Students in the Associate Degree Nursing (RN) program will be required to successfully complete the following nursing courses in progressive order in order to graduate and apply to take the NCLEX-RN exam for licensure.
ADN Core Courses
REGN 1
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Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Care
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7
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REGN 2
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Clinical Foundations of Nursing Care
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5
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REGN 10
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Theoretical Concepts of Medical Surgical Nursing I
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7
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REGN 11
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Clinical Concepts of Medical Surgical Nursing I
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4.5
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REGN 12
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Assessment Concepts of Medical Surgical Nursing
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.5
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REGN 20
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Theoretical Concepts of Family/Mat-Child Nursing & Medical/Surgical Nursing II
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7
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REGN 21
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Clinical Concepts of Family/Maternal-Child & Medical/Surgical Nursing II
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5
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REGN 33
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Theoretical Concepts Mental Health/Community-Based Nursing & Medical/Surgical Nursing III
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6
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REGN 34
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Clinical Concepts Mental Health/Community-Based Nursing & Medical/Surgical Nursing II
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6
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Total Units
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48
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NOTE: In order to progress through the nursing courses, students must demonstrate competence in both the theory and clinical components. Failing or Withdrawing from any one of the semester’s co-requisite courses requires withdrawal from all of that semester’s co-requisite courses.
Students with previous nursing education who have been enrolled in a class will be given the opportunity to receive units and credit toward completion of the A.S. degree program by challenge in theory and clinical performance (this is only after being enrolled in the class).
Licensed Vocational Nurses may apply for the
LVN-RN A.S. Degree Program.
LVNs may elect to take a non-degree program under the BRN regulation 1429 – the 30 unit option. This consists of twenty (20) units in nursing and ten (10) units of related science. REGN 20X, REGN 21X, REGN 33X, and REGN 34X are the required 20 units of nursing plus microbiology and physiology the required 10 units of science. Students must see nursing program director if considering this option.
Graduation Requirements:
Completion of the humanities requirement and the mathematics competency requirement for the Associate in Science Degree are
required prior to graduation.
AS degree requirements
Associate in Science Degree Requirements
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Major
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48
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General Education
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28
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Electives & Graduation Requirements (total 60)
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9
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Total
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85
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Application Process
Enrollment Criteria
Graduation Requirements
TEAS Guidelines
Health & Safety Clinical Requirements
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