LPN-RN Bridge: Traditional Full-Time

Admission Requirements

Complete the FGC Application for Admission:

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• Submit High School transcript(s) to Office of Enrollment Services
• Submit College transcript(s) for any institutions previously attended

Program Admission Requirements

Program Application

• Complete the nursing entrance exam (TEAS) with a score of 55% proficiency or higher. This exam is available through the FGC Testing Center.
• Applicants must score a 80 or higher on the Upward Mobility Exam. This exam is available through the FGC Testing Center.
• Level II Background and 10 panel Drug/Alcohol Screen

Testing Requirements

Students must demonstrate competence in reading, math, or language through placement examination or by passing the appropriate reading, math or language courses, if not exempt by state board of education rule 6A-10.0315.

ACT, SAT, and PERT test scores may be used for placement into college-level courses if the test was taken in the past two years. To access test prep materials and to schedule an exam, go to Test Center. The Test Center is located in Building 7 and may be contacted at test.center@fgc.edu or 386-754-7378.

If you started 9^th grade in the 2003-2004 school year or later at a Florida public high school, and graduated from a Florida, public high school with a standard high school diploma, you may be exempt from Placement testing in accordance with Senate Bill 1720.  Advisors still recommend all students placement test prior to the first term of registration in order to determine where you should start in college-level courses in order to be successful. 

• Proof of obtaining a proficiency score on the nursing entrance exam (TEAS) with a score of 55% or higher; and the Foundations Upward Mobility Exam with a score of 80% or higher.
  • Note: these exams are available through the FGC Testing Center and scores must be within past two years.
• A Level II Background check and a 10-panel Drug/Alcohol Screen are also required.

Location

Florida Gateway College Main Campus

Hours

Monday through Thursday 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM.

The LPN-to-RN Bridge: Traditional Full-Time component is a three (3) semester program that includes 30 credit hours of general education courses, 32 credit hours of nursing courses, and 10 experiential learning credits.

*Clinicals are required for this program. Clinicals may not follow regular college schedule and may include weekdays, evenings, or weekends.

Costs

• Tuition: Based on $103.32 per credit hour for in-state tuition. (Fees are subject to change.)

  Standardized tests must be taken in order to remain in the program.

  • Prerequisites $2,479.68 (24 hours)
  • Co-requisites $619.92 (6 hours)
  • Term 1 $1,033.20 (10 hours)
  • Term 2 $1,239.84 (12 hours)
  • Term 3 $1,033.20 (10 hours)
  • Lab Fees (includes Standardized Testing, $1,133.50
  • Professional Liability Insurance 
  • Background and Drug Screens $168.00
  • Nurse Entrance Test (RNET-B) $92.00
  • Upward Mobility Exam $55.00
  • Books and Supplies $1,510.00
  • IV Therapy Course $200.00

  Total: $9,564.64

  (Costs will be higher if prep courses are required.)

  A lab fee has been added to all courses with a clinical lab component.

  The following estimated expenses are not paid to the college:

  • (2) Uniforms $180.00
  • (1) Lab Coat $30.00
  • (1) Scrub Top $15.00
  • Name Pin, Shoes, Watch $100.00
  • Clinical Supplies $25.00
  • Physical Exam $160.00
  • Personal Health Insurance $200.00
  • State Board Application Fee $110.00
  • NCLEX Examination Fee $200.00

  Total Additional Expenses: $1,020.00

         Total: $10,584.64