Associate Nursing Degree - Advanced Placement (A45110A)

The Advanced Placement Program is designed to provide an opportunity for current licensed practical nurses to complete the Associate Degree Nursing Program.

Coursework includes and builds upon the domains of healthcare, nursing practice, and the holistic individual. Content emphasizes the nurse as a member of the interdisciplinary team providing safe, individualized care while employing evidence-based practice, quality improvement, and informatics.

Graduates of this program are eligible to apply to take the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEXRN). Employment opportunities are vast within the global health care system and may include positions within acute, chronic, extended, industrial, and community health care facilities. Upon completion of this degree, a Bachelor’s degree can be earned through partnership agreements with select colleges/universities. See Transfer options for Associate in Applied Science degrees for more information. Please see special admissions requirements.

NOTE: Advanced Placement students enter in the Spring Semester, and BIO 168 and ENG 111 must be taken prior to admission in the spring.

AAS Degree Requirements (61-62 Credit Hours)

Fall Semester (7 Credit Hours)

BIO 168Anatomy and Physiology I

4

ENG 111Writing and Inquiry

3

Spring Semester (17 Credit Hours)

BIO 169Anatomy and Physiology II

4

NUR 112Health-Illness Concepts

5

NUR 114Holistic Health Concepts

5

PSY 150General Psychology

3

Summer Semester (8-9 Credit Hours)

NUR 113Family Health Concepts

5

Select one of the following:

BIO 175General Microbiology

3

BIO 275Microbiology

4

Fall Semester (13 Credit Hours)

NUR 211Health Care Concepts

5

NUR 212Health System Concepts

5

PSY 241Developmental Psychology

3

Spring Semester (16 Credit Hours)

NUR 213Complex Health Concepts

10

ENG 112Writing and Research in the Disciplines

3

Select one Humanities Elective

3

Humanities Electives:

ART 111Art Appreciation

3

ART 114Art History Survey I

3

ART 115Art History Survey II

3

HUM 115Critical Thinking

3

MUS 110Music Appreciation

3

PHI 215Philosophical Issues

3

PHI 240Introduction to Ethics

3

Developmental Requirements:

CHM 092Fundamentals of Chemistry

4

DRE 096Integrated Reading and Writing I

3

DRE 097Integrated Reading and Writing II

3

DRE 098Integrated Reading and Writing III

3

DMA 010Operations With Integers

1

DMA 020Fractions and Decimals

1

DMA 030Proportion/Ratios/Rates/Percents

1

DMA 040Expressions, Linear Equations, Linear Inequalities

1

DMA 050Graphs and Equations of Lines

1

DMA 060Polynomial and Quadratic Applications

1

DMA 070Rational Expressions and Equations

1

DMA 080Radical 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 $2,000.