Registered Nursing Program Features
The WSU Tech Associate Degree in Registered Nurse is designed to provide students with quality academic and clinical instruction. The program educates students in response to society’s continually advancing healthcare needs while developing lifelong learners. Students also learn about emergency care procedures and the legal requirements for medical personnel. The Registered Nurse program provides students with the knowledge and skills they need to sit for the NCLEX licensure exam. After graduation and passing this licensure exam, students can pursue a career as an entry-level registered nurse in a variety of clinical and hospital settings. The Registered Nurse program can typically be completed over a 2 year period. The curriculum includes registered nursing courses, as well as liberal arts courses. The nursing component of the program includes clinical experiences with rotations in both inpatient and outpatient settings where students learn how to perform patient assessments and basic healthcare duties.
In addition to general education courses that include psychology and sociology, core Registered Nurse courses include:
• Anatomy
• Physiology
• Biology
• Microbiology
• Nutrition
• Fundamentals of Nursing
• Advanced Medical/Surgical Nursing
• Nursing Pharmacology
Practical Nurse Program Features
The Practical Nurse program provides the common body of knowledge and skills essential for the practical nurse’s entry into practice. The curriculum fulfills the educational requirements for licensure as a licensed practical nurse (LPN). Upon completion of the program, graduates are eligible to take the NCLEX-PN examination. This program does not offer credit for experiential learning. There are pathways for articulation to degree nursing programs. Students continuing their education for an ADN or BSN should consult a counselor regarding transfer of credit for all courses.
Degree and Certificate Options
| Associate of Applied Science, Registered Nurse | 65 Credit Hours |
| Technical Certificate, Practical Nurse | 48 Credit Hours |
LPN to RN Bridge Program
The WSU Tech LPN to RN Bridge Program offers Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN) a seamless transition to becoming Registered Nurses (RN), providing advanced coursework and clinical training to enhance their nursing skills. Through this program, current LPNs can expand their scope of practice and career opportunities in the healthcare field by becoming RNs.
Program Eligibility:
Applicants must have:
- Active, un-encumbered LPN License in Kansas
- IV Therapy Certification
- Completed Pre-Requisite Courses
Pre-Requisite Courses:
All courses completed with a “B” or higher (3.0 GPA)
- Pathophysiology – Completed within 5 years
- Anatomy & Physiology – if NOT currently practicing, completed within 5 years
- Composition 1
- General Psychology
Transcripts:
- Official College Transcripts must be requested by you for the pre-requisite courses – Must be sent to WSU Tech Registrar’s Office via Official Request
- Official College Transcripts must be requested from the school you obtained your LPN training
LPN License:
- Active, un-encumbered LPN License with the State of Kansas – Single State or Multi-State accepted, must be a KS license
- Must be IV Therapy Certified with the State of Kansas
Expired License? - You must contact the KS State Board of Nursing to go through the steps of reinstating your license before the application is due
jshaw2@wsutech.edu
316.677.1961
WSU South | 3821 E. Harry | Wichita, KS 67218
LPN/Practical Nurse(Accepted)
RN/Registered Nurse(Accepted)
Surgical Technology(Accepted)
Short Term Programs
• CNA/Update
• CMA
• Phlebotomy
• HHA
EMT
Accreditation
WSU Tech is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.
The Higher Learning Commission
230 South LaSalle Street, Suite 7-500 • Chicago, IL 60604
https://www.hlcommission.org/ • 800.621.7440
Students interested in this program are eligible to apply for federal financial aid.
WSU Tech’s PN Program are approved by:
Kansas State Board of Nursing (KSBN)
Landon State Office Bldg, 900 SW Jackson, Suite 1051 Topeka, KS 66612-1230
(785) 296-3782.
Effective November 1st, 2023, the associate nursing program at WSU Tech at the South Campus located in Wichita, KS is a candidate for initial accreditation by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing. This candidacy status expires on November 1st, 2025.
Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)
3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400
Atlanta, GA 30326
(404) 975-5000
http://www.acenursing.com/candidates/candidacy.asp
Note: Upon granting of initial accreditation by the ACEN Board of Commissioners, the effective date of initial accreditation is the date on which the nursing program was approved by the ACEN as a candidate program that concluded in the Board of Commissioners granting initial accreditation.
