Pikeville College - Academic Affairs

Nursing credit hours are earned by both lecture and clinical/skills laboratory instruction. One clock hour of lecture instruction is 50 minutes and equates to one semester credit hour. One clock hour of clinical/skills laboratory instruction is 60 minutes. Three clinical/skills laboratory clock hours equate to one semester credit hour. Depending on the length of lecture or clinical instruction, time may be added to the required clock hours to accommodate lunch and other breaks.

*Restricted elective
Choose one of the following courses:

REL 230 - World Religions
SPN 111 - Beginning Spanish
SOC 119 - Introduction to Sociology
SOC 229 - The Family

Note: Some clinical affiliating agencies require a criminal background check (CourtNet) and drug screen of nursing students. These agencies have the right to deny a student’s clinical placement at their facility based on the findings of CourtNet and drug screening. Should this situation occur, the Division of Nursing does not guarantee the student’s placement at an alternate site and the student may need to withdraw from the program.

An applicant for RN licensure must submit a criminal background check to the Kentucky Board of Nursing (KBN). KBN has the power to delay or deny a nursing graduate the right to take the NCLEX-RN if the applicant for licensure has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor which bears directly on the qualifications of the applicant to practice nursing.

There are additional costs for nursing students which include: Nursing fees for skills’ kits and standardized testing, textbooks, uniforms, health examination, TB skin test, immunizations, CPR, Courtnet, drug screening, liability insurance, College graduation fees, RN licensure application, NCLEX-RN registration, and NCLEX-RN review course. Students are responsible for providing their own transportation to meet all course-related requirements. A detailed list of costs is available here.