2025-2026 CATALOG AND STUDENT HANDBOOK SCHOOL OF NURSING 77 The Professional Nursing Associate’s Degree is only offered at the Central Pasco, Fort Myers, North Orlando*, Ocala, and Tampa/Brandon campuses in Florida. (*The North Orlando, FL campus is a satellite of the Ocala, FL program). The Professional Nursing Associate’s Degree contains both online and residential courses and is designed to meet the educational requirement to apply for licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) in Florida. While this program is only offered at select campuses in those states, it has been determined that this program meets the educational requirements for licensure as an RN in additional states as displayed below. “Meets” means that the program meets the educational requirements for professional licensure. “Undetermined” means that Rasmussen makes no determination whether this program meets the educational requirements for professional licensure and prospective students located in these states cannot enroll in this program. Other licensure eligibility requirements may apply; please verify your eligibility against applicable rules, which may change at any time. • Meets: MN, WI, ND, SD, IA, FL, AL, GA, IL, IN, KS, MO, MT • Undetermined: AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, HI, ID, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WV, WY, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands Applicants to this program must meet program-specific admissions requirements in addition to all general Rasmussen University admissions requirements. Please see the application procedures for this program under Academic Information and University Policies. Students enrolled in this program who fail or withdraw from a core Nursing course must successfully repeat that same course in the next quarter the course is offered in order to progress in this program. Additionally, in order to take a course that lists a prerequisite, the student must have successfully completed the prerequisite course prior to registering for the post-requisite course. A student who drops, withdraws, or fails a prerequisite course will be withdrawn from any future courses that classify that course as a prerequisite; for additional information, see the Course Descriptions section. To graduate from this program, students must complete all required NUR coursework with a grade of C or better, achieve all required skill competencies, and satisfactorily complete all required clinical learning experiences. LPN–RN BRIDGE Students who hold a current unencumbered Practical Nursing license (LPN/LVN) will receive credit for NUR1055 Introduction to Nursing (4 credits), NUR2243 Professional Nursing Skills I (3 credits), and NUR2356 Multidimensional Care I (5 credits) in the Professional Nursing Associate’s Degree program. Rasmussen University defines a current, unencumbered license as a license that is unexpired and has not been reprimanded, stipulated, suspended, revoked, or has any current or prior disciplinary action regardless of current ability to practice. The student’s license will be reviewed, and if the criteria are met, the course requirements will be waived and the grades will be posted on the student’s transcript as Course Waiver (CW). Students may also transfer in up to 42 credits of applicable General Education coursework previously completed with a grade of C- or higher. Graduates of the Rasmussen University Practical Nursing Diploma program will have eight (8) General Education credits fulfilled based on ENC1101 English Composition and MAT1222 Algebra completed in the Diploma program. Students must pass all remaining coursework in the Professional Nursing Associate's Degree program to earn this degree. The Professional Nursing Associate program at Rasmussen University at the: • Central Pasco campus, located in Odessa, Florida, is accredited by the ACEN. The most recent accreditation decision made by the ACEN Board of Commissioners for this associate nursing program is Continuing Accreditation. • Fort Myers campus, located in Fort Myers, Florida, is accredited by the ACEN. The most recent accreditation decision made by the ACEN Board of Commissioners for this associate nursing program is Continuing Accreditation. • Ocala campus (with a satellite in North Orlando), located in Ocala, Florida, is accredited by the ACEN. The most recent accreditation decision made by the ACEN Board of Commissioners for this associate nursing program is Continuing Accreditation. • Tampa/Brandon campus, located in Tampa, Florida, is accredited by the ACEN. The most recent accreditation decision made by the ACEN Board of Commissioners for this associate nursing program is Continuing Accreditation. Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), 3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400, Atlanta, GA 30326, 404-975-5000. View the public information disclosed by the ACEN regarding these programs at https://www.acenursing.org/search-programs. ALL CONTENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE BY ADDENDUM
