LPN to RN Bridge Program for Licensed Practical Nurses

In addition to admission to the college, students must also meet eligibility requirements specific to this program, and only a limited number of students are admitted into a given cohort.  If there are more applicants during a cycle than there are available positions in the cohort, eligible applicants will be ranked according to specific criteria and students are admitted or deferred according to that rank.

Please see the Admissions Information Book below for program requirements, minimum eligibility requirements, applicant ranking criteria, and other important information for prospective students.

• LPN to RN Bridge Admissions Information Handbook, Revised September, 2024
• Pre-admission Transcript Evaluation Instructions
• Need Help? Connect with an academic advisor

Requirements for the program are the same regardless of semester of admission.

Acceptance into the AAS LPN to RN Bridge program is selective and competitive. Submission of an application does not guarantee acceptance into the AAS program. Applicants not selected for the program must complete and resubmit a new application packet each year. Applicants for the AAS program are selected once per academic year.  Space is limited, and the number of applicants accepted may vary yearly. 

Locations for Each Cohort

Students admitted in the Spring or Fall will attend in-person lectures and labs on the main campus in Albemarle County, space permitting. They may also be required to attend in-person lectures or labs at the Giuseppe Center in Greene County.

Information Sessions

Information sessions are provided each application cycle for prospective students. The purpose of these sessions is to help students to decide if this program and profession will be right for them, and to walk students through the application and admissions process. Attendees will also be able to ask the faculty questions about the program and the profession.

Attendance at an information session is strongly encouraged for all students. Refer to the current LPN to RN Bridge Admissions Information Book for information regarding whether your application will be ranked based on attendance.

• Fall 2024 information session dates:
  • Friday September 6, 2024, 1600-1700, Virtual (Zoom Link)
  • Friday September 27, 2024, 1300-1400, Virtual (Zoom Link)
  • Wednesday October 9, 2024, 1830-1930, In-person and Virtual (In-person Keats #209 and Zoom Link)
  • Thursday, November 7, 2024, 12:30-1330, In-person and Virtual (In-person Main Bldg 252 and Zoom Link)

Pre-register to attend an information session 

Apply for Admission

• Application Instructions (refer to admissions handbook for this program)
• Pre-admission Transcript Evaluation Instructions

Applications are accepted through the Health and Life Sciences Application Portal. Hard copy applications and applications received outside of the portal will not be considered for admission. Applying to other health sciences programs has no impact on an applicant’s qualifications for this program. Applications for previous years are not valid for current or future application years.

All applicants must be current PVCC students to begin their health sciences application. If you are not a current PVCC student, please click the “Apply Now” link at the top of this page and complete a VCCS/PVCC application. Conditional* acceptances may be offered to applicants with scores below admission requirements on a space available basis, time permitting. *Certain additional courses, retesting, submissions of evidence may be required prior to the start of the semester

• The application for the Spring, 2025, Nursing Program opens at 9:00am on Monday, August 26, 2024 and closes at 5:00pm on Friday, October 11, 2024.

Sign into the Health and Life Sciences Application Portal to begin the application. 

Readmission to the Nursing Program

(see page 25 of the Nursing Student Handbook)

Students who withdraw or are dismissed from the LPN to RN Bridge or ADN program for academic or personal reasons may apply in writing to the Associate Dean of Nursing through this readmission form no later February 13, 2025, for the Fall, 2025, semester.

Request for Readmission Fall 2025 (Opens on the same cycle as new admission applications. See schedule above.)