Licensed Practical Nurse

• Current high school senior or high school graduate with minimum high school GPA 2.7, or 6 credit hours of college-level courses with minimum overall GPA 2.0 or higher

  OR

• Current college/ICC student with minimum overall college GPA of 2.0 or higher

  AND

• Verify Illinois Department of Public Health Registry as Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA

Additional requirements after program acceptance:

• Complete drug screen, criminal background check, physical examination and immunizations 

• Complete Healthcare Provider CPR certification from the American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) or American Red Cross (ARC) BLS attained and keep it current throughout program 

• Complete HESI A2 PN Admission Assessment 

• Participate in scheduled program registration and orientation sessions 

• Maintain minimum GPA 2.0 and earn GPA 2.0 or higher in all courses required within program
  

  Recommendations:

• High school courses: two years of Anatomy and Physiology and Algebra

• Before application, schedule an appointment with college health careers student success advisor for help enrolling in required courses

• Required general education courses from program sequence may be completed with grade C or higher, prior to acceptance/admission into program

Graduates are eligible to take the National Council State Board of Nursing (NCSBN) Licensure Examination for Practical Nurses (NCLEX-PN) and may apply for licensure to practice nursing as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN).

The Practical Nursing Certificate (PN Program) is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN®), 3343 Peachtree Road NE Suite 850, Atlanta, GA 30326, Phone (404)975-5000, Fax (404)975-5020, Website www.acenursing.org. 

The Practical Nursing Certificate (PN Program) is approved by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) and Illinois State Board of Nursing (ISBN), James R. Thompson Center, 100 W. Randolph St. Suite 9-300, Chicago, IL 60601, Phone (312)814-4500, Website www.idfpr.com/profs/Nursing.asp.    

To progress in the program and graduate, a student must earn a grade of C or better in all required general education courses and nursing program courses.

A student who has (a) received a grade lower than C in the first semester nursing course PRNRS 110, or (b) received an unsatisfactory grade in the PRNRS 110 clinical and or lab component, or who has (c) withdrawn, will need to reapply for admission to the program. 

A student who has successfully completed PRNRS 110 and who has (a) received a grade lower than C in PRNRS 111 or PRNRS 112, or (b) received an unsatisfactory grade in the PRNRS 111 or PRNRS 112 clinical and or lab component, or who has (c) withdrawn, will need to meet readmission eligibility requirements of the nursing program and will be required to retake the course.

A student may be readmitted to the program only once and may repeat a nursing course only one time.