School of Health Sciences
Nursing - Practical Nursing
About This Program
- Download the Degree Checklist here - Fall Entry or Spring Entry
- Application for LPN Spring 2021
The Technical Certificate or TC in Practical Nursing is a full year or three semester program that begins January and August each year and goes through the summer months. Each full semester is 15 hours with the summer being 8 hours of credit for a total of 38 credits. The prerequisites consist of Certified Nursing Assistant, 7 credit hours and Anatomy and Physiology for Health Care which is 3 hours.
**Statement from the Arkansas State Board of Nursing
Except as provided in subdivision (l) (1) of this section, in the Arkansas State Nurse Practice Act, a person shall not be eligible to receive or hold a license issued by the board if that person has pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to or has been found guilty of any of the offenses by a court in the State of Arkansas or of any similar offense by a court in another state or of any similar offense by a federal court as found in the Arkansas Nurse Practice Act section 17-87-312. This information can be found here.
Arkansas State University Mountain Home nursing programs meet the minimum requirements for approval by the Arkansas State Board of Nursing.
Arkansas State Board of Nursing Criminal Background Check Information
17-3-102. Licensing restrictions based on criminal records
17-87-312. Criminal background checks
Contact Info
Sarah Smith
Phone: 870-508-6266
Email: sarahs@asumh.edu
Lucy Haun, MSN, RN
Phone: 870-508-6183
Email: lhaun@asumh.edu
Denise Malloy, BSN, RN
Phone: 870-508-6382
Email: dmalloy@asumh.edu
Phone: 870-508-6266
Email: sarahs@asumh.edu
Lucy Haun, MSN, RN
Phone: 870-508-6183
Email: lhaun@asumh.edu
Denise Malloy, BSN, RN
Phone: 870-508-6382
Email: dmalloy@asumh.edu
Skills Learned
Critical thinking skills
Nursing interventions
Advocacy
Therapeutic Communication
Basic Informatics
Interdisciplinary collaboration
Assessment
Job Opportunities In
Long-term care facilities
Nursing rehabilitation facilities
Outpatient clinics
School nursing
Acute care hospitals
Occupational health
Home health
Hospice
$98
Tuition Per Credit Hour
4 Semesters
Program Duration
49
Credit Hours
Classes You'll Take
Biology
Human Anatomy and Physiology for Healthcare Professions
Anatomy and Physiology
Certified Nursing
Foundation of Nursing Procedures
Maternity and Pediatrics
Nursing of Older Adults
Clinical
Mental Health Nursing/Net
Med-Surg Nursing Concepts
Maternity and Pediatrics
Basic Nursing Management/IA
Transferable Degrees & Stackable Credentials
Transferrable degrees are programs of study that allow students to complete general education courses. Many students who intend to transfer to another college/university complete these degree programs.
Stackable Credentials are Technical Certificates that might be “stacked” to meet requirements for a higher-level certificate or degree program like an associate's degree.
Stackable Credentials
CP Nursing Assistant (CNA)
TC Practical Nursing (LPN)
AAS Registered Nursing
LPN/Paramedic to RN Program
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