The PN program application will be available July 1 through September 30, every year.
Program Start: Annually, each January
The Alabama Community College System practical nursing program is a 3-semester curriculum with the opportunity to earn stackable credentials:
- AL Nurse Aide Certification (CNA) Exam Eligibility
Following successful completion of NUR112: Fundamental Concepts of Nursing, or the first semester of the 3-semester curriculum, the student will be qualified to apply to take the Alabama Nurse Aide Certification Exam.
- AL Medication Aide Certification (MACE) Exam Eligibility
Following successful completion of NUR113: Nursing Concepts I, or the second semester of the 3-semester curriculum, the student will be qualified to apply to take the Alabama Medication Aide Certification Exam.
- Certificate 鈥� Practical Nursing (PN)
Following successful completion of the third semester of the 3-semester curriculum, the student will be eligible to apply for the practical nursing certificate and sit for the National Council Licensure Examination:听 NCLEX-PN.
