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Nursing AAS Degree: Integrated 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

Integrated associate degree nursing curriculum offered through the Basic Track at four campuses, with classroom and clinical content organized around concepts that progress from simple to complex (as described by LSC-North Harris).

Credential
Associate degree in nursing
Delivery
On-campus
Study intensity
Not verified
Duration
Two-year program; Basic Track completion time is four semesters following admission
Source: lonestar.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Credits
Not verified
Campus
Lone Star College-Kingwood — TX; Lone Star College-Montgomery — TX; Lone Star College-North Harris — Houston, TX; Lone Star College-Tomball — 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
Minimum GPA
Minimum 2Cumulative 2.0 GPA on all credit courses earned at LSCS at time of application
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-Kingwood202589.1%LSC-Kingwood ADN program, Texas BON NCLEX pass rate
Source: lonestar.edu · verified October 6, 2026
NCLEX-RN pass rateLone Star College-Montgomery202592.3%LSC-Montgomery ADN program, official NCLEX program pass rate
Source: lonestar.edu · verified October 6, 2026
NCLEX-RN pass rateLone Star College-Tomball202493.18%44 candidatesLSC-Tomball ADN program, official overall pass rate (basic and transition tracks)
Source: lonestar.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Sources

  1. lonestar.edu/nursing-dept-kingwood.htm — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  2. lonestar.edu/nursing-dept-montgomery.htm — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  3. lonestar.edu/nursing-dept-nharris.htm — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  4. lonestar.edu/nursing-dept.htm — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  5. lonestar.edu/nursing-requirements.htm — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  6. lonestar.edu/nursing-tomball.htm — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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