dates given at the beginning of the semester. The LPN can complete the coursework around her schedule.
An LPN who has worked at least two years in a clinical setting has the option of applying for an accelerated RN program. The NCLEX Registered Nurse Exam offers class credit for those who already have clinical experience and have completed necessary coursework while becoming LPNs.
LPNs who wish to obtain their RN license must study the same two-year nursing program in college as the RN. Although an LPN has completed a year of schooling, takes many of the same classes as RNs and completes clinical, on-the-job training like an RN, the RN takes many other classes as well.