LPN Curriculum Sequence

Year 1

fall semester

  • Holistic Assessment – 3 hours
  • Nursing Theories and Professional Practice – eight-week course – 2 hours
  • Healthcare Ethics – eight-week course – 2 hours
  • Liberal ed/support courses if still needed – (3 to 6 hours)

TOTAL – 7 (10-13) hours

Hesston College grants advanced placement credit to articulating LPNs for Nursing Foundations I (8 hours).

spring semester

  • Foundations II and Maternal/Child Nursing – 8 hours
  • Healthcare Systems, Policy and Finance – eight-week course – 2 hours
  • Evidence-Based Practice – eight-week course – 2 hours
  • Clinical Pharmacology I – transfer credit for Nurs 331 is awarded by competency testing – 2 hours
  • Biblical Literature if still needed – (3 hours)

TOTAL – 14 (17) hours


Year 2

fall semester

  • Acute Care Nursing I (Medical/Surgical, Mental Health and Management) – 9 hours
  • Population-Based Nursing – 4 hours
  • Clinical Pharmacology II – 2 hours

TOTAL – 15 hours

spring semester

  • Acute Care Nursing II (Medical Surgical and Complex Care) – 9 hours
  • Healthcare Informatics, Quality and Safety – 2 hours
  • Nursing Management and Leadership – 3 hours
  • Integration Seminar – 3 hours

TOTAL – 17 hours


Nursing course descriptions