Curriculum
Award
Associate in Applied Science in Nursing
Length
Four-Semester (Two-Year) Program
Program Notes
The associate degree nursing program is both time consuming and academically challenging. Students who have significant work and/or family responsibilities may want to consider completing as many non-nursing courses as possible prior to beginning the sequence of nursing courses.
First Semester (Fall)
| BIO | 141 | Human Anatomy and Physiology I |
4 |
| NUR | 104 | Fundamentals of Nursing | 6 |
| NUR | 105 | Nursing Skills |
2 |
| NUR | 135 | Drug Dosage Calculations |
1 |
| HLT | 105 | Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation |
1 |
| PSY | 230 | Development Psychology | 3 |
| SDV | 100 | College Success Skills | 1 |
Second Semester (Spring)
| BIO | 142 | Human Anatomy and Physiology II | 4 |
| NUR | 180 | Essentials of Maternal/NB Nursing | 3 |
| NUR | 201 | Psychiatric Nursing | 4 |
| NUR | 226 | Health Assessment
|
3 |
| — | — | Humanities Elective | 3 |
Third Semester (Fall)
| ENG | 111 | College Composition I | 3 |
| ITE | 115 | Intro to Computer App & Concepts | 3 |
| NUR | 221 | 2nd Level Principles & Concepts I | 9 |
| NUR | 236 | Principles of Pharmacology I | 2 |
Fourth Semester (Spring)
| NUR | 222 | 2nd Level Principles & Concepts II | 9 |
| INUR | 237 | Principles of Pharmacology II | 2 |
| NUR | 255 | Nursing Organization & Management | 3 |
| SPD | 100 | Principles of Public Speaking | 3 |
Total Minimum Credits = 69 |
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NOTE: *Students may choose from college approved Humanities/Fine Arts electives. See college catalog for more information.