Nursing AAS Degree: Transition to Professional Nursing Path

Articulation track for LVNs and paramedics to earn the associate degree in nursing; a partial program is offered through LSC-Online.

Credential

Associate degree in nursing

Pathway

LPN / LVN-to-RN, Paramedic-to-RN

Source: lonestar.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Delivery

On-campus, Online coursework

Study intensity

Not verified

Duration

Transition Track completion time is three semesters (summer-fall-spring) 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

Who can apply

Licensed practical / vocational nurse; Other health professional (e.g. paramedic)

Source: lonestar.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Licensure stage

Prelicensure: prepares students who are not yet licensed for a first license exam

License requirement

Current unencumbered Texas LVN license or EMT-Paramedic certification/licensure

Source: lonestar.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Licensure exam

Graduates are eligible to take the NCLEX credentialing exam developed by NCSBN

Source: lonestar.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Which states' residents may enroll has not been verified. An online program's campus state does not establish where students can live.

Prerequisite courses

BIOL 2401 (within past 5 years), ENGL 1301 and RNSG 1301 (within past 5 years) with minimum GPA of 2.7

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”.

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

• April 1, 2027

  2027 (term not stated)

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

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 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.

1. lonestar.edu/nursing-dept-montgomery.htm — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
2. lonestar.edu/nursing-dept-nharris.htm — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
3. lonestar.edu/nursing-dept.htm — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
4. lonestar.edu/nursing-requirements.htm — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
5. lonestar.edu/nursing-tomball.htm — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
6. lonestar.edu/programs-of-study/Transition-Professional-Nursing-Articulating-Students-AAS-I — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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