Any LPN currently licensed in the state of Oklahoma is eligible to apply to the Eastern Oklahoma State College Associate Degree Nursing Program for the opportunity to challenge the first year nursing courses. Qualified LPN's will be accepted into the challenge process and will be allowed to challenge Nursing 1118, and Nursing 1218. When these challenges are completed successfully, the LPN will have credit for these courses applied to their transcript and will be eligible to enter the second year of the nursing program. Admission to the second year will be on a space available basis. In order to receive the Associate in Applied Science in Nursing degree, the qualified LPN must successfully complete all of the second year nursing courses at Eastern, (NURS 2118, NURS 2218, NURS 1303, and NURS 2212), plus a minimum of 34 general education credit hours. For advanced placement credit to be included on an Eastern transcript, a student must complete a minimum of 12 hours at Eastern and be in good academic standing.

1. Follow application guidelines to Eastern and to the A.D.N. Program
2. Must be currently licensed as an LPN
3. In order to challenge NURS 1118, all of the first semester general education requirements must either be completed or the LPN must currently be enrolled and passing (with a "C" or better in sciences with an overall GPA of at least 2.00) in all those courses (Anatomy, Orientation, Freshmen Composition I, Developmental Psychology). The challenge exam for NURS 1118 and NURS 1218 will be Assessment Technologies Institute-Fundamentals, Maternal Child, and Nursing Care of Children
4. Documentation of 800 work hours in clinical practice in an acute care setting, long-term care facility or home health agency is needed.
5. A 90% passage rate on a dosage calculation examination is required before completion of the Transition course. Students have three attempts to achieve a passing score

The Eastern Associate Degree Nursing Faculty have chosen to participate in the Oklahoma L.P.N./A.D.N. Articulation Plan. LPN's must apply and be accepted to Eastern Oklahoma State College, then they can apply for direct articulation to nursing, based on the plan. All required general education courses for each of the first year semesters must be completed with a 2.00 GPA and "C" or higher in all science courses before credit will be granted for the required Nursing course work for that semester. To graduate, all LPN's must complete the second year of A.D.N. course work at Eastern plus at least one other credit hour to meet the requirements that the last twelve hours of credit be taken at Eastern. For any advance placement credit to be included on an Eastern transcript, a student must complete a minimum of twelve hours at Eastern and be in good academic standing.

The Oklahoma L.P.N./A.D.N. Articulation Plan as approved by the Oklahoma Board of Regents gives LPN's the opportunity to receive college credit for practical nursing education without challenge examinations. Credit may be granted according to the following criteria:

1. Must be currently licensed as an LPN in the state of Oklahoma
2. Must have graduated within the past five years
3. Must have graduated from an Oklahoma Practicing Nursing School with National League for Nursing Accreditation
4. Students will receive credit for the first and second semester nursing courses
5. The number of credit hours will be determined by the granting educational institution
6. Documentation of 800 work hours in clinical practice in an acute care setting, long-term care facility or home health agency is needed
7. A 90% passage rate on a dosage calculation examination is required before completion of the Transition course. Student will have three attempts to achieve this score.