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Nursing to Legal Nurse Consultant (LNC) Certificate

An opportunity to gain a Legal Nurse Consultant Certificate of Completion. 

Your Path Forward

Delaware Tech has established agreements with other colleges and universities that connect Delaware Tech program graduates with continuing education programs to create smooth transfer opportunities for you.

Value For You

By completing your degree at Delaware Tech, you'll receive excellent instruction in small classes at a campus close to home. Delaware Tech's affordable tuition can reduce the overall cost of your college education.

Making The Connection

Refer to the Connected Degree curriculum for the sequence of courses needed to complete this program. Call Delaware Tech and let us help you follow the path to your bachelor's degree.


Connected Degree Curriculum - Suggested Course Sequence

Nursing RN to BSN (Bachelor's Degree - Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ)

Semester One

Course Title Credits
ENG 122 Technical Writing 3
MAT 162 Statistical Reasoning 4
NUR 300 RN to BSN Transition 3
NUR 310 Global Health 3
NUR 320  Health Assessment 2
  15

Semester Two

Course Title Credits
SOC 213 Ethical Issues in Healthcare 3
PSY 121 General Psychology 3
NUR 330 Population & Community Health Nursing Research 4
NUR 340 Nursing Research 3
    12

Semester Three

Course Title Credits
BIO 130 Disease Process/Pathophysiology 3
HIS 210 World History II 3
NUR 400 Nursing Leadership 3
NUR 410 Nursing Informatics 3
    12

Semester Four

Course Title Credits
NUR 420 Nursing Policy 3
NUR 460 Nursing Capstone 3
XXX XXX Language/Culture Elective** 4
XXX XXX Free Elective* 5
    15

 

Legal Nurse Consultant (LNC) (Widener University Delaware Law School)

Semester Five

Course Title Credits
LEI 231 Intro to Legal Nurse Consultant 3
LEI 205 Civil Practice 3
LEI 220 Medical Malpractice 3
LEI 232 Principles & Practices 3

Transfer Credit Awarded

Course Title Credits
LEI 102 Legal Research (NUR 340) 3
LEI 104 Legal Writing (ENG 122) 3
LEI 212 Ethics and the Law (SOC 213) 3
LEI 233 Mentorship (NUR 460) 3

 

*Free Electives can be any course that is 3 or more college credits. Please speak with advisor when determining which course to take.

**Chose 1 course from ASL 101, CLT 110, NUR 111, SOC 103, SOC 104, SPA 133, SPA 135, or SPA 136

Students must attain 120 credits total to ear a bachelor's degree (65 credits are awarded for completing the Associate Degree in Nursing)

Delaware Law School requires twenty-four (24) credits for the Legal Nurse Consultant certificate.  Graduates of DTCC's BSN program must complete a total of twelve (12) legal nurse consultant credits at Delaware Law School and twelve (12) credits will be transferred from the BSN program at DTCC.  

Transfer students following this articulation agreement will be awarded transfer credit for LEI 102, LEI 104, LEI 212, and LEI 233 (12 credits) based on the completion of NUR 340, ENG 122, SOC 213 and NUR 460.


For More Information Contact:

Delaware Tech
Kelly Davis, RN to BSN Instructional Director
(302) 857-1211
kelly.davisrn@dtcc.edu

Widener University Delaware Law
Brenda Cimorelli, Admission and Recruitment Coordinator
(302) 477-2780
bcimorelli@widener.edu

This articulation agreement is subject to change based on Delaware Tech and senior institution curriculum changes. Effective 2023/2028