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Practical Nursing Program
at LaGuardia Community College
New York City Catalog
The Practical Nursing Program at LaGuardia is in response to the growing need for skilled healthcare personnel who can provide care at the practical nursing level and are motivated to continue in the Nursing Profession. The Practical Nursing Program was approved in July 2004 by the New York State Education Department A forty-eight (48) credit, certificate-bearing program has been organized to be rigorous, but supportive of the adult-learners from diverse cultural and literacy experiences. The Practical Nursing Certificate Program provides students with the opportunity to complete the courses of study in ten (10) months after completing the pre-clinical core educational courses. The tenth-month program admits students once per year, each Fall I semester.
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Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
Care for ill, injured, or convalescing patients or persons with disabilities in hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, private homes, group homes, and similar institutions. May work under the supervision of a registered nurse. Licensing required.
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Admissions
To be eligible for progression into the clinical phase of the practical nursing program, a student must meet the following requirements:
- Satisfactory completion of all remediation courses per CUNY policy
- Registered as a pre-clinical practical nursing major (Curriculum Code 431)
- Earned at least a 2.5 grade point average in each pre-clinical key courses
- Registered for Practical Nursing Candidacy (LPN000.4199) in the Spring Session I (for entrance in the Fall). Key courses should either be completed or will be completed by the end of this 12-week session.
- Key Courses Cumulative GPA of 2.5 While a GPA of 2.5 in the key courses is the minimum requirement for consideration, it does not guarantee progression to clinical courses.
- Completed Health Screening as required by clinical affiliated agencies.
- Attend a mandatory program orientation seminar upon acceptance into the clinical phase 19
- Beginning with the Fall 2009 semester in order to advance into nursing clinical coursework, (Application for candidacy in RN or PN Programs), students must provide documentation in one of the following categories:
- (A).US citizenship
- (B).Permanent residency
- (C).International student
- (D).Granted asylum, Refuge Status, Temporary Protected Status, Withholding of Removal, Deferred Enforced Departure, or Deferred Action Status by the U.S. government.
- Please Note: the CUNY Citizenship and Immigration Project provides free counseling and assistance to all CUNY students who need help with their immigration status. For more information,visit: (http://web.cuny.edu/about/citizenship.html).