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Semester Credit Hour Total 15 PROGRAM CREDIT HOUR TOTAL 74 Return to Table of Contents Page | 156 PRACTICAL NURSING: THE BETTY OWEN SCHOOL OF PRACTICAL NURSING (Course Descriptions – PRNS) Technical Certificate Programs SouthArk offers four Practical Nursing (PN) programs: 1) A three-semester (12-month) day program on the main campus in El Dorado, which starts in the summer semester each year and concludes in May the following year; 2) A three-semester (12-month) day program on our satellite campus in Warren, Arkansas, which starts in January each year and concludes in December; and 3) A three-semester (12-month) evening program on the main campus in El Dorado, which starts in August each year and concludes in July. 4) A three-semester (12-month) High School program on the main campus in El Dorado, which starts in August and concludes in July. This program is offered through the Secondary Technical Center. Students in this program will take prerequisites in their Junior year of high school and will enroll in the nursing course in their Senior year. The Practical Nursing Programs at SouthArk are designed to prepare graduates to pass the NCLEX-PN licensure exam, apply for an Arkansas Practical Nursing License and to provide safe nursing care in a variety of health care environments for patients across the lifespan. Successful graduates will earn a TC (Technical Certificate) in Practical Nursing from the college and will be eligible to apply to take the National Council Licensur