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Course Planning and Degree Requirements
Degree requirements for the Associate in Applied Science Degree in Nursing is a total of 73 hours. These hours are a combination of nursing hours and general education hours.
See below plan of study for specific requirements.
NOTES
1. All NSG prefix courses (listed below) are nursing core courses and must be taken in sequence.
2. Human Growth & Development is required prior to entering 3rd semester.
Prerequisite Courses
Applicant must have completed pre-requisite courses or be currently enrolled in pre-requisites courses at the time of application. All pre-requisites must be current within the last 8 years, and completed with a grade of "C" or higher.
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Course
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Hrs.
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A&P I & Lab
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4
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A&P II & Lab
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4
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Microbiology & Lab
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4
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College Algebra
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3
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Total Hrs.
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15
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General Education Courses
The student must complete 30 hours of general education courses with a grade of "C" or higher to meet degree requirements. General education courses can be completed prior to applying to the nursing program, or in conjunction with the nursing core courses once admitted to the nursing program. However, it is recommended that most general education courses be completed prior to application, but not required.
| Course |
Hrs.
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| EPY 2533 Human Growth & Dev. |
3
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| ENG 1113 English Comp. I |
3
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| SPT 1113 Public Speaking |
3
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| PSY 1513 General Psychology |
3
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| Elective - Humanities/Fine Arts or Sociology |
3
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| Total Hrs. |
15+15 hours pre-requisites =
30 general education hours.
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Nursing Curriculum Courses
Once admitted to the nursing program, the student must complete 43 hours of nursing core courses with a grade of "C" or higher to meet degree requirements. All NSG prefix courses (listed below) are nursing core courses and must be taken in sequence.
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Fall - First Year (1st semester)
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Spring - First Year (2nd semester)
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| Course |
Hrs.
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Course |
Hrs.
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| NSG 1119 Fundamentals of Nursing |
9
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NSG 1219 Medical/Surgical I |
9
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| NSG 1113 Pharmacology |
3
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| Total |
12
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Total |
9
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NOTE: Human Growth & Development is a pre-requisite to the nursing Pediatrics course and must be completed prior to entering 3rd semester.
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Fall - Second Year (3rd semester)
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Spring - Second Year (4th semester)
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| Course |
Hrs.
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Course |
Hrs.
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| NSG 2316 Maternal-Newborn Nsg. |
6
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NSG 2414 Psychiatric Nsg. |
4
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| NSG 2326 Pediatric Nsg. |
6
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NSG 2426 Med/Sug II |
6
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| Total |
12
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*NSG 2432 NCLEX Prep (Elective) |
2
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Total |
12
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*NCLEX Prep is a two hour elective course which is strongly encouraged but not required.
Summary of required courses
| Total Nursing Hours:...................................43 |
| Total General Education Hours........................30 |
| Total Requisite Hours..................................73 |
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Associate Degree Nursing Info 
