Course Planning and Degree Requirements
Degree requirements for the Associate in Applied Science Degree in Nursing is a total of 72 hours. These hours are a combination of nursing hours and general education hours.
See below plan of study for specific requirements.
NOTES
1. All NUR 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-requisite 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.
|
Course |
Hrs. |
|
A&P I & Lab |
4 |
|
A&P II & Lab |
4 |
|
Microbiology & Lab |
4 |
|
College Algebra |
3 |
|
Total Hrs. |
15 |
General Education Courses
The student must complete 27 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. |
| EPY 2533 Human Growth & Dev. |
3 |
| ENG 1113 English Comp. I |
3 |
| PSY 1513 General Psychology |
3 |
| SOC 2113 Sociology |
3 |
| Total Hrs. |
15+12 hours pre-requisites = |
Nursing Curriculum Courses
Once admitted to the nursing program, the student must complete 45 hours of nursing core courses with a grade of "C" or higher to meet degree requirements. All NUR prefix courses (listed below) are nursing core courses and must be taken in sequence.
|
Fall - First Year (1st semester) |
Spring - First Year (2nd semester) |
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| Course |
Hrs. |
Course |
Hrs. |
|
| NUR 1119 Fundamentals of Nursing |
9 |
NUR 1219 Medical/Surgical I |
9 |
|
| NUR 1113 Pharmacology |
3 |
|
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| Total |
12 |
Total |
9 |
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) |
Spring - Second Year (4th semester) |
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| Course |
Hrs. |
Course |
Hrs. |
|
| NUR 2316 Maternal-Newborn Nsg. |
6 |
NUR 2414 Psychiatric Nsg. |
4 |
|
| NUR 2326 Pediatric Nsg. |
6 |
NUR 2426 Med/Sug II |
6 |
|
| Total |
12 |
NUR 2432 NCLEX Prep |
2 |
|
| Total |
12 |
Summary of required courses
| Total Nursing Hours....................................45 |
| Total General Education Hours........................27 |
| Total Requisite Hours..................................72 |