Nursing—Practical Nursing Certificate

Certificate: 49 Hours

All three Practical Nursing programs are fully approved by the Missouri State Board of Nursing and offered in a hybrid course delivery option. A grade of “C” or better is required for all NUR prefix courses. Graduates receive a certificate and are eligible to apply to the Missouri State Board of Nursing for permission to write the NCLEX-PN exam and become licensed as a Practical Nurse. Employment options for graduates include long-term skilled care, hospital acute care, home health care, doctors’ offices and clinics, hospice, or industrial nursing. Graduates may also use a Practical Nursing Certificate as a stepping stone to further their education and progress to an Associate of Science in Nursing degree.

Students may take the “Program Specific Courses” only after they have been admitted into the program. A separate application process is required for acceptance into this program. Refer to the “Application Information” tab on the program website, at https://academics.otc.edu/lpn/ for admissions requirements. Complete application information can be obtained on the OTC web site or from the Health Sciences office. A new class begins each fall and spring semester at the Springfield campus, each fall semester at the Table Rock campus, and each spring at the Lebanon center.

MO State Board of Nursing, PO Box 656, Jefferson City, MO 65102, (573) 751-0681  https://www.pr.mo.gov/nursing.asp