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)

BIO168Anatomy and Physiology I

4

ENG111Writing and Inquiry

3

Spring Semester (17 Credit Hours)

BIO169Anatomy and Physiology II

4

NUR112Health-Illness Concepts

5

NUR114Holistic Health Concepts

5

PSY150General Psychology

3

Summer Semester (8-9 Credit Hours)

NUR113Family Health Concepts

5

Select one of the following:

BIO175General Microbiology

3

BIO275Microbiology

4

Fall Semester (13 Credit Hours)

NUR211Health Care Concepts

5

NUR212Health System Concepts

5

PSY241Developmental Psychology

3

Spring Semester (16 Credit Hours)

NUR213Complex Health Concepts

10

ENG112Writing and Research in the Disciplines

3

Select one Humanities Elective

3

Humanities Electives:

ART111Art Appreciation

3

ART114Art History Survey I

3

ART115Art History Survey II

3

HUM115Critical Thinking

3

MUS110Music Appreciation

3

PHI215Philosophical Issues

3

PHI240Introduction to Ethics

3

Developmental Requirements:

CHM092Fundamentals of Chemistry

4

DRE096Integrated Reading and Writing I

3

DRE097Integrated Reading and Writing II

3

DRE098Integrated Reading and Writing III

3

DMA010Operations With Integers

1

DMA020Fractions and Decimals

1

DMA030Proportion/Ratios/Rates/Percents

1

DMA040Expressions, Linear Equations, Linear Inequalities

1

DMA050Graphs and Equations of Lines

1

DMA060Polynomial and Quadratic Applications

1

DMA070Rational Expressions and Equations

1

DMA080Radical 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.