ADN Program
Credential: A.A.S. (Code: A45110)
The Associate Degree Nursing curriculum provides knowledge, skills, and strategies to integrate safety and quality into nursing care, to practice in a dynamic environment, and to meet individual needs which impact health, quality of life, and achievement of potential.
Course work 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 (NCLEX-RN). Employment opportunities are vast within the global health care system and may include positions within acute, chronic, extended, industrial, and community health care facilities.
Admission for the ADN program is based on selective criteria. Applicable fees are attached to Nursing Classes in this program and student is required to purchase uniforms. This course of study fits the Uniform Articulation Agreement between the University of North Carolina RN to BSN Programs and the North Carolina Community College System Associate Degree Nursing Programs.
Associate Degree Nursing A.A.S. Curriculum
Fall Semester-1st Year
| NUR 111 | Introduction to Health Concepts | | | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| BIO 168 | Anatomy and Physiology I | | | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| *ENG 111 | Writing and Inquiry | | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| HUM 115 | Critical Thinking | | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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| ACA 115 | Success & Study Skills | | | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
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| ACA 122 | College Transfer Success | | | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
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| HSC 110 | Orientation to Health Careers | | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | | | | 19 |
Spring Semester-1st Year
| NUR 112 | Health-Illness Concepts | | | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 |
| NUR 114 | Holistic Health Concepts | | | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 |
| BIO 169 | Anatomy and Physiology II | | | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| PSY 150 | General Psychology | | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | | | | 17 |
Fall Semester-2nd Year
| NUR 113 | Family Health Concepts | | | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 |
| NUR 212 | Health System Concepts | | | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 |
| NUR 211 | Health Care Concepts | | | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 |
| ENG 114 | Professional Research & Reporting | | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | | | | 18 |
Spring Semester-2nd Year
| NUR 213 | Complex Health Concepts | | | 4 | 3 | 15 | 10 |
| PSY 241 | Developmental Psychology | | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| NUR 117 | Pharmacology | | | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Total Credit Hours: | | | | 15 |
SEMESTER HOURS REQUIRED TO GRADUATE
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| GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES |
23 |
| MAJOR COURSES |
45 |
| OTHER REQUIRED COURSES |
01 |
| TOTAL CREDIT HOURS |
69 |
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