Licensed Practical Nurses are eligible for advanced placement in the Associate Degree Nursing Program when they have the following requirements:

1. The student must have an ACT composite score of 18 and a grade point average of 2.0.  Students with less than the required ACT composite score must have completed a minimum of 12 semester hours with a 2.5 grade point average before being admitted.  They must have made at least a grade of "C" on Anatomy and Physiology courses, which are in the above 12 semester hours.

2. Hold a current unencumbered license to practice as an licensed practical nurse in Mississippi.

3. Submit documentation from a direct nursing supervisor verifying one year of recent clinical experience.                                          

4. Academic pre-requisites (see requirements below).    

5. Score 100% on dosage calculation test given prior to admission (at a time to be determined).

6. Attend a scheduled upgrade orientation (at a time to be determined). 

Applications for the College may be obtained from the Office Of Admissions, Records and Research P. O. Box 129, Decatur, MS  39327, online at www.eccc.edu  or by calling 601-635-6206. Information required to be on file in that office by November 15 of the year of admission are:

 1. East Central Community College application

2. Official transcripts from all colleges previously attended.

 Application packets for the bridge program may be obtained after August 1 each year from the Associate Degree Nursing Program Office, P. O. Box 129, Decatur, MS  39327,  or by calling 601-635-6293.  Application packets must be submitted together in a single packet to the Associate Degree Nursing Program office by November 15 of the year of admission.  You must include the following items in this packet:

 1. Bridge Program Application    

2. Unrestricted Mississippi LPN license number  

3. Documentation of one year recent clinical practice from a supervisor  

4. Documentation of an ACT score 

5. A copy of transcripts from all colleges previously attended 

6. Application packets that do not include all the previously listed items may not be considered.

 Pre-requisite Course Requirements
(to be completed before entrance in January)

BIO 2514         Anatomy and Physiology I 

BIO 2524         Anatomy and Physiology II

ENG 1113        English Composition I

EPY 2533        Human Growth and Development

                      Fine Arts/Humanities Elective**  

 Spring Session  

 NUR 1148 - *** Nursing Transition - 8 semester hours

ENG 1123        English Composition II *

BIO 2924         Microbiology *

***After successful completion of NUR 1148, the student is awarded credit for the freshman courses NUR 1116, NUR 1103 and NUR 1129 (18 credits) in place of NUR 1148 (8 credits) for a total of 18 credits.

Sophomore Year - First Semester

PSY 1513   General Psychology

NUR 2149   Nursing III

NUR 2121   Nursing Seminar

Sophomore Year - Second Semester

SOC  2113   Introduction to Sociology**

SPT 1113    Oral Communication**

NUR 2159   Nursing IV

NUR 2121   Nursing Seminar

 *May be taken concurrently with NUR 1148 if not taken prior to admission to the program.

**May be taken at any time during the nursing curriculum.

 Any non-nursing courses may be taken prior to but not later than specified in the course sequence.  East Central Community College Associate Degree Nursing Program is accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC), 3343 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30326.