NCLEX - LVN
(Licensed Vocational Nurse)

Provides an AA (Associate in Arts) Degree Course in Nursing

Accreditation for LVN
1. Nursing [School Code: 1939371]
2. SEVIS I-20 Permitted School [School Code: LOS214F02085000
3. TOEFL (iBT) [Code: STN100024]

Contents of the LVN Program
1. ESL(1 Year)
2. AA (Associate in Arts Degree) in Nursing Prerequisites
3. General Education
4. NCLEX-LVN
5. Work Permit
6. Job Placement

Process for LVN
1. Submit Application Form
2. Get I-20 for student Visa
3. Learn LVN programs
   1st year: ESL/ General Education / Medical Terminology
   2nd year: NCLEX LVN / Hospital Practical English / with Outside Externship / CPR / TOEFL or IELTS

4. Apply for NCLEX LVN
5. Pass NCLEX LVN exam
6. Offer Job placement
7. Work for 1 year with OPT (Optional Training Visa)
8. Work for 2 years with H-2B visa
9. Apply for NCLEX RN after 3 years work
10. Pass TOEFL or IELTS for Visa screen
11. Obtain working visa sponsor (sponsored by hospitals)
12. Work at hospital with H-1B visa
13. Apply for a Green Card (Permanent Visa)


"NCLEX - LVN" is an entry level of nurse Vocational license. It is named with "NCLEX - LVN" in State of California and Texas, and it is also called LPN in other states (Licensed Practical Nurse). The entire 2-year NCLEX - LVN program needs to complete 6 terms with 106 credits to earn an AA degree. The curriculum has contents of College English, Nursing Theory, Hospital Training, Medical Terminology, NCLEX - LVN Test Preparation, etc.

Nursing (Associate in Arts Degree)
Prerequisites & General Education - 1st Year
FIRST SEMESTER (15 units) SECOND SEMESTER (15 units)
Biblical Theology (3) Systematic Theology, Christology and Soteriology (3)
Christian Counseling (3) Introduction to Old & New Testament (3)
General Biology (3) College English, writing (3)
General Psychology (3) Introduction to Philosophy (3)
College English Reading (3) Anatomy (3)
SUMMER SECTION (6 units) WINTER SECTION (6 units)
Medical Terminology (3) Human Growth and Development
Nutrition (3) Math (3)
NCLEX - LVN Program Introduction - 2nd Year
FIRST SEMESTER (16 units) SUMMER SEMESTER (16 units)
Fundamentals of Nursing (10) Medical Surgical Nursing I (10)
Fundamentals of Nursing, Clinical Lab (6) Medical Surgical Nursing I , Clinical Lab (6)
SECOND SEMESTER (16 units) WINTER SEMESTER (16 units)
Medical Surgical Nursing II (10) Maternity/Pediatrics Nursing/Nursing Leadership and Supervision (10)
Medical Surgical Nursing II, Clinical Lab (6) Maternity/Pediatrics Nursing/ Nursing Leadership and Supervision, Clinical Lab (6)

LVN Program Schedule
Program The start of class The end of class Breaks and holidays
1 semester
05-29-07 09-01-07
09-02 ~ 09-09 07
2 semester
09-10-07 12-22-07 12-23 ~ 01-05 07
3 semester
01-06-08 04-19-08 04-20 ~ 04-26 08
4 semester
04-27-08 08-09-08 Program done

Clinical Rotation Schedule
Program Date Curriculum & Others
1 semester
07-02-07 ~ 09-01-07
Fundamentals of Nursing
2 semester
09-10-07 ~ 12-22-07
Medical Surgical Nursing A
3 semester
01-06-08 ~ 04-19-08
Medical Surgical Nursing B
4 semester
04-27-08 ~ 08-09-08
Maternity, Pediatrics, Leadership & Supervision
  07-30-07 ~ 08-02-07 LVN Class Registration

 

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