W. Va. Code R. § 133-59-15 - Nursing Career Pathway Policy
15.1. The goal of the nursing career pathway
is to give students a clear picture of how to enter the profession and a
shorter, more affordable way to progress through the education they need. The
pathway includes dual or advanced placement credit for high school students
when admitted to nursing programs in baccalaureate institutions, seamless
transition to bachelor's completion degrees in nursing as needed, and
employment opportunities as nursing assistants, licensed practical nurses and
registered nurses along the pathway.
15.2. The universities shall accept student
course credit earned through dual credit as part of the Nursing Career Pathway
as higher education credits counting toward credits specific to the major of
nursing or nursing science. The student's secondary school shall identify
completion of the nursing pathway on the high school transcript. Students
completing the nursing pathway shall also receive the Therapeutic Services
Certificate.
15.3. Dual credit
courses in the Nursing Career Pathway are developed as required course credit
according to West Virginia Board of Education Policy 2150, Assuming
Quality of Education: Regulations for Education Programs, and Policy
2520.13, West Virginia College- and Career-Readiness Programs of
Study/Standards for Career and Technical Education. These courses
include college-level freshmen English, college algebra or statistics, anatomy
and physiology and general psychology. A list of approved dual credit courses
may be found on the West Virginia Department of Education's website.
15.4. Students may also earn college-level
credit for the Nursing Career Pathway and specific to the major of nursing or
nursing science through Advanced Placement courses (AP) as set out in Section 8
of this rule.
15.5. Nothing in this
rule shall prevent institutions from awarding additional dual credit or AP
credit toward the Nursing Career Pathway as allowed by the institution's
approved policies for awarding such credit.
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