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Such common curriculum shall, to the extent possible, (i) align with the degree requirements for registered nursing programs offered at associate-degree-granting public institutions of higher education and (ii) be transferable to each registered nursing program offered at an associate-degree-granting public institution of higher education.B\n\nEach associate-degree-granting public institution of higher education that offers a registered nursing degree program shall participate in a practical nursing program to registered nursing program transfer agreement with the System that aligns with the practical nursing program common curriculum established pursuant to this section. Any baccalaureate public institution of higher education that offers a nursing program and any private institution of higher education that offers a registered nursing degree program may also be consulted regarding and participate on a voluntary basis in such a transfer agreement.C\n\nIn addition to the common curriculum established pursuant to subsection A and the transfer agreement established pursuant to subsection B, the System, the Council, and any baccalaureate public institution of higher education that offers a nursing program shall establish a pathway of stackable nursing credentials that consists of a practical nursing to associate registered nursing to bachelor of science in nursing program pathway.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":210666,"text":"The System, in consultation with the Council, the Board of Nursing, and representatives from associate-degree-granting public institutions of higher education that offer nursing programs, shall develop a common curriculum for practical nursing programs that shall be implemented at each comprehensive community college in the System that offers a practical nursing program. Such common curriculum shall, to the extent possible, (i) align with the degree requirements for registered nursing programs offered at associate-degree-granting public institutions of higher education and (ii) be transferable to each registered nursing program offered at an associate-degree-granting public institution of higher education.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":210667,"text":"Each associate-degree-granting public institution of higher education that offers a registered nursing degree program shall participate in a practical nursing program to registered nursing program transfer agreement with the System that aligns with the practical nursing program common curriculum established pursuant to this section. Any baccalaureate public institution of higher education that offers a nursing program and any private institution of higher education that offers a registered nursing degree program may also be consulted regarding and participate on a voluntary basis in such a transfer agreement.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":210668,"text":"In addition to the common curriculum established pursuant to subsection A and the transfer agreement established pursuant to subsection B, the System, the Council, and any baccalaureate public institution of higher education that offers a nursing program shall establish a pathway of stackable nursing credentials that consists of a practical nursing to associate registered nursing to bachelor of science in nursing program pathway.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B"}},"ancestry":[{"id":15086,"edition_id":1,"name":"Programs of Instruction","identifier":"2","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":14161,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:52:05","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:52:05","permalink":{"id":185443,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":15086,"identifier":"2","token":"23.1\/II\/9\/2","url":"\/23.1\/II\/9\/2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":14161,"edition_id":1,"name":"Academic Policies","identifier":"9","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13112,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:47:05","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:47:05","permalink":{"id":185423,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14161,"identifier":"9","token":"23.1\/II\/9","url":"\/23.1\/II\/9\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13112,"edition_id":1,"name":"Students and Campus","identifier":"II","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13111,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:18","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:18","permalink":{"id":184847,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13112,"identifier":"II","token":"23.1\/II","url":"\/23.1\/II\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13111,"edition_id":1,"name":"Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions","identifier":"23.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:18","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:18","permalink":{"id":184581,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13111,"identifier":"23.1","token":"23.1","url":"\/23.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":72934,"structure_id":15086,"section_number":"23.1-901","catch_line":"Programs on economics education and financial literacy","url":"\/23.1-901\/","token":"23.1\/II\/9\/2\/23.1-901","metadata":false},{"id":64656,"structure_id":15086,"section_number":"23.1-902","catch_line":"Education preparation programs offered by institutions of higher education","url":"\/23.1-902\/","token":"23.1\/II\/9\/2\/23.1-902","metadata":false},{"id":71364,"structure_id":15086,"section_number":"23.1-902.1","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Education preparation programs; coursework; audit","url":"\/23.1-902.1\/","token":"23.1\/II\/9\/2\/23.1-902.1","metadata":false},{"id":81547,"structure_id":15086,"section_number":"23.1-903","catch_line":"Distance learning","url":"\/23.1-903\/","token":"23.1\/II\/9\/2\/23.1-903","metadata":false},{"id":72894,"structure_id":15086,"section_number":"23.1-903.1","catch_line":"Study abroad programs","url":"\/23.1-903.1\/","token":"23.1\/II\/9\/2\/23.1-903.1","metadata":false},{"id":62372,"structure_id":15086,"section_number":"23.1-903.2","catch_line":"Medical school; rotation requirement","url":"\/23.1-903.2\/","token":"23.1\/II\/9\/2\/23.1-903.2","metadata":false},{"id":62131,"structure_id":15086,"section_number":"23.1-903.3","catch_line":"Mortuary science education; practical experience requirement","url":"\/23.1-903.3\/","token":"23.1\/II\/9\/2\/23.1-903.3","metadata":false},{"id":71345,"structure_id":15086,"section_number":"23.1-903.4","catch_line":"Innovative Internship Fund and Program","url":"\/23.1-903.4\/","token":"23.1\/II\/9\/2\/23.1-903.4","metadata":false},{"id":57506,"structure_id":15086,"section_number":"23.1-903.5","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Certain practical nursing programs; common curriculum; transferability to registered nursing programs; pathway of stackable credentials","url":"\/23.1-903.5\/","token":"23.1\/II\/9\/2\/23.1-903.5","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":71345,"structure_id":15086,"section_number":"23.1-903.4","catch_line":"Innovative Internship Fund and Program","url":"\/23.1-903.4\/","token":"23.1\/II\/9\/2\/23.1-903.4","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/23.1-903.5\/","history_text":"<p>This law was first created in 2025. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?251+ful+CHAP0462\">462<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?251+ful+CHAP0465\">465<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":185477,"object_type":"law","relational_id":57506,"identifier":"23.1-903.5","token":"23.1\/II\/9\/2\/23.1-903.5","url":"\/23.1-903.5\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/23.1-903.5\/","token":"23.1\/II\/9\/2\/23.1-903.5","dublin_core":{"Title":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Certain practical nursing programs; common curriculum; transferability to registered nursing programs; pathway of stackable credentials","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 23.1-903.5","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">System<\/span>, in consultation with the <span class=\"dictionary\">Council<\/span>, the Board of Nursing, and representatives from associate-degree-granting public institutions of higher education that offer nursing programs, shall develop a common curriculum for practical nursing programs that shall be implemented at each <span class=\"dictionary\">comprehensive community college<\/span> in the <span class=\"dictionary\">System<\/span> that offers a practical nursing program. Such common curriculum shall, to the extent possible, (i) align with the degree requirements for registered nursing programs offered at associate-degree-granting public institutions of higher education and (ii) be transferable to each registered nursing program offered at an <span class=\"dictionary\">associate-degree-granting <span class=\"dictionary\">public institution of higher education<\/span><\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-210666\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/23.1-903.5\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> Each <span class=\"dictionary\">associate-degree-granting <span class=\"dictionary\">public institution of higher education<\/span><\/span> that offers a registered nursing degree program shall participate in a practical nursing program to registered nursing program transfer agreement with the <span class=\"dictionary\">System<\/span> that aligns with the practical nursing program common curriculum established pursuant to this section. Any <span class=\"dictionary\">baccalaureate <span class=\"dictionary\">public institution of higher education<\/span><\/span> that offers a nursing program and any <span class=\"dictionary\">private institution of higher education<\/span> that offers a registered nursing degree program may also be consulted regarding and participate on a voluntary basis in such a transfer agreement. <a id=\"paragraph-210667\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/23.1-903.5\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">C.<\/span> In addition to the common curriculum established pursuant to subsection A and the transfer agreement established pursuant to subsection B, the <span class=\"dictionary\">System<\/span>, the <span class=\"dictionary\">Council<\/span>, and any <span class=\"dictionary\">baccalaureate <span class=\"dictionary\">public institution of higher education<\/span><\/span> that offers a nursing program shall establish a pathway of stackable nursing credentials that consists of a practical nursing to associate registered nursing to bachelor of science in nursing program pathway. <a id=\"paragraph-210668\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/23.1-903.5\/#C\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n(EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2026) CERTAIN PRACTICAL NURSING PROGRAMS; COMMON CURRICULUM;\nTRANSFERABILITY TO REGISTERED NURSING PROGRAMS; PATHWAY OF STACKABLE CREDENTIALS\n(\u00a7 23.1-903.5)\n\nA. The System, in consultation with the Council, the Board of Nursing, and\nrepresentatives from associate-degree-granting public institutions of higher\neducation that offer nursing programs, shall develop a common curriculum for\npractical nursing programs that shall be implemented at each comprehensive\ncommunity college in the System that offers a practical nursing program. Such\ncommon curriculum shall, to the extent possible, (i) align with the degree\nrequirements for registered nursing programs offered at\nassociate-degree-granting public institutions of higher education and (ii) be\ntransferable to each registered nursing program offered at an\nassociate-degree-granting public institution of higher education.\n\nB. Each associate-degree-granting public institution of higher education that\noffers a registered nursing degree program shall participate in a practical\nnursing program to registered nursing program transfer agreement with the System\nthat aligns with the practical nursing program common curriculum established\npursuant to this section. Any baccalaureate public institution of higher\neducation that offers a nursing program and any private institution of higher\neducation that offers a registered nursing degree program may also be consulted\nregarding and participate on a voluntary basis in such a transfer agreement.\n\nC. In addition to the common curriculum established pursuant to subsection A and\nthe transfer agreement established pursuant to subsection B, the System, the\nCouncil, and any baccalaureate public institution of higher education that\noffers a nursing program shall establish a pathway of stackable nursing\ncredentials that consists of a practical nursing to associate registered nursing\nto bachelor of science in nursing program pathway.\n\nHISTORY: 2025, cc. 462, 465.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}