LPN Mobility Advanced Placement Program

Baton Rouge General's School of Nursing offers a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Mobility - Advanced Placement Program. Once accepted into the program, an LPN can challenge and receive 12 credit hours for NURS 105 and NURS 106, pending the satisfaction of all criteria identified below, shortening the length of the nursing program to 12 months. The remaining 38 credit hours in the program of study will be completed as it is designed.

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for the LPN Mobility - Advanced Placement Program, LPN applicants must meet the following criteria:

• Complete the School of Nursing online application form
• Satisfy all School of Nursing admission requirements
• Hold a current, unencumbered Louisiana LPN license
• Have a minimum of two years of LPN nursing experience

Once accepted into the program, LPN must meet the additional criteria below to receive credit for NURS 105 and NURS 106:

• Achieve 70 percent or greater on the National League for Nursing Acceleration Challenge Exam I (NACE-1), Foundations of Nursing
• Pass the Fundamental Dosage Calculation Test administered by BRG School of Nursing