W. Va. Code R. § 135-59-15

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 49, December 6, 2024

Section 135-59-15 - 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 community and technical colleges, 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 community and technical colleges 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 2510, Assuring 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.

W. Va. Code R. § 135-59-15