Draft 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Nursing - Nursing Education Program Practical Nurse Certificate
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Program Description This program prepares individuals to become licensed practical nurses. Throughout the program, students integrate experience caring for patients in acute care hospitals, long-term care facilities, and community agencies. Graduates receive a certificate in Practical Nursing. After graduation, individuals must take and pass the NCLEX PN examination to be licensed by the state as a practical nurse. Licensed graduates are qualified for employment as entry-level staff in long-term care facilities, hospitals, outpatient clinics, and home care agencies. Acceptance into this program is by application only. This is in addition to the Edmonds College admissions process. This certificate requires successful completion of a minimum of 80 credits as outlined.
Advising Note This program requirement sheet is not a substitute for meeting with an academic advisor. Meeting the requirements to graduate with an Edmonds College certificate or degree is ultimately the responsibility of the student.
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General Education Requirements (17 credits)
*See General Education Requirements Notes
Communication Skills (5 credits)
OUTCOME: Communicate and interact effectively through a variety of methods appropriate to audience, context, purpose, and field/discipline. Human Relations Skills (7 credits)
OUTCOME: Act responsibly in applying professional and academic standards associated with success in educational, workplace, community, and group settings. Quantitative Analysis/Symbolic Reasoning Skills (5 credits)
OUTCOME: Reason clearly using academic or professional modes of inquiry; using quantitative or symbolic reasoning; and/or using other discipline/field specific methods to explore and create ideas; identify information needs; process, evaluate, and use information; and recognize, analyze, and solve problems.
Distribution Requirements (25 credits)
**See Distribution Requirements Notes Natural Sciences and Mathematics (20 credits)
OUTCOME: Use scientific and mathematical methods, modes of inquiry, laboratory and field equipment, and terminology to demonstrate knowledge, comprehension, and application of data, concepts, and insights to tackle problems, conduct experiments, and critically evaluate proposals, claims, processes, and theories in biology.
Social Sciences (5 credits)
OUTCOME: Use social science theories and methods to reason, communicate, apply insights, solve problems, and to develop a critical understanding of the diversity and interdependence of peoples and cultures.
Cultural Diversity Skills
OUTCOME: Explore and apply multiple perspectives in order to examine cultural differences and influences; maintain effective professional/working relationships; and/or interact effectively in multicultural settings. Cultural Diversity Course List ____Cultural Diversity Requirement met Program Requirements (38 credits)
OUTCOMES: - Demonstrate professional collaboration and communication with healthcare team members.
- Demonstrate therapeutic and culturally competent communication to provide person centered care to patients, families and communities.
- Apply clinical judgment and the nursing process to provide safe evidence-based care to diverse patients across the lifespan.
- Integrate quality improvement, healthcare informatics and scholarship activities to enhance patient care within the healthcare system.
- Demonstrate caring and integrity by understanding and upholding ethical and legal principles of the nursing profession.
***See Program Requirements Notes Program Notes
The program code for this certificate is LPNPNC45. For financial aid, advising, and other reasons, students should work with their advisor to ensure that this code is properly recorded on their academic record. - The nursing core courses are designed as a six quarter part-time program for students who are currently working in a direct patient care profession such as nursing assistant, medical assistant, or surgical technician.
- This program is by application only; admission requirements are as follows:
- Complete an application form for admission to the practical nursing program
- Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75 in general education and distribution courses
- Two professional recommendations
- Minimum of six months recent patient care experience
- Complete TEAS test
- Document technology skills
- Optional: Extra consideration will be given to applicants with a valid CNA certificate/license, MA certificate/license, or military medical corps experience. Submit proof of certificate, license, or military service.
*General Education Requirements Notes: - General Education courses listed (with the exception of NURS 160 and NURS 161) must be completed before beginning the Program Requirements.
- NURS 160 and NURS 161 will be taken in the final term of the certificate program.
**Distribution Requirements Notes: - Distribution courses listed must be completed before beginning the Program Requirements.
- Students may substitute BIOL&160 for BIOL&211; see faculty advisor.
***Program Requirements Notes: - Students planning to continue on to an RN program must meet the laddering requirements of the school to which they plan to apply AND should consider completing BIOL& 260, CMST& 210, NUTR& 101 and PSYC& 200.
- Participation in externship classes requires documentation of immunization (including COVID-19 vaccine), TB, and criminal background status prior to registering for those classes. Students are advised that clinical placement may be denied if immunization records and CPR are not current or if there is a criminal history that the facility considers unacceptable.
The department advisors for this program are:
Julia Erickson | julia.erickson@edmonds.edu | 425.640.1623
Kyra McCoy | kyra.mccoy@edmonds.edu | 425.640.1990 The faculty advisors for this program are:
Jennifer Casperson | jennifer.casperson@edmonds.edu | 425.640.1205
Taylor Smith | taylor.smith@edmonds.edu | 425.640.1693
Penny Watridge | penny.watridge@edmonds.edu | 425.640.1017 Department website: Licensed Practical Nursing | LPN Program Certificate General Information
Program of Study Outcomes Edmonds College’s four General Education Outcomes (Communicate, Act Responsibly, Reason, and Explore) are promoted throughout the college’s programs. Instructional programs of 45 credits or more foster learning in all four General Education Outcomes.
Student achievement is assessed in the general and program specific outcomes via the courses and course objectives that align with those outcomes. More information about program outcomes and course objectives can be found on the Using Program Requirement Sheets page.
Credit/Grade Requirements A minimum of 30 credits or one-third of the required college-level (100-level or above) credits, whichever is less, must be earned at Edmonds College. Students are required to maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0 in all college-level courses.
Students Are Advised To:
- Plan your schedule several quarters in advance in order to accommodate courses that are offered only once or twice per year;
- Review the college catalog for required course prerequisites and include these in schedule planning;
- Communicate with an academic advisor and/or a faculty advisor; and
- At least three quarters before you plan to graduate, contact any college(s) where you have earned credits and have your official transcript(s) sent to Edmonds College. Then, submit an Evaluation Request - Transfer Credits Form (available in Enrollment Services) to activate the process of transferring credits to Edmonds College.
Graduation Application A completed Graduation Application form must be submitted online by the 10th day of the quarter in which the student expects to graduate. Note: Applications for summer quarter are due by the 8th day of the quarter.
Common Course Numbering Please refer to www.edcc.edu/ccn for more information.
Cultural Diversity Requirement All students earning a degree or certificate of 45 credits or more must meet a cultural diversity (CD) requirement by taking at least five (5) credits of CD courses. To learn more, go to Academic Information – Cultural Diversity Requirement in the online academic catalog.
College Resources
Internal Coding
PLAN/STACK - LPNPNC45
TC - 80
CIP - 513901
Last revised - 2024/01/26 |
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