LPN/LVN to RN Bridge

Overview

Career outlook

Employers hire ADN-prepared registered nurses to provide and coordinate direct patient care, administer treatments, and educate patients across hospitals, clinics, and long-term care settings.

Getting in

What University of Arkansas at Monticello asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

AAS in Nursing is an LPN to RN track: current unencumbered Arkansas LPN license, NLN Nursing Entrance Exam (NEX) at or above national mean (scores valid two years), UAM cumulative GPA 2.00, recommendation letter from current RN supervisor, letter of good standing from any prior RN program, ACT/SAT or 5,500 LPN practice hours. Application by calling the nursing department; deadline March 1 for May start.

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 University of Arkansas at Monticello. Open a category to see each one.