JJC: Nursing Education - Licensed Practical Nurse Certificate of Achievement

Nursing Education and Allied Health

Nursing Education & Allied Health

Nursing Home

Admissions Criteria PDF (36 KB)
** New Admissions Criteria
effective August 2008)

Online Nursing Application
(Available for the Spring class, August 1st to August 15th and for the Fall class February 1st to February 15th. Admission criteria will be changing for the application period beginning Aug. 1, 2008.)

Nursing Degree/ Certificates:
General Education Requirements
A.A.S. Nursing (R.N.)
C.A. Nursing (L.P.N.)

Nursing Course Descriptions

Class Schedules:
- Spring 2008

Nursing Faculty & Staff

Allied Health Programs

For the Essential Academic Skills (TEAS) test study guide booklet, please go to the following web site: atitesting.com

Nursing L.P.N.
Certificate of Achievement

Office: C-1047
Phone: (815) 280-2462
Chair: Mary Beth Luna

For admissions questions, contact:
Kathy Cartwright (815) 280-2429

The Certificate of Achievement program is designed for persons who wish to become licensed practical nurses (LPN). The program combines classroom experience on the Joliet Junior College campus with clinical experience in community health care facilities. A student who completes the program is awarded a Certificate of Achievement and is eligible to write the NCLEX-PN for licensure as an LPN in Illinois.

Semester Hours

General Education Requirements must include the following ........... 17
     BIO 250      Human Anatomy and Physiology I
     BIO 251      Human Anatomy and Physiology II
     ENG 101     Rhetoric
     PSYC 101 General Psychology
     PSYC 215 Life Span: A Survey of Human Development
Major Core Requirements ........................................................................... 23
     HEAL 109 Principles of Normal Nutrition
     NURS 140 Basic Nursing Procedures
     NURS 150 Concepts of Nursing Practice I
     NURS 160 Concepts of Nursing Practice II
     NURS 163 Pharmacology & Nursing Process
     NURS 164 Concepts in Pediatric Nursing
Total.............................. .................................................................................. 41