LVN to RN Bridge Program

• Pre-requisites, documentation, requirements, and application process are the same as the ADN Program. Admission will depend upon spaces available.

• In addition to the above requirements, you will need a current Vocational Nursing (VN) License from an accredited VN program.

• Once you are admitted into the program, you must successfully pass the Challenge Exam and Competency Skills before you can enter into the second-semester courses.

• Your starting semester may be the following Fall or Spring semester, dependent upon when second-semester courses are offered.

View the current Nursing Student Handbook or Course Catalog for current policy information on how to Petition for Credit by Examination or Challenge for Nursing Course Credit.

The California Board of Registered Nursing mandates this option, and if you complete this, you are eligible to take the National Council of State Boards of Nursing Examination (NCLEX) to acquire licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of California. Other states may not recognize this option as valid preparation for R.N. licensure and, therefore, not grant interstate licensure.

If you complete this option, you are not considered graduates of Los Angeles Southwest College’s Nursing Program and are not eligible to wear the program’s cap or pin. The Associate Degree in Science with a specialization in Nursing is not awarded upon completion of the 30-Unit Option. A grade of “C” or better is mandatory for all courses required in the 30-Unit Option. You will be admitted on a space available basis.

Application Process

If you are selecting this option, please go to the Nursing Department Office to receive an application. Once you complete the application, write on the front of the form in the upper right corner, “30-Unit Option”. Return the application to the Nursing Department Office along with:

1. Verification of a current California LVN license
2. Verification of U.S. high school graduation, G.E.D., or California Proficiency Examination
3. Official college transcripts listing the required prerequisite courses
4. Education Plan completed by a college counselor at LASC.

If you are selecting this option, you are also required to take the Nursing Department’s tests to demonstrate math computation and reading speed, proficiency, and comprehension. If needed, we have assistance services to help you achieve the required skill levels you’ll need prior to enrolling in the first Nursing course.

Admission Requirements

1. Completion of all health, immunization and laboratory tests required for students enrolled in the generic Nursing Program.
2. Professional liability insurance.
3. CPR certification for health care providers, which includes adult, child, and infant airway management information and competencies

If you have military experience and education in a healthcare occupation, you may qualify for advance placement into LASC’s Nursing program. Find out more about these requirements on our ADN Program page or in our current Course Catalog.

• Evaluate nursing care provided to patients, families, and communities across the lifespan from diverse backgrounds in a variety of settings to ensure that it is compassionate, age and culturally appropriate and based on a patient's preferences, values and needs.
• Collaborate with members of the interprofessional health care team to manage and coordinate the provision of safe, quality care for patients, families, and groups.
• Demonstrate use of best current evidence and clinical expertise when making clinical decisions in the provision of patient-centered care.
• Use evidence-based information and patient care technology to communicate relevant patient information, manage care and mitigate error in the provision of safe, quality patient-centered care.
• Use evidence-based quality improvement processes to effect change in the delivery of patient-centered care.
• Demonstrate effective use of strategies to mitigate errors and reduce the risk of harm to patients, self and others in healthcare, home, and community settings.
• Use leadership, management and priority-setting skills in the provision and management of safe, quality patient-centered care.
• Assimilate integrity and accountability into practices that uphold established regulatory, legal, and ethical principles while providing patient-centered, standard-based nursing care.
• Provide health-related information to patients, families, and communities using varying teaching methods, which facilitate the acquisition of new knowledge and skills.
• Model verbal and nonverbal communication strategies that promote an effective exchange of information, development of therapeutic relationships and shared decision making with patients, families, and communities from diverse backgrounds.