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Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Program
Admission Requirements for Acceptance
to the LPN Program
  1. Fill out the LPN Program Application for Admission and send along with your resume and a non-refundable application fee of $50.00, made payable (by certified or bank check only) to: Treasurer, State of Connecticut. Send it to Abbott Technical School. All must be received by by November 14, 2008 .

  2. Sign up and take the Nursing Entrance Test (NET)  before October 21, 2008.*
    Call to Register at 1-800-299-3926 or register on-line at: www.eriworld.com.
    -or-
    You may submit an official record of your TEAS Test Scores.(These are only for students who previously applied to a Registered Nurse Program).
    * If you have taken the NET or TEAS within the past 12 months, you may use these scores for admission. Call ERI and request that the scores be sent to Abbott Technical High School's LPN Program.

  3. If you have completed MATH137 with a C or better and ENG101 with a C+ or better, you will need to submit an official transcript showing that these courses have successfully been completed. Submit an official high school transcript or a copy of a GED. Copies of Diplomas will be accepted. All transcripts must be received by November 14, 2008.

  4. MUST BE COMPLETED BEFORE THE  FINAL SEMESTER THAT BEGINS IN AUGUST 2009
                              English 101:English Composition
                              Math 137: Intermediate Algebra
                              Introduction to Psychology

    These courses may be taken at any of the Connecticut Community Colleges, Charter Oak College, State Universities or other online Universities.
                     
    NOTE:
    Applicants who have completed or signed up for the college courses MATH137 and ENG101, will receive additional consideration for admission.

  5. Students who have submitted a completed application, a $50 application fee, resume, and have completed either the NET or TEAS test will be notified in December of their acceptance into the LPN Program.

  6. If you have completed Human Biology (4 credit course) within the last 3 years with a grade of C or higher, submit an official transcript before November 4, 2009. If you have completed Introduction to Psychology or Developmental Psychology with a grade of C or higher (no time limit), submit an official transcript by November 14, 2008.


    7. Prior to graduation from the LPN program the following college courses must be completed:

  • Introduction to Psychology (with a grade of C or better)
  • Intermediate Algebra (with a grade of C or better)
  • English Composition (with a grade of C+ or better)