Associate Degree Nursing (A45110),

AAS Degree Requirements (73-74 Credit Hours)

Fall Semester (19 Credit Hours)

ACA 118	College Study Skills	2
ENG 111	Writing and Inquiry	3
NUR 111	Introduction to Health Concepts	8
NUR 117	Pharmacology	2
BIO 168	Anatomy and Physiology I	4

Spring Semester (17 Credit Hours)

NUR 112	Health-Illness Concepts	5
NUR 114	Holistic Health Concepts	5
PSY 150	General Psychology	3
BIO 169	Anatomy and Physiology II	4

NOTE: STUDENTS WITH A CURRENT NURSE AIDE I CERTIFICATION WHO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE 1ST AND 2ND SEMESTERS ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY TO BE CERTIFIED AS A NURSE AIDE II THROUGH THE NORTH CAROLINA BOARD OF NURSING, IF THEY SO DESIRE.

Summer Semester (8-9 Credit Hours)

NUR 113

Family Health Concepts

5

Select one of the following:

BIO 175	General Microbiology	3
BIO 275	Microbiology	4

Fall Semester (13 Credit Hours)

NUR 211	Health Care Concepts	5
PSY 241	Developmental Psychology	3
NUR 212	Health System Concepts	5

Spring Semester (16 Credit Hours)

ENG 112	Writing and Research in the Disciplines	3
NUR 213	Complex Health Concepts	10
	Select one Humanities Elective	3

Humanities Electives:

ART 111	Art Appreciation	3
ART 114	Art History Survey I	3
ART 115	Art History Survey II	3
HUM 115	Critical Thinking	3
MUS 110	Music Appreciation	3
PHI 215	Philosophical Issues	3
PHI 240	Introduction to Ethics	3

Developmental Requirements:

CHM 092	Fundamentals of Chemistry	4
DRE 096	Integrated Reading and Writing I	3
DRE 097	Integrated Reading and Writing II	3
DRE 098	Integrated Reading and Writing III	3
DMA 010	Operations With Integers	1
DMA 020	Fractions and Decimals	1
DMA 030	Proportion/Ratios/Rates/Percents	1
DMA 040	Expressions, Linear Equations, Linear Inequalities	1
DMA 050	Graphs and Equations of Lines	1
DMA 060	Polynomial and Quadratic Applications	1
DMA 070	Rational Expressions and Equations	1
DMA 080	Radical Expressions and Equations	1

ART 111, ART 114, ART 115: Are Universal General Education Transfer (UGETC) classes, Associate in Science. The student must take and successfully earn a “C” or better in any course as scheduled in the nursing program semester-by-semester plan above. Students may take a non-nursing course early but cannot take any course later than scheduled in the above plan.

OTHER EXPENSES:

Students in the Nursing program will be required to buy uniforms and shoes. Additionally, students should be prepared to pay for costs associated with achievement tests, photocopying, transportation to clinical sites, and additional graduation expenses are required. Total additional costs for the program are estimated at $2,500.