PLA by Licensure or Industry Certification
Lone Star College has established equivalent course credit for professional certifications and state licensures. Course credit is based on competencies demonstrated through successful completion of the professional certification or state licensure examination. Students must provide evidence of an official, current Texas licensure or professional certificate to receive credit. Credit is generally awarded for introductory level courses.
Licensure or Professional Certifications by Academic Program
- Aviation
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Course # Course Name Licensure or Industry Certification AIRP 1255
AIRP 2337
AIRP 2239Intermediate Flight and
Commercial Ground School and
Commercial FlightCommercial Pilot Certification AIRP 1315 AIRP 1317 Private Flight and
Private Pilot Ground SchoolPrivate Pilot FAA Certification AIRP 1451 AIRP 2250 Instrument Ground School and
Instrument FlightInstrument FAA Certification AIRP 2349 AIRP 2236 Instructor Ground School and
Certified Flight Instructor - FlightFlight Instructor Certification - Automobile Technology
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Course # Course Name Licensure or Industry Certification AUMT 1345 Automotive Climate Control Systems ASE A7 Heating & Air Conditioning AUMT 1405 Introduction to Automotive Technology ASE G1 Auto Maintenance and Light Repair AUMT 1410 Automotive Brake Systems ASE A5 Brakes AUMT 1416 Suspension and Steering ASE A4 Suspension & Steering AUMT 1419 Automotive Engine Repair ASE A1 Engine Repair AUMT 2425 Automatic Transmission and Transaxle ASE A2 Automatic Transmission/Transaxle AUMT 1407
AUMT 2437Automotive Electrical Systems and Automotive Electronics ASE A6 Electrical/Electronic Systems AUMT 1407
AUMT 2437Automotive Electrical Systems and Automotive Electronics ASE A6 Electrical/Electronic Systems AUMT 2417
AUMT 2434Automotive Engine Performance I and Automotive Engine Performance II ASE A8 Engine Performance - Computer Information Technology
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Course # Course Name Licensure or Industry Certification ITCA 1370 Cybersecurity Fundamentals Cisco Certified CyberOps Associate
within the last 3 years)ITCC 1314 CCNA 1: Intro to Networks Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) OR
Cisco Certified Entry Networking Technician (CCENT)
(within the last 3 years)ITCC 1344 CCNA 2: Routing and Switching Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) OR
Cisco Certified Entry Networking Technician
(within the last 3 years)ITCC 2320 CCNA 3: Scaling Networks Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
(within the last 3 years)ITMT 1371 Azure Fundamentals AZ-900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (within the last 3 years) ITMT 1372 Azure Administrator AZ-104: Microsoft Azure Administrator (within the last 3 years) ITMT 1373 Azure Data Fundamentals DP-900: Microsoft Azure Data Fundamentals (within the last 3 years) ITMT 1378 Windows Configuration MD-100: Windows Client (within the last 3 years) ITMT 2377 Administering Database on Azure DP-300: Administering Relational Databases on Microsoft Azure (within the last 3 years) ITMT 2378 Managing Modern Desktops MD-101: Managing Modern Desktops (within the last 3 years) ITMT 2379 Azure Security Technologies AZ-500: Microsoft Azure Security (within the last 3 years) ITNW 1325 Fundamentals of Networking Technologies Net+ Certification (with the last 3 years) ITSC 1316 Linux Installation and Configuration CompTIA Linux+ Certification OR Linux Server Professional (LPIC-1)
(within the last 3 years)ITSC 1371 IT Essentials CompTIA A+ (within the last 2 years) ITSC 1372 IT Foundations ITIL Service Management Foundation ITSC 2325 Advanced Linux Linux Server Professional (LPIC-2)
(within the last 3 years - Construction Safety
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Course # Course Name Licensure or Industry Certification CNBT 1210 Basic Construction Safety OSHA 10 Hour Training Card (within the last 3 years) - Corrosion Technology
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Course # Course Name Licensure or Industry Certification* METL 1313 Introduction to Corrosion NACE Coating Inspector 1 Certification METL 2405 Atmospheric Corrosion Control NACE Coating Inspector 2 Certification METL 2441 Cathodic Protection NACE Coating Inspector 1 Certification - Counseling
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Course # Course Name Licensure or Industry Certification* DAAC 1311 Counseling Theories (ICDS): Advanced Counseling Skills & Methods DAAC 1319 Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders (ICDS): The Basics of Addiction Counseling & The Physiology of Addiction DAAC 1417 Basic Counseling Skills (ICDS): Basic Counseling Skills & Methods DAAC 2360 Clinical -Alcohol/Drug Counseling (ICDS): Advanced Counseling Skills & Methods *Issued by the Texas Department of Licensing & Regulation
- Criminal Justice & Law Enforcement
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Course # Course Name Licensure or Industry Certification CRIJ 1306
CRIJ 2314Court System & Practices
Criminal InvestigationTexas Commission on Law Enforcement Officers Standards and Education (TCOLE)
Peace Officer License - Diagnostic Medical Sonography
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Course # Course Name Licensure or Industry Certification DMSO 1302 Basic Ultrasound Physics Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) RCS, RCCS, ACS, RVS
Passing score in one of the following:
Sonographic Principles and Instrumentation (SPI) Exam – ARDMS;
Vascular Physics and Instrumentation (VPI) Exam – ARDMS;
Ultrasound Physics and Instrumentation (UPI) Exam - ARDMSNote: All PLA credit contingent upon acceptance into either Diagnostic Medical Sonography AAS program (competitive admission process). DMSO 1342 Intermediate Ultrasound Physics Passing score on: Sonographic Principles and Instrumentation (SPI) Exam – ARDMS Note: All PLA credit contingent upon acceptance into either Diagnostic Medical Sonography AAS program (competitive admission process). DMSO 1342 Intermediate Ultrasound Physics Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) Note: All PLA credit contingent upon acceptance into the General Sonography AAS program (competitive admission process). DMSO 2342 Sonography of High Risk Obstetrics For Obstetrics, LSC Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program will award credit for DMSO 2342 Sonography of High Risk Must take and pass with minimum 75% written exam containing obstetrical anatomy, measurements and pathology and may include images. 2. Must take and pass with minimum 75% obstetrical ultrasound simulator scanning skill exam containing identification of obstetrical pathology and may include measurements. 3. If student does not pass either exam, PLA credit is not awarded. Note: All PLA credit contingent upon acceptance into the General Sonography AAS program (competitive admission process). - Emergency Medical Technician
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Course # Course Name Licensure or Industry Certification EMSP 1160 CLINICAL - EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY/ TECHNICIAN Texas Department of State Health Services: EMT-Basic Certification or higher EMSP 1161* CLINICAL - EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY/TECHNICIAN: PARAMEDIC I TDH Paramedic Certification EMSP 1162* CLINICAL - EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY/TECHNICIAN: PARAMEDIC II TDH Paramedic Certification EMSP 1501 EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN - BASIC Texas Department of State Health Services: EMT-Basic Certification or higher EMSP 2160* CLINICAL - EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY/TECHNICIAN: PARAMEDIC III TDH Paramedic Certification EMSP 2361* CLINICAL EMS TDH Paramedic Certification
EMSP 1338* Introduction to Advanced Practice TDH Certification & Internal Challenge Exam EMSP 1355*
Trauma Management
TDH Certification & Internal Challenge Exam
EMSP 1356* Patient Assessment & Airway Management
TDH Certification & Internal Challenge Exam
EMSP 2143* Assessment Based Management
TDH Certification & Internal Challenge Exam
EMSP 2305* EMS Operations
TDH Certification & Internal Challenge Exam
EMSP 2306* Emergency Pharmacology
TDH Certification & Internal Challenge Exam
EMSP 2330*
Special Populations
TDH Certification & Internal Challenge Exam
EMSP 2434* Medical Emergencies
TDH Certification & Internal Challenge Exam
EMSP 2444* Cardiology
TDH Certification & Internal Challenge Exam
*Students must pass Internal Challenge Exams to receive credit for these EMSP courses.
- Firefighter Certification
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Course # Course Name Licensure or Industry Certification FIRS 1103 Firefighter Agility and Fitness Prep I TCFP Basic Firefighter Certification or higher FIRS 1203 Firefighter Agility and Fitness Prep II TCFP Basic Firefighter Certification or higher FIRS 1401 Firefighter Certification I TCFP Basic Firefighter Certification or higher OR
IFSAC Seal Certification in Firefighter IFIRS 1407 Firefighter Certification II TCFP Basic Firefighter Certification or higher OR
IFSAC Seal Certification in Firefighter IFIRS 1413 Firefighter Certification III TCFP Basic Firefighter Certification or higher OR
IFSAC Seal Certification in Firefighter IFIRS 1419 Firefighter Certification IV TCFP Basic Firefighter Certification or higher OR
IFSAC Seal Certification in Firefighter IIFIRS 1423 Firefighter Certification V TCFP Basic Firefighter Certification or higher FIRS 2344 Driver/Operation-Pumper TCFP Basic Firefighter Certification or higher FIRS 2370 Driver Operator/Aerial TCFP Driver Operator/Aerial Certification OR
IFSAC Seal in Driver Operator/Aerial - Fire Inspection
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Course # Course Name Licensure or Industry Certification FIRT 1303 Fire and Arson Investigation I TCFP Basic Arson Investigator or higher
IFSAC Seal in Fire InvestigatorFIRT 1307 Fire Prevention Codes TCFP Basic Inspector or higher FIRT 1315 Hazardous Materials I TCFP Basic Firefighter or higher OR
TCFP Hazardous Materials Technician OR
IFSAC Seal in Hazardous Materials AwarenessFIRT 1327 Building Construction TCFP Basic Inspector or higher FIRT 1342 Fire Officer I TCFP Fire Officer I OR
IFSAC Searl in Fire Officer IFIRT 1343 Fire Officer II TCFP Fire Officer II OR
IFSAC Seal in Fire Officer IIFIRT 1391 Spec. Topics: Basic Wildland Firefighting ECFP Basic Wildland Firefighter or higher FIRT 1408 Inspector I TCFP Basic Fire Inspector or higher FIRT 1440 Inspector II TCFP Basic Fire Inspector or higher FIRT 1445 Hazardous Materials II TCFP Basic Firefighter or higher OR
TCFP Hazardous Materials Technician OR
IFSAC Seal in Hazardous Materials OperationsFIRT 2305 Fire Instructor I TCFP Level 1 Instructor OR
IFSAC Seal in Fire Instrctor I OR
Texas State Fireman's & Fire Marshall's Association Level II InstructorFIRT 2307 Fire Instructor II TCFP Level II Instructor OR
IFSAC Seal in Fire Instructor IIFIRT 2333 Fire and Arson Investigation II TCFP Basic Arson Investigator or higher OR
IFSAC Seal in Fire InvestigatorFIRT 2345 Hazmat III TCFP Hazardous Material Technician OR
IFSAC Seal in Hazardous Materials TechnicianFIRT 2356 Fire Officer III TCFP Fire Officer III or
IFSAC Seal in Fire Officer IIIFIRT 2357 Fire Officer IV TCFP Fire Officer IV or
IFSAC Seal in Fire Officer IVFIRT 2359 Instructor III TCFP Level III Instructor OR
IFSAC Seal in Fire Instructor III - Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning
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Course # Course Name Licensure or Industry Certification HART 1356 EPA Recovery Cert. Preparation EPA Section 608 Universal Certification - Interpreter Training Technology
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Course # Course Name Licensure or Industry Certification SLNG 1215 Visual/Gestural Communication BEI Level I Certification or BEI Basic SLNG 2401 Interpreting I BEI Basic or BEI Level II, III, IV orV Certification or
BEI Advanced or BEI Master or
RID Comprehensive Skills Certificate or
RID Certificate of Interpreting or
RID Certificate of Transliteration or
NIC Advanced or NIC MasterSLNG 2315 Interpreting in Educational Settings BEI Basic or BEI Level II, III, IV or V Certification or
BEI Advanced or BEI Master or
RID Comprehensive Skills Certificate or
RID Certificate of Interpreting or
RID Certificate of Transliteration or
NIC or NIC Advanced or NIC Master - Logistics Management
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Course # Course Name Licensure or Industry Certification LMGT 1319 Introduction to Business Logistics Certified Logistics Associate (CLA) and Certified Logistics Technician (CLT) - Medical Laboratory Technology
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Course # Course Name Licensure or Industry Certification PLAB 1223 Phlebotomy Phlebotomy Certification - Pharmacy Technology
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Course # Course Name Licensure or Industry Certification PHRA 1202 Pharmacy Law Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) PHRA 1305 Drug Classification Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) PHRA 1309 Pharmaceutical Mathematics I Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) PHRA 1361 Clinical - Community Pharmacy Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) PHRA 1413 Community Pharmacy Practice Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) - Professional Office Technology
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Course # Course Name Licensure or Industry Certification POFT 1301 Business English Certified Professional Secretary (CPS) OR
Certified Administrative Professional (CAP)POFT 1309 Administrative Office Procedures I Certified Professional Secretary (CPS) OR
Certified Administrative Professional (CAP) - Radiography
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Course # Course Name Licensure or Industry Certification RADR 1411 Basic Radiographic Procedures RAD 103 and RAD 106 RADR 2217 Radiographic Pathology MBUS 001 and BIOL 101 RADR 2305 Principles of Radiographic Imaging II QMGT 101 RADR 2309 Radiographic Imaging Equipment PHYS 101 RADR 2313 Radiation Biology & Protection RAD 104 and BIOL 110 RADR 2331 Advanced Radiographic Procedures RAD 107 and RAD 201 RADR 2335 Radiologic Technology Seminar RAD 210 RADR 2401 Intermediate Radiographic Procedures RAD 105 - Nursing
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Course # Course Name Licensure or Industry Certification RNSG 1219 Integrated Nursing Skills I Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) or Paramedic Licensure RNSG 1229 Integrated Nursing Skills II Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) or Paramedic Licensure RNSG 1361 Clinical - Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) or Paramedic Licensure RNSG 1523 Intro to Professional Nursing for Integrated Programs Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) or Paramedic Licensure - Surgical Technology
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Course # Course Name Licensure or Industry Certification SRGT 1260 Clinical I-Surgical/Operating Room Tech METC - NBSTSA CST Certification SRGT 1360 Clinical II - Surgical Technology/Technologist METC - NBSTSA CST Certification SRGT 1405 Introduction to Surgical Technology METC - NBSTSA CST Certification SRGT 1409 Fundamentals of Perioperative Concepts and Techniques METC - NBSTSA CST Certification SRGT 1541 Surgical Procedures I METC - NBSTSA CST Certification SRGT 1542 Surgical Procedures II METC - NBSTSA CST Certification SRGT 2130 Professional Readiness METC - NBSTSA CST Certification SRGT 2462 Clinical III METC - NBSTSA CST Certification SRGT 2563 Clinical IV METC - NBSTSA CST Certification
