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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.) .  \nIn addition, Jasmine Terry is also working part-time in Health Professions info Office as an“Application Processor”.  \nYolanda Brown, Administrative Assistant in the Health Professions Information Office is located in Room 339.  \nJulie 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  \nThe 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.  \nThe 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  \ndeadline for application is October 1 prior to summer and the pre-requisite courses need to be complete by end offall prior to summer admission.  \nLet 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.  \nThis 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.  \nPre-Requisites-Traditional Nursing Program  \n(NOTE: LPN to Nursing AAS Bridge pre-reqs-next slide)  \n• High School Level: Chemistry (with lab component)  \n• 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  \n• 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  \n• All science courses must have lab component  \n• Scores on Kaplan individual sections is preferred to be 45% or higher for all categories  \n• Composite score on the Kaplan must be 45% or higher  \nINFORMATION 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.  \nWe 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.  \nFor 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. 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