LPN to RN Bridge Program

Fall 2026 LPN to RN Bridge Program Application

Available only at White Bridge and Dickson campuses

 

Pre-Screening Application

Program Requirements 

To apply for the LPN to RN Pathway Program, you must turn in your application during the official application period. All the steps below must be finished before your application can be reviewed. Each campus may have a different number of open spots.

 

Your application will be reviewed only if you meet all of the following requirements:

 

Admission to NSCC

You must already be accepted as a student at Nashville State Community College.

 

27 Hours of Required Prerequisite Courses

You must complete the required 27 credit hours before applying (see below for course requirements).

 

ATI‑TEAS Test Score

You must score at least “Proficient.” This requirement is waived if you graduated from TCAT within 3 years of taking the LPN Exit Exam.

 

GPA Requirement

• You must have a GPA of 2.8 or higher.

• Only the required 27 credit hours are used to calculate this GPA.

 

Active PN License

• You must list your PN license number on the application.

• Your license must not have restrictions when checked with the Tennessee Board of Nursing.

 

Required General Education Courses (All 3 required – 9 credit hours)

• ENGL 1010 – English Composition I (3 hrs)

• Humanities Elective (3 hrs) see catalog for options

• PSYC 1030 – Introduction to Psychology (3 hrs)

 

General Education Options (Choose ONE – 3 credit hours)

• COMM 2025 – Fundamentals of Communication (3 hrs)

• ENGL 1020 – English Composition II (3 hrs)

• PSYC 2130 – Life Span Psychology (3 hrs)

• BIOL 1215 – Principles of Nutrition (3 hrs)

• Humanities Elective (3 hrs) see catalog for options

 

Core Science & Math Requirements (All 4 required – 15 credit hours)

• BIOL 2010 – Anatomy & Physiology I (4 hrs)*

• BIOL 2030 – Anatomy & Physiology II (4 hrs)*

• BIOL 2230 – Microbiology (4 hrs)*

• MATH 1530 – Introduction to Statistics (3 hrs)*

 

*You must earn a C or higher in these courses. It is recommended (but not required) that you take them within the last 5 years.

  

LPN to RN Pathway students start in the second semester and take:

• NURS 1340 – Mental Health Nursing

• NURS 1120 – Pharmacology I

• NURS 1600 – Transition to Professional Nursing*

 

*NURS 1600 covers material from Medical‑Surgical Nursing I and parts of Fundamentals of Nursing. After completing NURS 1600, you will receive 13 credit hours for:

• NURS 1710 – Fundamentals of Nursing

• NURS 1600 – Transition to Professional Practice

• NURS 1620 – Medical Surgical Nursing

 

The remainder of courses follow the traditional nursing course sequence.