LVN to RN Bridge Option

Thank you for your interest in the LVN-to-RN Bridge program at Navarro College. We are committed to promoting the best possible educational experience for our students. Navarro College nursing faculty have evidence-based practices, attend annual nursing education training, and comply with nationally recognized professional and ethical standards. We are proud of our high student and customer satisfaction scores.

The Bridge entry is based on a curriculum with summer bridge or transition courses that allow LVNs (Licensed Vocational Nurses) to “bridge” the gap between Vocational Nursing Education and the second year of the Associate Degree Nursing Program. This one-year curriculum completes the 60 hours required for an Associate of Applied Science Degree (AAS ADN-Bridge). Bridge applicants must have a current LVN license. It is required that applicants have 6+ months work in the role of LVN (does not have to be full time). Applications to the program are available online. Prospective LVN-to-RN Bridge applicants must meet all general program admission requirements including attendance at a program information session.

 

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PUBLIC NOTICE OF UPCOMING ACCREDITATION REVIEW VISIT BY THE ACEN 

Navarro College wishes to announce that it will host a site visit for continuing accreditation of its Associate Degree nursing (ADN) program by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN). 

You are invited to meet with the site visit team and share your comments about the program in person at a meeting scheduled at 2:30 pm on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, in room 145 of the Navarro College - Waxahachie B Building, located at 1900 John Arden Dr., Waxahachie, TX, 75165. 

Written comments are also welcome and should be submitted to the ACEN via email at publiccomments@acenursing.org or to the ACEN office: 

Attn: Accreditation Services Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing 
3390 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 1400 
Atlanta GA, 30326 

All written comments should be received by the ACEN by Feb. 7, 2025.

 

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NOTICE TO STUDENTS REGARDING LICENSING (HB 1508)

Effective September 1st 2017, HB 1508 amends the Texas Occupations Code Section 53 that requires education providers to notify you a potential or enrolled student that a criminal history may make you ineligible for an occupational license upon program completion. The following website provides links to information about the licensing process and requirements https://www.bon.texas.gov/licensure_eligibility.asp.html Any nursing applicant who has been arrested, convicted of a crime other than a minor traffic violation, diagnosed with, treated, or hospitalized in the past five years for schizophrenia or other psychotic disorders, bipolar disorder, paranoid personality disorder, antisocial personality disorder, or borderline personality disorder, or addicted to or treated for the use of alcohol or any other drug within the past five years, must petition the Texas Board of Nursing for a declaratory order concerning their eligibility to take the licensing examination, the NCLEX-RN. The application for a declaratory order can be downloaded from the BON website at https://www.bon.texas.gov/forms_declaratory_order.asp. This declaratory order must be completed and the eligibility letter received before the student starts nursing courses. If the case must be sent to the enforcement division, the processing may take up to 24 months.  This information is being provided to all persons who apply or enroll in the program with notice of the requirements as described above, regardless of whether or not the person has been convicted of a criminal offense. Additionally, HB 1508 authorizes licensing agencies to require reimbursements when a student fails to receive the required notice.

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CAREER DESTINATION MAP

LVN-to-RN Bridge Nursing (AAS)

 

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Registered Nurse

Acute Care Nurse

Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurse

Critical Care Nurse

Clinical Nurse Specialist

 

MARKETABLE SKILLS

Active Listening Cultural Competence Instructing Management of Material Resources Quality Control Analysis Social Perceptiveness Technology Design

Complex Problem Solving Equipment Maintenance Judgment and Decision Making Operation and Control Reading Comprehension Service Orientation Writing

Critical Thinking Ethical Principles Learning Strategies Prioritization Speaking Time Management

 

 

TRANSFER OPPORTUNITIES

The University of Texas at Arlington

• https://academicpartnerships.uta.edu/programs/rn-to-bsn.aspx

 

The University of Texas at Tyler

• https://www.uttyler.edu/programs/rn-to-bsn/

 

Texas Tech University

• https://www.ttuhsc.edu/nursing/undergrad/rn-to-bsn/default.aspx

 

Texas Women’s University

• https://catalog.twu.edu/undergraduate/nursing/sample-curriculum-plan-full-time-students-rn-bs-program/

 

Lamar University

• https://www.lamar.edu/arts-sciences/nursing/undergraduate-degrees/rn-bsn-articulation-track.html

 

Chamberlain

• https://www.chamberlain.edu/resources/program-guides/rn-to-bsn-transfer-guide

 

Tarleton State University

• https://www.tarleton.edu/nursing/rn-to-bsn1.html

 

Western Governor’s University

• https://www.wgu.edu/career-guide/rn-to-bsn-nursing-bachelors-program.html#openSubscriberModal