Associate Degree Nursing (A45110)
Overview
The Associate Degree Nursing prepares students to become registered nurses. This program focuses on foundational knowledge and clinical skills to enable graduates to take the NCLEX-RN exam.
Details
- Credential Level: Degree
- Total Credit Hours: 76
- Offered In-Person: Yes
Semester Schedule
Learn more about our semester schedules for this program. Talk to your advisor for more options.
First Year - Fall Semester NOT Completed: NUR-111 Pre-Requisites
Take All Courses:
| Course Code | Course Name | Class | Lab | Clinic | Work |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIO-165 | Anatomy and Physiology I | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| ENG-111 | Writing and Inquiry | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MAT-143 | Quantitative Literacy | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| PSY-150 | General Psychology | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Credit Hours: 13 | |||||
First Year - Spring Semester NOT Completed: NUR-111 Pre-Requisites
Take All Courses:
| Course Code | Course Name | Class | Lab | Clinic | Work |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIO-166 | Anatomy and Physiology II | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| ENG-112 | Writing and Research in the Disciplines | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PSY-241 | Developmental Psychology | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SOC-210 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Credit Hours: 13 | |||||
First Year - Summer Semester NOT Completed: NUR-111 Pre-Requisites
Take All Courses:
| Course Code | Course Name | Class | Lab | Clinic | Work |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIO-275 | Microbiology | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| HUM-115 | Critical Thinking | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Credit Hours: 7 | |||||
Second Year - Fall Semester NOT Completed: NUR-111 Pre-Requisites
Take All Courses:
| Course Code | Course Name | Class | Lab | Clinic | Work |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NUR-111 | Introduction to Health Concepts | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Total Credit Hours: 8 | |||||
Second Year - Spring Semester NOT Completed: NUR-111 Pre-Requisites
Take All Courses:
| Course Code | Course Name | Class | Lab | Clinic | Work |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NUR-112 | Health-Illness Concepts | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| NUR-114 | Holistic Health Concepts | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Total Credit Hours: 10 | |||||
Second Year - Summer Semester NOT Completed: NUR-111 Pre-Requisites
Take All Courses:
| Course Code | Course Name | Class | Lab | Clinic | Work |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NUR-113 | Family Health Concepts | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Total Credit Hours: 5 | |||||
Third Year - Fall Semester NOT Completed: NUR-111 Pre-Requisites
Take All Courses:
| Course Code | Course Name | Class | Lab | Clinic | Work |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NUR-211 | Health Care Concepts | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| NUR-212 | Health System Concepts | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Total Credit Hours: 10 | |||||
Third Year - Spring Semester NOT Completed: NUR-111 Pre-Requisites
Take All Courses:
| Course Code | Course Name | Class | Lab | Clinic | Work |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NUR-213 | Complex Health Concepts | 4 | 3 | 15 | 0 |
| Total Credit Hours: 10 | |||||
First Year - Fall Semester Completed: NUR-111 Pre-Requisites
Take All Courses:
| Course Code | Course Name | Class | Lab | Clinic | Work |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NUR-111 | Introduction to Health Concepts | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Total Credit Hours: 8 | |||||
First Year - Spring Semester Completed: NUR-111 Pre-Requisites
Take All Courses:
| Course Code | Course Name | Class | Lab | Clinic | Work |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NUR-112 | Health-Illness Concepts | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| NUR-114 | Holistic Health Concepts | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Total Credit Hours: 10 | |||||
First Year - Summer Semester Completed: NUR-111 Pre-Requisites
Take All Courses:
| Course Code | Course Name | Class | Lab | Clinic | Work |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIO-275 | Microbiology | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| NUR-113 | Family Health Concepts | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Total Credit Hours: 9 | |||||
Second Year - Fall Semester Completed: NUR-111 Pre-Requisites
Take All Courses:
| Course Code | Course Name | Class | Lab | Clinic | Work |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NUR-211 | Health Care Concepts | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| NUR-212 | Health System Concepts | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Total Credit Hours: 10 | |||||
Second Year - Spring Semester Completed: NUR-111 Pre-Requisites
Take All Courses:
| Course Code | Course Name | Class | Lab | Clinic | Work |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NUR-213 | Complex Health Concepts | 4 | 3 | 15 | 0 |
| PSY-241 | Developmental Psychology | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Credit Hours: 13 | |||||
Transfers
Richmond Community College students graduating from the Associates of Nursing program with no less than a "C" in any course, whom possess an unencumbered RN license, and whom meet the other application requirements shall... be awarded 60 nursing course credits in recognition of possession of an unencumbered RN license. Additionally, they will be pre approved for acceptance into Aspen University's 10 course Bachelor of Science in Nursing Completion Program, and receive a 10% tuition discount for the RN to BSN program.
Community College and Gardner-Webb University are constantly striving to enhance community college student access to Gardner-Webb programs and degrees. The parties recognize that curricular changes occur periodically, and that executing a new agreement each time either party makes a change is inefficient and burdensome. Therefore, to the extent that either party makes curricular changes that are purely technical in nature or that serve to enhance community college students’ ability to matriculate to Gardner-Webb, either party may implement such changes upon providing prior notice to the other party, to include the specific proposed changes. Unless either party objects within 30 days of notice, the curricular changes shall go into effect at that time, and the attached Transfer Pathway Plan will be so amended as necessary to reflect the changes. To the extent that the AAS Transfer Pathway Plan is changed, Gardner-Webb will provide a revised version and post it on its website. Any other types of changes shall be in writing and be executed by authorized representatives of each institution.
This is agreement facilitates the transfer of students with an Applied Science Degree in Business Administration, Criminal Justice and Nursing (RN-BSN). Students must maintain a 2.0 GPA to be admitted. Application fees are waived.
UNC Pembroke is a signatory school on articulation agreements with the North Carolina Community College System. These agreements makes it easier for students to complete four-year degrees at UNCP . Programs that UNCP accepts are: Associate in Arts and Associate in Science. Additional agreements include seamless transfer for students in AAS Human Services, AAS Business Administration, AAS Accounting and Finances, AAS Criminal Justice, and RN-BSN.
This agreement establishes principles that all articulated associate degrees at RichmondCC to transfer to WGU. Transfer students will be offered a 5% tuition discount for up to four academic terms and be eligible to apply for scholarships offered through the WGU Community College Partnership Scholarship.
Winston-Salem State University is a signatory school on articulation agreements with the North Carolina Community College System. These agreements makes it easier for students to complete four-year degrees at WSSU.
Students who are accepted into the North Carolina Community College’s ADN program are dually accepted into the Davis RN-to-BSN program in the Hunt School of Nursing at Gardner-Webb with a seamless pathway to the Master of Science in Nursing (Education/Administration/Dual – MSN/MBA) or Doctor of Nursing Practice (Family Nurse Practitioner/Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner). By collaborative agreement between the North Carolina Community College and Gardner-Webb University, community college students in the ADN program are automatically accepted into the Hunt School of Nursing’s Davis RN-BSN program, conditional upon meeting admission criteria.