{
  "college": "golden-west-college",
  "edition": "2026-2027",
  "departmentName": "Nursing",
  "id": "nursing-2--lvn-30-unit-option-coa",
  "name": "LVN 30 Unit Option",
  "award": "Certificate of Achievement",
  "department": "nursing-2",
  "sourceUrl": "https://catalog.cccd.edu/golden-west/pathways/health-sciences/nursing/lvn-30-unit-option-coa/",
  "blocks": [
    {
      "kind": "text",
      "markdown": "Applicants who hold a current California Vocational Nurse license (LVN) may qualify for the California Registered Nurse State Licensure Examination without the completion of the Associate Degree Nursing Program. LVNs may elect to complete a non-degree program consisting of 30 units in nursing and related science courses. A Certificate of Achievement is awarded at the completion of the program.\n\n#### Program Learning Outcomes\n\n1.  Patient-centered care/Safety/Quality Improvement: Provide safe, quality, patient-centered care for individuals and families across the health-illness continuum in a variety of settings to promote positive patient outcomes.\n2.  Evidence-based practice/Nursing judgment: Utilize current knowledge from research and other credible sources to make nursing clinical judgments and provide patient care within a family and community context.\n3.  Teamwork/Collaboration and Informatics/Technology:Utilize information technology in collaboration with nursing and healthcare teams to facilitate communication and coordinate patient care.\n4.  Professional Identity:Demonstrate professional behavior and adhere to legal, ethical, and professional standards."
    },
    {
      "kind": "text",
      "markdown": "### REQUIREMENTS\n\nReview Graduation Requirements and Program Maps."
    },
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      "kind": "courselist",
      "rows": [
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          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Prerequisite Courses"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "BIOL G225",
          "title": "Human Physiology",
          "units": "4",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "BIOL G210",
          "title": "General Microbiology",
          "units": "5",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "BIOL G220",
          "title": "Human Anatomy",
          "units": "4",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Required Courses"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "NURS G170",
          "title": "Medical Surgical Nursing I",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "NURS G170C",
          "title": "Medical Surgical Nursing I Clinical Practicum",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "NURS G271",
          "title": "Professional Nursing 2",
          "units": "1",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "NURS G290",
          "title": "Advanced Medical Surgical Nursing",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "NURS G290C",
          "title": "Advanced Medical Surgical Nursing Clinical Practicum",
          "units": "5",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "NURS G295",
          "title": "Mental Health Nursing",
          "units": "2",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "NURS G295C",
          "title": "Mental Health Nursing Clinical Practicum",
          "units": "1.5",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "total",
          "text": "Total Units",
          "units": "31.5"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}