Prospective Students - Degree Requirements
ADN Degree Requirements
Including PN Exit Option
| GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES PREREQUISITES: | CREDITS |
| BIO 111 General College Biology I with Lab | 5 |
| BIO 201 Anatomy and Physiology I | 4 |
| BIO 202 Anatomy and Physiology II | 4 |
| BIO 216 Pathophysiology | 4 |
| ENG 121 English Composition | 3 |
| PSY 235 Human Growth and Development | 3 |
| FIRST SEMESTER: | |
| NUR 109 Fundamentals of Nursing | 8 |
| NUR 112 Basic Pharmacology | 2 |
| HPR 108 Dietary Nutrition | 1 |
| MAT 103 Math for Clinical Calculations | 3 |
| SECOND SEMESTER: | |
| NUR 106 Medical and Surgical Nursing Concepts | 9 |
| NUR 150 Maternal-Child Nursing | 7 |
| SUMMER SESSION: | |
| NUR 169 Transition into Practical Nursing (for those completing PN Certificate ONLY) | 5 |
Total Credits for PN Exit Option (Certificate) |
58 |
| NUR 189 Transition from LPN to ADN (for those entering at the third semester only) | 4 |
| THIRD SEMESTER: | |
| NUR 206 Adv Concepts of Medical-Surgical Nursing I | 8 |
| NUR 211 Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing | 4 |
| NUR 212 Pharmacology II | 2 |
| FOURTH SEMESTER: | |
| NUR 216 Adv Concepts of Medical Surgical Nursing II | 6 |
| NUR 230 Transition to Professional Nursing Practice | 5 |
| ELECTIVE: Humanities or Social/Behavioral Science | 3 |
Total Credits for ADN*: |
81 |
* Students who complete both the PN Certificate and ADN Certificate will in actuality complete 85 credits of coursework, however, NUR 169 does not count towards the ADN degree.