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Nursing AAS Degree: Block Curriculum Path

ADNPrelicensure — leads to a first nursing license examPublic

Award: Associate of Applied Science in Nursing

Program facts last verified October 6, 2026. Each fact links to the official page it came from.

Overview

Block-curriculum associate degree nursing program offered at LSC-CyFair; entry follows the Basic Track requirements published by the nursing departments.

Credential
Associate degree in nursing
Delivery
On-campus
Study intensity
Not verified
Duration
Two-year program
Source: lonestar.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Credits
Not verified
Campus
Lone Star College-CyFair — TX

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply
New to nursing (no prior degree needed)
Source: lonestar.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Licensure stage
Prelicensure: prepares students who are not yet licensed for a first license exam
Licensure exam
Graduates are eligible to take the NCLEX credentialing exam developed by NCSBN
Source: lonestar.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Admissions requirements

Prerequisite courses
BIOL 2401 and ENGL 1301 with minimum GPA of 2.7; biology and pharmacology completed within five years of application
Source: lonestar.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Minimum GPA
Minimum 2.7GPA in all ADN degree plan courses of 2.7 or greater at time of application
Source: lonestar.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Health & immunization requirements
Current AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers certificate
Source: lonestar.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Background check
Applicants with criminal history, mental illness or chemical dependency must resolve it with the Texas Board of Nursing via a Declaratory Order before the program
Source: lonestar.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Other requirement
Admission is points-based on a program scoring sheet; applicants are ranked
Source: lonestar.edu · verified October 6, 2026
HESI Admission Assessment (A2)
Required — published minimum 80Minimum 80 (750 for Critical Thinking) on each section for Basic Track and Transition applicants; scores valid one year
Source: lonestar.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Requirements not listed here are unknown to us — not “not required”.

Tuition & fees

Shown exactly as the school publishes it, with its fee basis. Per-credit, per-term, annual and total-program figures are never treated as comparable.

Program tuition: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

Institution-wide tuition (all students, not nursing-specific)
  • Average undergraduate tuition, in-district, full-time, 2023-24: $2,472
  • Average undergraduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $5,544
  • Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $6,960
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 6, 2026

Start terms & deadlines

A date without a year printed next to it on the school's page is shown as “date not confirmed”. Passed dates are never rolled forward.

Clinical, simulation & campus requirements

Clinical arrangements: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

We never infer a placement guarantee from marketing wording; only arrangements the school states are shown.

Accreditation & approval

Program accreditation, state board approval and institutional accreditation are separate. Records below cover this program's degree level at this institution as the body lists it.

Nursing program accreditation

  • ACEN— Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing

    Scope as stated by the source

    Source: lonestar.edu · verified October 6, 2026
    Accredited

State board of nursing approval

  • BON— Texas Board of Nursing

    Scope as stated by the source

    Source: lonestar.edu · verified October 6, 2026
    Approved

Published outcomes

Exactly as published, with year and population. Results for one program or campus are never applied to another.
MeasureYearResultPopulation / scope
NCLEX-RN pass rateLone Star College-CyFair202594.64%LSC-CyFair ADN program, Texas BON NCLEX pass rate
Source: lonestar.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Program completion rateLone Star College-CyFair202562%LSC-CyFair ADN program completion in 100% of the time
Source: lonestar.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Job placement rateLone Star College-CyFair2025100%LSC-CyFair ADN graduates reporting a job in nursing or nursing-related field at new graduate survey
Source: lonestar.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Sources

  1. lonestar.edu/nursing-dept-cyfair.htm — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  2. lonestar.edu/nursing-dept.htm — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  3. lonestar.edu/nursing-requirements.htm — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  4. lonestar.edu/programs-of-study/Nursing-Specialization-AAS-Block.htm — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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