Overview
Career outlook
Employers hire licensed practical nurses to provide basic patient care such as monitoring vital signs, administering medications, and assisting with daily needs under the supervision of registered nurses and physicians.
Getting in
What Ridgewater College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Prerequisite courses
- CPR certification
Applications accepted once a year (Apr 1 to Jun 1 for the Fall start; results by Jun 15). Must attend a Nursing Information Session, be accepted to Ridgewater, hold a high school diploma or GED, be current on the Minnesota Nursing Assistant Registry, and complete semester 1 courses (Medical Terminology, English Comp 1, Intro Psychology, Human Biology) with a C or better. Current BLS/CPR required before program start. No entrance exam is listed for the PN program.
Checked Oct 2026 on the school's site. Requirements change each cycle, so confirm before you apply.
Prerequisites
The prerequisites you'll need to meet to apply to this program at Ridgewater College. Open a category to see each one.