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)

BIO168	Anatomy and Physiology I	4.00
ENG111	Writing and Inquiry	3.00

Spring Semester (17 Credit Hours)

BIO169	Anatomy and Physiology II	4.00
NUR112	Health-Illness Concepts	5.00
NUR114	Holistic Health Concepts	5.00
PSY150	General Psychology	3.00

Summer Semester (8-9 Credit Hours)

NUR113

Family Health Concepts

5.00

Select one of the following:

BIO175	General Microbiology	3.00
BIO275	Microbiology	4.00

Fall Semester (13 Credit Hours)

NUR211	Health Care Concepts	5.00
NUR212	Health System Concepts	5.00
PSY241	Developmental Psychology	3.00

Spring Semester (16 Credit Hours)

NUR213	Complex Health Concepts	10.00
ENG112	Writing and Research in the Disciplines	3.00
	Select one Humanities Elective	3

Humanities Electives:

ART111	Art Appreciation	3.00
ART114	Art History Survey I	3.00
ART115	Art History Survey II	3.00
HUM115	Critical Thinking	3.00
MUS110	Music Appreciation	3.00
PHI215	Philosophical Issues	3.00
PHI240	Introduction to Ethics	3.00

Developmental Requirements:

CHM092	Fundamentals of Chemistry	4.00
	ENG-111
	Take One Set
	Set 1 DRE-097
	Set 2 ENG-002
	State Corequisites Take ENG-011
	MAT 152
	Take One Set
	Set 1 DMA-010 DMA-020 DMA-030 and DRE-098
	Set 2 DMA-010 DMA-020 DMA-030 and ENG-002
	Set 3 MAT-003 and DRE-098
	Set 4 MAT-003 and ENG-002
	State Corequisite Take MAT-052

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.