Candidates who are Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) and are requesting advanced placement must also complete the following items:

		Submit proof of current Missouri LPN licensure
		Take the Nursing Acceleration Challenge Exam (ACE: Nursing Care during Childbearing and Nursing Care of the Child) and the PN Pharmacology Exam.
		Twelve transferable credit hours must be completed prior to application submission complete an admission application form available from the Admissions Department. This form must be completed and submitted to the Admissions Department no later than January 15th for August entry and August 15th for January entry.
		Complete all required general education courses commensurate with their advanced placement with a C or better (Human anatomy, physiology, microbiology, chemistry, and psychology). Natural science courses must have been taken within the past five years to be considered for admission. LPN applicants will not need to take nutrition; credit by validation (CV credit) in nutrition is awarded to advanced placement students on admission to the program.
		Have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale

Twelve transferable credit hours must be completed prior to application submission complete an admission application form available from the Admissions Department. This form must be completed and submitted to the Department Chair no later than January 15th for August entry and August 15 th for January entry.

Admission into the LPN Advanced Placement program is offered to the highest-ranking candidates in the applicant pool. Ranking is based on a composite number determined by selection criteria. Selection criteria are based on 1) cumulative GPA, 2) hours of course work completed, and 3) preference is given to those individuals who have completed at least 60% of their coursework at Cox College which included one of the following science courses (Anatomy, Physiology, or Microbiology), between otherwise equally qualified candidates.

Once a candidate has been notified of an offer for admission into the LPN Advanced Placement program, a non-refundable admission deposit must be submitted. After receipt of this deposit, the student may register for classes according to the academic calendar. There will be an Advanced Placement orientation offered during intersession classes.