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The LPN to ADN bridge program is designed for an LPN to continue their education to progress to an RN. This program will allow an experienced LPN to enroll into third semester nursing courses to continue working towards the associate degree. Applicants to the LPN to ADN Bridge must be a current LPN.

Admission Requirements

  • Application for Admission & Application Fee.
  • Official High School Transcript or GED/HSED Credential, including a graduation or passing date.
  • Students must meet one of the following multiple measures: earned a technical diploma or higher,* earned a minimum high school GPA of 2.6, earned a minimum college GPA of 2.0 or submit ACT or Accuplacer test scores. Submit any needed transcripts or test scores. *Please note short term technical diplomas do not fulfill Multiple Measures. These programs include Nursing Assistant, Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), Advanced EMT, and Truck Driving.
  • Order Background Check ONLY (CBC). Upon completing your order, the BID will be on your To-Do List. Download, print, and then upload the completed BID to your myCB within 30 days of your CBC order. BID's not uploaded within 30 days may result in the need to place a new CBC order.
  • Nursing Information Video.
  • Valid WI LPN license.
  • Official College Transcripts showing LPN courses & graduation.
  • Verification of having worked at least 2000 hours as an LPN within the past five years. This must be on company letterhead with the student's full name, position worked, number of hours completed, and the dates within which they were completed.
  • Review the Nursing Student Handbook.

Petitioning

This program has a required admission petition. Students are awarded seats by having met the program petition requirements, program acceptance date and current residency status. Students with earlier program acceptance dates and Gateway district (Kenosha, Racine and Walworth counties) residence have priority over students with later program acceptance dates or who are outside of the Gateway district and/or residents outside of Wisconsin. See our Petitioning webpage for additional information.

Clinicals

The program of study that you have selected has a required clinical component for graduation. Each clinical placement has site specific requirements which may include COVID-19 vaccination requirements. There is a limited availability for clinical sections that accept waivers for COVID-19 vaccinations. It is the student's responsibility to register for sections that allow waivers for COVID-19 vaccinations. Clinical requirements are subject to change with little or no notice.

After Petitioning

After being awarded a seat through the petitioning process:

  • Complete the remainder of the items in your Medical Document Manager To-Do List as soon as possible so that you can receive clearance to participate in clinicals. Please download, print and upload the completed forms to your myCB.
  • Order your Drug Test. During the order process, you will need to select your program location, i.e. Nursing - ADN/PN - Racine/Kenosha OR Nursing - ADN/PN - Burlington. Please read the “Additional Information” section found on the review page which is the beginning part of the order process. This will provide you with the necessary information to complete your drug test.
  • The following TWO Bridge courses must be successfully passed prior to the start of third semester nursing courses:
    • 510-804 Nursing Assessment Skills Review | 0.25 Credits | Pre-req of HESI score of 850 required
    • 510-160 Transition: LPN to ADN | 1 Credit | Prereq of HESI and 510-804 course completed with S grade
    • NOTE: Only two attempts are allowed for each Bridge course

Once a student has completed petitioning and successfully passed the two bridge courses, credit will be provided for Nursing program courses 543-101 through 543-108.

Background and Health Information requirement questions? Please contact the Admissions Office at admissionsoffice@gtc.edu.

Note: Gateway's program meets the licensure requirements for the State of Wisconsin. Gateway has not determined if the program meets the licensure requirements of any other state.

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