LPN to Nursing AAS Bridge (LPN to RN) - Admissions Criteria and Program Prerequisites

Sep 30, 2026

Program overview for the LPN to Nursing AAS Bridge (LPN to RN) at Virginia Western Community College, delivered for summer 2027. It outlines advising and application processing within the Health Professions Advising and Applications Office, including contact points and room location. The presentation explains admission timing, acceptance process, and lack of a waiting list, then details prerequisite requirements, GPA thresholds, and placement/testing expectations. It also covers submission windows and prerequisite completion deadlines prior to summer admission.

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Admissions Criteria and Process

Program timeline and acceptance process

Prerequisite requirements and GPA thresholds

Science course and testing expectations

LPN to Nursing AAS Bridge (LPN to RN) Summer 2027 School of Health Professions Health Professions Advising and Applications Office Pam Woody, Jasmine Terry & Yolanda Brown HP Fralin Center for Science and Health Professions Room 339 [http://www.virginiawestern.edu/academics/health](http://www.virginiawestern.edu/academics/health)professions/nursing-bridge/ Julie Ainsley (Advisor for Nursing, Practical Nursing, L2R—540-857-7341) Pam Woody is one of the Health Careers Application Processor for students applying to Dental Hygiene, Nursing, Radiography and Radiation Oncology, Physical Therapist Assistant, Practical Nursing, Medical Lab. Technician, Surgical Technology, Occupational Therapy Assistant and phlebotomy. All academic application files to one of these Health Professions programs will be processed in the Health Professions Advising and Applications Office. Our office is located in the Fralin Center for Science and Health Professions which is on the Virginia Western Community College campus in Roanoke, Virginia. The room number is 339. You may reach out to a team of advisors at [healthprofessions@virginiawestern.edu.](healthprofessions@virginiawestern.edu.) . In addition, Jasmine Terry is also working part-time in Health Professions info Office as an“Application Processor”. Yolanda Brown, Administrative Assistant in the Health Professions Information Office is located in Room 339. Julie Ainsley is the advisor for anyone interested in a nursing program at VWCC (LPN, LPN to RN, and RN Nursing)—her office is located in Fralin, Room 311 The traditional Nursing Program is a four-semester program and we accept one time a year and classes will begin in the Fall of each year which is usually in the mid to later part of August. The LPN to Nursing AAS Bridge program is a three-semester program and we accept onetime a year and classes will begin in the summer of each year which is in May and the deadline for application is October 1 prior to summer and the pre-requisite courses need to be complete by end offall prior to summer admission. Let me begin by saying we do not have a waiting list for this program. We go through an acceptance process each year to consider all applicants that have made application---in this instance from January through the application deadline of October 1 each fall. This presentation will discuss the Admissions Criteria and Process, the prerequisites for the program, the LPN to RN Curriculum, a typical schedule for the first semester, if accepted, estimated cost of the program and Admissions Information. Pre-Requisites-Traditional Nursing Program (NOTE: LPN to Nursing AAS Bridge pre-reqs-next slide) • High School Level: Chemistry (with lab component) • College Level: Anatomy and Physiology I, ENG 111, PSY230, two credit SDV 101.All must be completed with final grade of “C” or higher by end of Spring prior to Fall admission • Pre-requisite GPA needs to be 2.5 or higher and cumulative GPA needs to be 2.0 or higher by end of fall prior to fall enrollment • All science courses must have lab component • Scores on Kaplan individual sections is preferred to be 45% or higher for all categories • Composite score on the Kaplan must be 45% or higher INFORMATION FOR TRADITONAL NURSING PROGRAM—INFORMATION FOR LPN TO Nursing AAS BRIDGE IS ON THE FOLLOWING SLIDE. This is a reference to see how the L2R works with the Traditional Nursing Program. We include the traditional nursing program pre-requisites as a reference for the “why” the pre-requisites for the LPN to RN program. which are included on the next slide. We also, in a future slide include the Traditional Curriculum and then the LPN to RN Transition. For high school grades for prerequisite of Chemistry—if grades are on semester and one semester you make a “B” and the second semester you make a “D”—you will need to repeat this course at VWCC or another community college. Both semester grades need to be a Cor abov

FAQs

What are the application and class start dates for the LPN to Nursing AAS Bridge (LPN to RN) program?

Applications are accepted once a year, with classes beginning in the summer, typically in May. The application deadline is October 1 prior to the summer session, and prerequisite courses must be completed by the end of fall prior to summer admission.

Is there a waiting list for the LPN to RN bridge program?

No. The program uses an annual acceptance process to review all applicants who apply from January through the October 1 deadline each fall.

What prerequisite coursework and GPA requirements are needed for admission?

Chemistry with a lab component, Anatomy and Physiology I, ENG 111, PSY 230, and two-credit SDV 101 must be completed with a final grade of C or higher by the end of Spring prior to fall admission. A prerequisite GPA of 2.5 or higher and a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher are required by the end of fall prior to enrollment.

Sep 30, 2026

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