Practical Nursing Articulation

Academic agreements are used to identify comparable courses or pathways between educational institutions. This allows students to receive credit at a receiving institution without having to duplicate courses recently completed and to continue their education between schools. In order to receive credit for course work included in these agreements, students must provide an official transcript to the receiving institution. Any additional requirements are stated below.

Snow College

AS Pre-Health Professions

Students who have completed an OTECH certificate may receive up to 28 credits toward an Associate of Science degree at Snow College. This degree can then be transferred to any public university in Utah for further education. For more information, visit Snow College TechConnect.

Weber State University

AAS/AS Nursing Degree – (07/01/2023 to 06/30/2025)

*This agreement is in effect only when all criteria and conditions of the Career Pathways Program & student have been met. Selection criteria must be met for acceptance into each postsecondary program. Program requirements from either partner may change without notice.
OTECH WSU
Course OTECH Title Hours/Credits Course WSU Title Credits
NRSG 1002 Foundations of Nursing Care Practice 120/4 N/A When all 900 hours are completed, students will receive 18 of PN-Nursing credits at Weber State University 18
NRSG 1115 Foundations of Nursing Care Practice Clinical 90/2
NRSG 1125 Foundation of Nursing Lab 120/4
NRSG 2100 Pharmacological Nursing Care II 60/2
NRSG 2111 Nursing Care of the Adult 120/4
NRSG 2116 Nursing Care of the Adult Clinical 45/1
NRSG 2120 Nursing Care of the Adult Lab 30/1
NRSG 2141 Nursing Care of the Family Clinical 45/1
NRSG 2145 Nursing Care of the Family Lab 30/1
NRSG 1230 Pharmacological Nursing Care I 60/2
NRSG 1305 Mental Health Nursing Care 60/2
NRSG 2135 Nursing Care of the Family 120/4

Nursing (AAS/AS Degree)

*This agreement is in effect only when all criteria and conditions of the Career Pathways Program & student have been met. Selection criteria must be met for
acceptance into each postsecondary program. Program requirements from either partner may change without notice.
Course OTECH Title Hours Course WSU Title Credits
NRSG 1000 Foundations of Nursing Care Practice 126   When all 900 hours are completed you will receive 15 hours of PN-Nursing Credits at the university. 15
NRSG 1005 Foundations of Nursing Care Practice Clinical Applications 186
NRSG 1250 Pharmacological Nursing Care I 54
NRSG 1305 Mental Health Nursing Care 60
NRSG 1310 Pharmacological Nursing Care II 48
NRSG 1450 Nursing Care of the Adult 141
NRSG 1455 Nursing Care of the Adult Clinical Applications 72
NRSG 1550 Nursing Care of the Family 141
NRSG 1555 Nursing Care of the Family Clinical Applications 72

Weber State University PN to RN Program

OTECH has an articulation agreement with Weber State University (WSU) that allows practical nursing graduates who meet WSU requirements to apply and receive credit for their first year towards an Associate Degree in Nursing (AAS or AS).  The second year of the WSU PN or RN Program is taught at the OTECH campus.

Weber State University PN to RN Program →

TechTransfer

Students who have completed an OTECH certificate may receive up to 21 elective credits toward an Associate of Science in General Studies or any undergraduate degree. For more information, visit WSU Tech Transfer.

Utah Valley University

AAS Healthcare Services – (09/09/2024 to 09/08/2025)

Students must meet current UVU admission requirements and deadlines, provide an official transcript, and pay all application/admission fees associated with the awarding of credit and acceptance into UVU.
*Before admission to UVU, students must meet with the applicable program advisor at UVU.
**Students of the Institution will have five years in which to start an applicable UVU program, at the discretion of the receiving academic department.
OTECH UVU
Course OTECH Title Credits Course UVU Title Credits
Completion of OTECH’s 28-credit Practical Nursing program 30 credits HLSC 1900 toward AAS in Healthcare Services


Utah State University

Nursing (AAS Degree)

*This agreement is in effect only when all criteria and conditions have been met. Selection criteria must be met for acceptance into each postsecondary program. Program requirements from either partner may change without notice.
**The student must be admitted to USU within 12 months of completing the OTECH course(s) to apply for higher education credit.
***Student must fulfill the AAS degree requirements to receive 23 semester hours of credit for their certificate, and provide an official transcript when they apply for admission to the USU AAS Nursing program.
Course OTECH Title Credits Course USU Title Credits
  Completion of OTECH’s 900-hour Practical Nursing program   NURS 1010 Introduction to Nursing 2
NURS 1020 Fundamental Concepts of Nursing 4
NURS 1030 Fundamental Concepts of Nursing Clinical 4
NURS 1110 Pharmacology 1 1
NURS 1042 Family Nursing 1 1
NURS 1122 Family Nursing 2 1
NURS 1220 Nursing Process 1 4
NURS 1230 Nursing Process 1 Clinical 4
NURS 1240 Pharmacology 2 1