LPN to RN Upward Mobility (Watertown)

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35 MAJOR HOURS, 65 DEGREE HOURS

Lake Area Technical Institute (LATI) and The University of South Dakota (USD) collaborative 1+1 Program

The 1+1 LPN to RN program is delivered only at Lake Area Technical Institute in Watertown, South Dakota. The 1+ 1 program is a collaborative program designed to allow LPN’s who graduate from LATI to enter the USD Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) curriculum with advanced standing and complete the ADN program in an additional 11 months.

LATI PN Program

The graduate of LATI PN program (currently licensed or with license pending) and accepted to the USD Watertown campus, will be granted 12 nursing credits upon completion of the LPN GAP examination:

NURS 205 (8 credits)
NURS 281 (4 credits are granted by completing the LPN GAP exam, enrollment in 4 credit hours of coursework is required)

The LPN to RN (Watertown) student must complete all general education courses, as well as:

Curricular Plan

The following is an example of a curricular plan for the LATI/USD 1+1 student. Students may have individual reasons for changing the order of support courses in the following curriculum. Students must consult with their advisors before completing their schedules.

FIRST YEAR

LPN program completed at LATI (Lake Area Technical Institute) and 13 hours of required general education coursework.

SUMMER

SPCM 101 - Fundamentals of Speech (C)
Humanities-Fine Arts 3cr

SECOND YEAR AT USD, WATERTOWN CAMPUS

First Semester 18 hours

Second Semester 16 hours

Note:

The LPN to RN student must complete all general education courses (30 credits), NURS 260 (9 credits), NURS 281 (4 credits), NURS 283 (1 credit), and NURS 285 (9 credits); for a total of 65 credit hours.