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Practical Nursing Program Requirements for Virginia and South Carolina

To receive the Diploma in Practical Nursing, students must earn 48.5 semester credit hours. The program requires a minimum of 4 semesters, which is equivalent to 15 months or 60 weeks of instruction. The program requirements are as follows:

Program Requirements

Core Curriculum

BIO112Anatomy and Physiology with Terminology I

2
BIO112LAnatomy and Physiology with Terminology I Lab

1
BIO117Anatomy and Physiology II

2
BIO117LAnatomy and Physiology II Lab

1
COR102Freshman Orientation

1
COR105Study Skills

0.5
ENG109College Composition

1.5
NUR100Dosage Calculations

1
NUR139Pharmacology

1.5
NUR165Concepts of Nursing I

2.5
NUR167Concepts of Nursing II

3
NUR169Concepts of Nursing III

3
NUR190Medical Surgical Nursing I

3

NUR203Medical Surgical Nursing II

4

NUR204Acute Care Nursing I

4

NUR208Medical Surgical Nursing III

3

NUR209Acute Care Nursing II

4

NUR213Acute Care Nursing III

4

NUR233Role Transition

4
PSY108Normal Life Span

1

PSY109Introduction to Psychology

1.5

Contact Hours: 1,696


Diploma Program Length: Minimum weeks of instruction: 60 weeks

Maximum satisfactory time frame completion: 90 weeks