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If you are pursuing a career in nursing or other healthcare disciplines, Southeastern is the place for you! Our caring instructors guide students through the programs and keep them on track to succeed with encouragement, dedication, a lot of hard work, and fun activities along the way. Our nursing students graduate and pass their state exams with some of the highest rates in the state.
We offer additional programs for those who prefer to work in a different discipline of health care, such as Pharmacy Technician, or Phlebotomy.
Visit www.sic.edu/nursing for more information about our nursing and allied health programs.
| Education Level | Grade | English | Math | Science | Social Studies/Sciences | Other Required Courses, Recommended Electives, and Learner Activities | Career & Technical Courses and/or Degree Major Course | Occupations Relating to this Pathway |
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| Secondary | 9 | English 9 or College Prep (CP) 9 | Algebra I/Geometry | Biology I/Ecology | Civics | HYG 121 | CNA | |
| 10 | English 10 or CP 10 | Geometry/Algebra II | Biology II/Biology I/Chem I | World History | ||||
| 11 | English 11 or American Lit | Algebra II/Pre-Calc | Chemistry I/ II | US History | *NUR 195 – Medical Term | |||
| 12 | English 12 or English Lit or *ENG 121 | PreCalc/ Occupational Math/ Calculus | Physics | Government | *NUR 153 – Medication Calc CNA 131 – Certified Nursing Assistant (optional through Health Occupations program or Summer Early College program) | |||
| *Dual credit/enrollment courses with Southeastern Illinois College save students money and time towards their degree or certificate. NOTE: Students much apply for admission and take the TEAS test by the end of March of each year for classes beginning in the Fall semester. NOTE: See Practical Nursing curriculum guide on SIC’s website at www.sic.edu for more information concerning requirements for Practical Nursing program. |
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| Postsecondary | 13 | ENG 121 (if not taken as dual credit/ enrollment) | BIOL 161 (if not taken as dual credit/ enrollment) Or BIOL 261+BIOL 262 | PSYC 121 (if not taken as dual credit/ enrollment) | NUR 195 NUR 153 CPR 131 |
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| If pre-requisites have already been met and student(s) has been accepted into the nursing program, the following sequence of courses will be taken to complete Practical Nursing program at SIC. | ||||||||
| Postsecondary | 13 | NUR 151 NUR 170 NUR 171 NUR 172 NUR 173 NUR 176 NUR 177 NUR 178 NUR 190 NUR 198 NUR 199 NUR 211 | Licensed Practical Nurse | |||||
| NOTE: Upon successful completion of SIC’s Practical Nursing program, students may sit for the state licensure exam (NCLEX). Students must receive a passing score on NCLEX exam to receive their nursing license to practice in the state of Illinois. | ||||||||
Related Careers
U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS (bls.gov)
Occupational Outlook Handbook
Transfer Pathway
| University Partner | Contact Information |
|---|---|
| Chamberlain College of Nursing | David Kline William.kline@adtalem.com 502-645-8516 https://www.chamberlain.edu/lp/rn-bsn |
| Illinois State University Mennonite School of Nursing | Campus Box 5810 Normal, IL 61790 309-438-7400 https://nursing.illinoisstate.edu/rn-bsn/ |
| McKendree University | Dr. Richelle Rennegarbe McKendree University (618)-537-2148 rarennegarbe@mckendree.edu https://degrees.mckendree.edu/ |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | Kristin Hickam Program Advisor, SIUE School of Nursing khickam@siue.edu (618)-650-5316 www.siue.edu/academics/undergraduate/degrees-and-programs/nursing/accelerated-rn-bs/ |
| University of Illinois at Chicago | (877)-722-2268 Option 1 info@online.uic.edu https://online.uic.edu/degrees/nursing/rn-to-bsn/ |
| Indiana Wesleyan University | (866)-498-4968 iwuenroll@indwes.edu https://www.indwes.edu/adult-graduate/programs/bs-nursing/ |