The Colorado Nursing Articulation Model: 2001-2005

Publication of the Colorado Trust

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Practical Nurse

2001 Articulation Home

For Progression to the Nursing Associate Degree:

Must meet program admission requirements.
Must be a graduate of a practical/vocational nursing program, any state.
Practical/vocational nurses must hold a Colorado license or a permit in good standing.
May transfer in or be awarded credit equivalent to approximately one year of nursing courses. Credit to be held in escrow until equivalent of one full-time semester of nursing course work has been completed.
Testing may or may not be required (see below).
No more than 35 additional semester hours of nursing credits may be required for those receiving credit for one year of nursing courses.
No more than 78 total semester credit hours may be required for the associate degree.

Direct articulation from LPN to baccalaureate level is available at some schools. Contact individual schools for information.

Progression to a Practical Nursing degree
Variables	0-3 years after graduation	3-10 years after graduation	10+ years after graduation
Nursing Credits	No testing required. No work experience required.	No testing required if during last 3 years have had: nursing work experience of 1,000 hours, or a CCNE-approved** refresher course, or an experience approved by the accepting college.	Testing required. In addition, during last 3 years must have had: nursing work experience of 1,000 hours, or a Colorado Council Nursing Education (CCNE) approved refresher course, or an experience approved by the accepting college. Credits depend on result of testing and individual college policies.
Non-nursing credits	May be transferred from colleges (subject to individual college policies); vocationaltechnical credits are not transferable.	May be transferred from colleges (subject to individual college policies); vocationaltechnical credits are not transferable.	May be transferred from colleges (subject to individual college policies); vocationaltechnical credits are not transferable.

Copyright 8 2000, by the Colorado Council on Nursing Education.
Permission to copy material from this model is granted
with the stipulation that the Colorado Council on Nursing
Education be cited as the author.