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5� Maintain a GPA of 2�25 or greater to progress in the RIBN option, with a minimum grade of “C” in all coursework� 6� Home school will be A-B Tech years 1, 2, and 3� 7� Year 1: enroll in general education courses at A-B

Tech and WCU as advised by the RIBN Nursing

Student Advisor 8� Year 2 and 3: enroll in Associate Degree Nursing courses at A-B Tech and continue enrollment in

WCU courses as advised by RIBN Nursing Student

Advisor� 9� Year 4: home school will be WCU 10� Successfully pass NCLEX - RN to progress to year

4� 11� See the RIBN Student Services Advisor (SSA) for the recommended course sequence�

LPN to ADN Advanced Placement Option

The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) to Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) advanced placement curriculum provides knowledge, skills, and strategies to integrate safety and quality into nursing care, to practice in a dynamic environment, and to meet individual needs which impact health, quality of life, and achievement of potential� Course work includes and builds upon the domains of healthcare, nursing practice, and the holistic individual� Content emphasizes the nurse as a member of the interdisciplinary team providing safe, individualized care while employing evidence-based practice, quality improvement, and informatics� Graduates of this option are eligible to apply to take the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEXRN)� Employment opportunities are vast within the global health care system and may include positions within acute, chronic, extended, industrial, and community health care facilities�

Upon completion of the LPN to ADN Advanced Placement Option and licensure, the graduate will:

1� Demonstrate skills necessary to provide safe, quality care 2� Demonstrate knowledge necessary for professional

Nursing practice 3� Identify as a nurse committed to being a client advocate, who is caring and culturally competent 4� Utilize informatics and evidence based data to provide Nursing care to clients 5� Demonstrate behaviors that reflect integrity, responsibility, and ethical practices 6� Apply the principles of interdisciplinary team management

The Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Associate Degree Nursing program holds pre-accreditation status from the National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation, located at 2600 Virginia Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20037� Holding pre-accreditation status does not guarantee that initial accreditation by NLN CNEA will be received� The Associate Degree of Nursing program is approved by the North Carolina Board of Nursing (NCBON)�

North Carolina Board of Nursing

PO Box 2129 Raleigh, NC 27602 Phone (919) 782-3211 www�ncbon�com

Specific Option Requirements:

1� General college admission requirements� 2� This option has a selective selection process� See

Selective Allied Health Program Criteria on the

Selective and Limited Programs page of the A-B

Tech website� www�abtech�edu/selective-limitedprograms 3� Current American Heart Association (AHA) Basic

Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification is a prerequisite to full admission and must be maintained throughout the program�

This certification must include hands-on skills components, AED use, and other lifesaving skills�

Course certifications from any other providers will not be accepted� 4� Current, unrestricted license to practice as an

LPN in the state of North Carolina is a prerequisite to admission and must be maintained throughout the ADN program� 5� Affiliated clinical sites for nursing will require an on boarding process, which will include a criminal background check and drug testing prior to participation in the clinical component� If any clinical facility refuses to allow the student to participate in clinical experiences, for any reason, the student will not be able to progress in the ADN program� Applicants for initial licensure in North

Carolina must also have a criminal background check�

Licensed Practical Nurses who are enrolled in the ADN Advanced Placement option will receive credit for NUR 111, NUR 117, NUR 112, and NUR 114� Licensed Practical Nurses in the LPN to ADN Advanced Placement option must complete all general education courses required in the Associate Degree Nursing program prior to the application deadline� These courses include: BIO 168, BIO 169, BIO 175, ENG 111, ENG 112 or ENG 114, PSY 241, and HUM 115� See your advisor for acceptable general education substitutes�

LPN to ADN Advanced Placement Option

Credit is given for NUR 111, NUR 117, NUR 112, and NUR 114 (20 hours); an additional 25 credit hours are required.

Courses requiring a grade of “C” or better: NUR

Spring Semester

ACA-111 College Student Success NUR-113 Family Health Concepts NUR-211 Health Care Concepts

Credits

1 5 5

Fall Semester

NUR-212 Health System Concepts 5

Spring Semester

NUR-213 Complex Health Systems

Total Credit Hours Required

10

26

Occupational Therapy Assistant Associate in Applied Science (A45500)

The Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) curriculum prepares individuals to work under the supervision of a registered/licensed occupational therapist in screening, assessing, planning, and implementing treatment and documenting progress for clients receiving occupational therapy services� Course work includes human growth and development, conditions which interfere with activities of daily living, theory and process of occupational therapy, individual/group treatment activities, therapeutic use of self, activity analysis, and grading/adapting activities and environments� Graduates may be eligible to take the national certification examination for practice as a certified occupational therapy assistant� Employment opportunities include hospitals, rehabilitation facilities, long-term/extended-care facilities, sheltered workshops, schools, home health programs, and community programs� The Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College OTA program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), located at 6116 Executive Blvd, Suite 200, Bethesda, MD 20852-4929� ACOTE’s telephone number c/o AOTA is (301) 652AOTA and its web address is www�acoteonline�org� Graduates of the program will be eligible to sit for the national certification examination for the occupational therapy assistant administered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) www�nbcot�org� After successful completion of this exam, the individual will be a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA)� In addition, all states require licensure in order to practice; however, state licenses are usually based on the results of the NBCOT Certification Examination� Note that a felony conviction may affect a graduate’s ability to sit for the NBCOT certification examination or attain state licensure�

Specific Program Requirements: 1� General college admission requirements� 2� This program has a selective selection process�

See Selective Allied Health Program Criteria on the

Selective and Limited Programs page of the A-B

Tech website� www�abtech�edu/selective-limitedprograms 3� Final admission to the OTA program shall be contingent upon documentation of physical and emotional health that would provide evidence indicative of the applicant’s ability to provide safe care to the public� 4� Completed medical and immunization records must be submitted before fieldwork begins� 5� Satisfactory completion of required immunizations prior to admission to fieldwork sites� Affiliated fieldwork sites for OTA will require an on boarding process, which will include a criminal background check and drug screen prior to the term in which the first fieldwork experience will occur� If any fieldwork facility refuses to allow the student to participate in fieldwork experiences, for any reason, the student will not be able to progress in the program� 6� Current American Heart Association (AHA) Basic

Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification is required prior to beginning OTA 161 in the second semester and must be maintained throughout the program� This certification must include hands-on skills demonstration of one and two rescuer adult, child, and Infant CPR, and AED use� Course certifications from any other providers will not be accepted� 7� Students accepted into the program must attend a required program orientation session which will be scheduled in spring of the year they intend to enter the program� 8� Applicants must view a video and complete a 5-question assessment� See Occupational Therapy Assistant Application Criteria on the Selective and Limited Programs page of the A-B Tech website for more information� www�abtech�edu/ selective-limited-programs 9� Students applying to the OTA program must successfully complete ACA 115, and MED-120� BIO168 must be taken within 5 years of program start from a regionally accredited institution with a C or higher� 10� Students applying to the OTA are encouraged to have successfully completed: BIO 169, ENG 111,

ENG 112, PSY 150, PSY 241, PSY 281, COM 120, and HUM 115 prior to program admission due to the rigorous nature of the OTA curriculum� (For

BIO-169 to be accepted, it must have been taken within 5 years of program start from a regionally accredited institution with a C or higher�)