Are you a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) ready to advance your career and become a Registered Nurse (RN)? Stark State College’s LPN to RN bridge program is designed to help you seamlessly transition into the RN role, leveraging the skills and knowledge you’ve already acquired as an LPN.
Major code: 3360 Pre-code: 3363 Health and Public Services Division Nursing Department
The catalog in force is assigned to students based on the academic year they first applied to the college, and changes only when students change their major or request the change in writing. Refer to Policy No. 3357:15-13-28.
2026-27 Catalog
Effective Summer 2026
Some courses listed within the program may require a prerequisite or co-requisite.
Pre/Co-requisites will be listed within each course hyperlink below.
Refer to Policy No. 3357:15-13-04 and 3357:15-13-05
A Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) admitted to Stark State College’s Concept-Based Nursing program with advanced standing admission meets the credit requirements for graduation in the following way:
- 41 credits for nursing courses granted upon successful completion of the Transition for the LPN course.
- 13 hours of prerequisite credit (see Admission Criteria and listing below).
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-nursing Credits | ||
| BIO121 | Anatomy and Physiology I (lab) 1 | 4 |
| ENG124 | College Composition | 3 |
| MTH124 | Statistics | 3 |
| PSY121 | General Psychology | 3 |
| Technical | ||
| NSG123 | Transition for the LPN (lecture) | 2 |
| NSG123L | Transition for the LPN (lab) | 0.5 |
| NSG123C | Transition for the LPN (clinical) | 1.5 |
| NSG101 | Clinical Reasoning in Current Nursing Practice | 2 |
| NSG141 | Concepts of Nursing Practice in the Care of Patients with Mental Illness (lecture) | 1.5 |
| NSG141L | Concetps of Nursing Practice in the Care of Patients with Mental Illness Issues (lab) | 0.5 |
| NSG141C | Concepts of Nursing Practice in the Care of Patients with Mental Illness Issues (clinical) | 1 |
| NSG221 | Concepts of Nursing Practice in the Care of the Reproducing and Developing Family | 2.5 |
| NSG221L | Concepts of Nursing Practice in the Care of the Reproducing and Developing Family (lab) | 0.5 |
| NSG221C | Concepts of Nursing Practice in the Care of the Reproducing and Developing Famly (clinical) | 1 |
| NSG241 | Concepts of Nursing Prac in the Care of Adult Patients with Stable & Unstable Acute Conditions (lec) | 3 |
| NSG241L | Concepts of Nursing Practice in the Care of Adult Patients with Stable & Unstable Acute Cond (lab) | 0.5 |
| NSG241C | Concepts of Nursing Practice in the Care of Adult Patients with Stable & Unstable Acute Cond (clin) | 1.5 |
| NSG261 | Concepts Nursing Practice in the Care of Patients Across the Lifespan with Complex Conditions | 5 |
| NSG261L | Concepts of Nursing Practice in the Care of Patients Across the Lifespan with Complex Cond (lab) | 1 |
| NSG261C | Concepts of Nursing Practice in the Care of Patients Across the Lifespan Cond (clinical) | 3 |
| Non-technical | ||
| BIO221 | Principles of Microbiology (lab) | 4 |
| BIO122 | Anatomy and Physiology II (Lab) | 4 |
| PSY123 | Human Growth and Development | 3 |
| SOC121 | Sociology | 3 |
| Total Hours | 54 | |
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Because of strong emphasis on science in this major, applicants must have successfully completed Biology in high school. Students who did not complete the courses in high school, and those who prefer to refresh their knowledge of the material, should complete the listed pre-requisites.
Minimum grad of “C” in all technical and non-technical courses in the program curriculum is required.
Application deadline is March 31 for Fall admission and October 31 for Spring admission.
BIO101 Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology is waived as a prerequisite course for LPNs applying for advanced standing admissions.
This program requires an application (separate from the College).
Please see your advisor to discuss the application process.
Full-time Student Advising Notes
Academic Advising
Students should make an appointment to see their advisor before registering for classes each semester. They should have prepared a completed registration form, including courses they wish to take, prior to this meeting.
Course Sequence
The semester-by-semester listing below provides the normal scheduling option for full-time associate degree students who plan to finish in two years.
A student cannot register for NSG courses until accepted into the program.
| Pre-Nursing Courses | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| MTH124 | Statistics | 3 |
| BIO121 | Anatomy and Physiology I (Lab) 1 | 4 |
| PSY121 | General Psychology | 3 |
| ENG124 | College Composition | 3 |
| Hours | 13 | |
| First Semester | ||
| BIO122 | Anatomy and Physiology II | 4 |
| Hours | 4 | |
| First Semester - First 8 weeks | ||
| NSG101 | Clinical Reasoning in Current Nursing Practice | 2 |
| NSG123 | Transition for the LPN (lecture) | 2 |
| NSG123L | Transition for the LPN (lab) | 0.5 |
| NSG123C | Transition for the LPN (clinical) | 1.5 |
| Hours | 6 | |
| First Semester - Second 8 weeks | ||
| NSG141 | Concepts of Nursing Practice in the Care of Patients with Mental Illness (lecture) | 1.5 |
| NSG141L | Concetps of Nursing Practice in the Care of Patients with Mental Illness Issues (lab) | 0.5 |
| NSG141C | Concepts of Nursing Practice in the Care of Patients with Mental Illness Issues (clinical) | 1 |
| Hours | 3 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| NSG221 | Concepts of Nursing Practice in the Care of the Reproducing and Developing Family | 2.5 |
| NSG221L | Concepts of Nursing Practice in the Care of the Reproducing and Developing Family (lab) | 0.5 |
| NSG221C | Concepts of Nursing Practice in the Care of the Reproducing and Developing Famly (clinical) | 1 |
| PSY123 | Human Growth and Development | 3 |
| BIO221 | Principles of Microbiology | 4 |
| NSG241 | Concepts of Nursing Prac in the Care of Adult Patients with Stable & Unstable Acute Conditions (lec) | 3 |
| NSG241L | Concepts of Nursing Practice in the Care of Adult Patients with Stable & Unstable Acute Cond (lab) | 0.5 |
| NSG241C | Concepts of Nursing Practice in the Care of Adult Patients with Stable & Unstable Acute Cond (clin) | 1.5 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| SOC121 | Sociology | 3 |
| NSG261 | Concepts Nursing Practice in the Care of Patients Across the Lifespan with Complex Conditions | 5 |
| NSG261L | Concepts of Nursing Practice in the Care of Patients Across the Lifespan with Complex Cond (lab) | 1 |
| NSG261C | Concepts of Nursing Practice in the Care of Patients Across the Lifespan Cond (clinical) | 3 |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Total Hours | 54 | |
Minimum grad of “C” in all technical and non-technical courses in the program curriculum is required.
Application deadline is March 31 for Fall admission and October 31 for Spring admission.
BIO101 Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology is waived as a prerequisite course for LPNs applying for advanced standing admissions.
This program requires an application (separate from the College).
Please see your advisor to discuss the application process.
Program Learning Outcomes
This program is designed to prepare students to demonstrate the following learning outcomes:
- Engage in clinical judgment to make increasingly complex patient-centered care decisions in a safe care environment.
- Participate in quality improvement processes to improve patient care outcomes.
- Participate in teamwork and collaboration with members of the interprofessional team, the patient, and the patient's support persons.
- Use information management principles, techniques, and systems and patient care technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision-making.
- Use leadership, management, legal, and ethical principles to guide practice as a professional nurse.
- Successfully pass the Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) certification exam.