The two-year associate of applied science nursing degree program at UC Raymond Walters College (UCRWC) is approved by the Ohio Board of Nursing and is accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission. It is designed to prepare graduates to care for people across the life span in a variety of settings. Nurses provide culturally competent, safe and effective care in a variety of settings including hospitals, long-term care facilities, home health agencies, hospice, adult day care or schools.

The curriculum combines nursing courses with general education courses in the humanities and sciences. In addition to five hours of classroom instruction, each week students engage in clinical activity for nine hours or more in hospitals, long-term care facilities, community agencies, the home or the college laboratories. Graduates are eligible to take the National Council Licensure Examination for registered nurses.

In addition to the traditional RN program, other options for pursuing a nursing education are available. An RN Completion Track for licensed practical nurses that gives credit for previous clinical practice experience is available for LPNs. Graduates are able to pursue their Bachelor of Science (BSN) degree from the UC College of Nursing through the RN-BSN Mobility Program.

RN Program
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Advanced Standing LPN Program
Licensed practical nurses who wish to receive advanced standing for work already completed must meet the following criteria:

• Meet the prerequisites for the program
• Have 12 credit hours or Anatomy & Physiology I, II, III; 3 credit hours of Adult Development; 3 credit hours of college-level mathematics; 6 credit hours of English Composition 101 & 102; 3 credits of Global Community; and 3 credit hours of Pharmacology, for a total of 30 credit hours.
• Have a minimum GPA of 2.8, based solely on prerequisite and program-required courses.
• Have passed the Excelsior College Exam, Fundamentals of Nursing, with a grade of "C" or better before April 1 of the year preceding anticipated program admission. (Please note: the score for the Excelsior College Exam, Fundamentals of Nursing, must be reported to Intake Services no later than April 1 prior to the summer of admission.)
• After licensure as an LPN, the candidate must have been employed in a health care setting providing direct patient care of 1,000 hours within the two years prior to starting Transition I and provide documentation of such employment.
• Hold a current pharmacology certificate from an approved course. Approved courses include the Ohio Organization of Practical Nurse Educators (OOPNE), Ohio Board of Nursing (OBN), and National Association of Practical Nurse Education and Services (NAPNES).
• Hole a current, unrestricted LPN license.

For further information about this program or other programs at UC Raymond Walters College or UC Clermont College, contact:

Raymond Walters College
9555 Plainfield Road
Blue Ash, OH 45236
513-745-5600

RN–BSN Mobility Program