Overview
Career outlook
Employers hire licensed practical nurses to provide basic patient care such as monitoring vital signs, administering medications, and assisting with daily needs under the supervision of registered nurses and physicians.
Getting in
What Idaho State University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Prerequisite courses
- CPR certification
- Background check
- Drug screen
- Immunizations
College of Technology program; applicants must first be admitted to ISU. TEAS score 58.7 or higher taken within 12 months of the deadline, cumulative GPA 2.0, current CNA card (or military medic/corpsman JST), AHA/Red Cross healthcare provider CPR, and an online dosage calculation course; $35 non-refundable application fee. Complete application due February 1 for the August start; ranking uses TEAS, cumulative GPA and years of CNA experience.
Checked Oct 2026 on the school's site. Requirements change each cycle, so confirm before you apply.
Paths
Routes into LPN. The first step is where you enroll today.
Medication Aide to LPN
Your medication administration experience counts. Bridge from certified medication aide into practical nursing and full LPN licensure.
CNA to LPN
Step up from nursing assistant to licensed practical nurse. The fastest license upgrade in nursing, and the standard bridge toward RN.
People
Acceptees whose paths lead to this program, and how they got in.
Find your next step.
Getting in starts with a path. Pick one, then follow the people who already did it.