East Los Angeles College ADN-RN Nursing Program Prerequisites & Reviews.”

East Los Angeles College (ELAC) is a community college of the Los Angeles College District in the suburb area of Monterey Park, California, United States. Fourteen communities constitute its primary service area. With an enrollment of 34,697 students, East Los Angeles College is the biggest campus in the Los Angeles Community College District. It was situated in northeastern East Los Angeles before that section of unorganized East Los Angeles was appended by Monterey Park during the early 1970s.

NURSING

The Nursing Department at East Los Angeles College (ELAC) offers three state-approved programs for both generic students and licensed vocational nurses (LVN) to become registered nurses (RNs). At the conclusion of our programs, the student is qualified to take the registered nurse Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN). Upon the program completion, a student is awarded an ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE DEGREE (ADN)

Total program cost is USD $8,700

Following are the minimum requirements for ADN-RN Nursing Program. Minimum admission standards include: 

1. High School graduate, or equivalent (GED or California High School Proficiency Test or United States College Degree).
2. GPA demonstrating satisfactory academic progress. GPA of 2.5 overall in Anatomy/Physiology and Microbiology.
3. Satisfactory completion of each of the following college courses before entering the program (all required course must  be  completed with a grade of “C” or better):
4. Anatomy 1/Physiology 1: College courses in Anatomy/Physiology* with laboratory  (minimum  8  semester  units)  or  Biology 20 ( a combined course of Anatomy/Physiology).

*Has  Chemistry  prerequisite  (1  year  high  school  chemistry  with  a  Laboratory,  acceptable  provided  a  minimum  satisfactory  grade  “C”  was achieved in both semesters).

2. Microbiology 1 or 20: Microbiology with laboratory (minimum 4 semester units).
3. Psychology 1: General Psychology (minimum 3 semester units).
4. Psychology 41: Life-Span Psychology (minimum 3 semester units).
5. Math 125: Intermediate Algebra.
6. English 101: College Reading and Composition I (minimum 3 semester units).
7. Health: The student must be free from any condition that would present a threat  to  the  well-being  of  the  consumer  (Title  22,  California Code of Regulations, Division, Section 70723 (a). A complete physical examination with select immunizations will be required upon acceptance.

In addition to the prerequisites listed above, the following General

Education courses should be completed before submitting an application to the LVN to RN degree program.

1. Communication Studies 101 (3 units)
2. Sociology 1 or 11 or Anthropology 102 (3 units)
3. Humanities (any course from the graduation requirements list in the area of Humanities) (3 units)
4. American Institutions or U.S. History (recommended courses are

African American Studies 4, 5, and Chicano Studies 7, 8) (3 units)

5. Physical Education (1 unit)

CONTACT:

East Los Angeles College

Address: 1301 Avenida Cesar Chavez, Monterey Park, CA 91754

Phone: 323-265-8650

Website: http://www.elac.edu/