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Nursing Level I (LPN) Curriculum Requirements 

The Level I program is offered on the NCMC’s campus, at the outreach site at Northwest Technical School in Maryville, MO, or at the outreach site at North Central Area Vocational School in Bethany, MO.    NCMC’s LPN certificate program is an intense, fast-paced program that is comprised of academic studies and clinical experiences.  Upon completion of this program, the graduate will be eligible to apply to the Missouri State Board of Nursing to take the NCLEX-PN.  Admission into the nursing program is selective.  Please refer to the Pre-admission packet for more details.

The Trenton and Maryville campuses are a daytime program and the Bethany campus is a night and weekend program.  The pre-requisites are required for all three campuses. 

     
Pre-Requisites Course Number Hours
Anatomy BI240 4
Physiology (must take Anatomy first) BI242 4
Speech SP175 3
Math for Allied Health Sciences  AH106 3
       or College Algebra MT122 3
Trenton & Maryville Core Nursing Program Requirements
Fall Semester Course Number Hours
Foundations of Nursing I NR108 2
Foundations of Nursing II NR109 7
Personal & Vocational Concepts NR113 1
Family & Community Living NR116 1
Introduction to Mental Health Nursing NR105 1
Pharmacology NR117 4
Geriatric NR120 2
Spring Semester
Basic Nutrition NR104 3
Nursing of Adults I NR121 11
Maternal Child Nursing I NR129 6
Summer Semester
Nursing of Adults II NR162 6
Maternal Child Nursing II NR183 5
Employment Strategies BT240 1
Bethany Core Nursing Program Requirements
Spring Semester Course Number Hours
Foundation of Nursing I  NR108

2

Foundation of Nursing II NR109 7
Pharmacology NR117 4
Summer Semester
Nursing of Adults IA NR122 6
Fall Semester
Nursing of Adults IB NR123 5
Nursing of Adults II NR162 6
Family & Community Living NR116 1
Introduction to Mental Health Nursing NR105 1
Geriatrics NR120 2
Personal Vocational Concepts NR113 1
Employment Strategies NR240 1
Spring Semester
Maternal Child I NR129 6
Maternal Child II NR183 5
Basic Nutrition NR104 3
 

NOTES:

  • Advanced credit for Foundations of Nursing I is awarded to Missouri Certified Nursing Assistants upon successful completion of Foundations of Nursing II.
  • Required pre-entry courses must be taken prior to entry into the program
  • All nursing classes must be taken in sequence.