LVN 30 Unit Option
In compliance with the regulations of the California Board of Registered Nursing, Dominican University of California offers an LVN option plan for LVN’s who are currently licensed in California and who wish to prepare only for licensure as a registered nurse in California. Upon successful completion of the required courses, the student is eligible to take the NCLEX-RN Examination for licensure. This program does not lead to a BS in Nursing and licensure may not be recognized in all states.
Admission is based on space availability. In order to enter clinical nursing courses, students must have a 3.25 cumulative GPA and have completed BIO 3600/BIO 3605 Microbiology for Health Sciences/Lab and BIO 2600/BIO 2605 Human Physiology/Lab (with a grade of ‘B’ or better).
LVN’s who are interested in the full BS in Nursing program must enter at the beginning of the nursing program and complete all BS requirements.
Courses required for the LVN option:
| BIO 2600 | Human Physiology | 3.00 units |
| BIO 2605 | Human Physiology Lab | 1.00 unit |
| BIO 3600 | Microbiology for Health Sciences | 3.00 units |
| BIO 3605 | Microbiology for Health Sciences Lab | 1.00 unit |
| NURS 2014 | Health Assessment Across the Lifespan | 4.00 units |
| NURL 2014 | Health Assessment Across the Lifespan Lab | 0.00 units |
| NURS 2150 | Geriatric Foundations | 4.00 units |
| NURL 2150 | Geriatric Foundations Lab | 0.00 units |
| NURS 3106 | Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing | 4.00 units |
| NURL 3106 | Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing Lab | 0.00 units |
| NURS 4100 | Medical-Surgical Nursing III | 4.00 units |
| NURL 4100 | Medical-Surgical Nursing III Lab | 0.00 units |
| NURS 4200 | Leadership and Nursing Care Management | 5.00 units |
| NURL 4200 | Leadership and Nursing Care Management Lab | 0.00 units |
Total Credit Hours: 29