Catalog 2015-2016, Final Edition

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Associate Degree Nurse, A.A.S. (2 years)

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(Associate of Applied Science Degree)
(PREAAS NU00/AAS NU00)

This program has a Practical Nurse Exit Option (1 year)
(Certificate)(CERTPN01)

For more information about the Nursing Program including program requirements, see the Associate Degree Nursing page on our website.

General Education Prerequisites:

BIO 201 - Human Anatomy/Phys I w/Lab:SC1 Credits: 4 *
BIO 202 - Human Anatomy/Phys II/Lab: SC1 Credits: 4 *
HPR 108 - Dietary Nutrition Credits: 1 *
ENG 121 - English Composition I [CO1] Credits: 3 **
MAT 135 - Intro to Statistics [MA1] Credits: 3 *
*BIO 201, BIO 202, HPR 108, and MAT 135 may be no greater than 7 years old at the time of admission into the Nursing Program.

**ENG 121 or an equivalent course that is older than 10 years and was taken at another college/university other than Aims Community College may not be eligible for transfer credit unless the student has earned an AA/AS/AAS/BA/BS degree or taken the Accuplacer Sentence Skills test and received a score of 110 or higher.

Total Credits for General Education Prerequisites ADN: 15

Degree Requirements:

1st Semester:

BIO 204 - Microbiology w/ Lab [SC1] Credits: 4 *
NUR 109 - Fundamentals of Nursing Credits: 6 or 8
NUR 112 - Basic Concepts of Pharmacology Credits: 2
PSY 235 - Human Growth/Development [SS3] Credits: 3 *
*BIO 204 and PSY 235 may be no greater than 7 years old at the time of admission into the Nursing Program. BIO 204 and PSY 235 must be completed with a grade of “C” or better before a student may progress to the second semester of the Nursing Program.

2nd Semester:

NUR 106 - Medical/Surgical Nrsg Concepts Credits: 7 or 9
NUR 150 - Maternal-Child Nursing Credits: 6 or 7

Optional Summer Course:

NUR 169 - Transition into Practical Nrsg Credits: 4 or 5 (PN Option only)

3rd Semester:

NUR 206 - Adv Concepts of M-S Nursing I Credits: 6.5 or 8
NUR 211 - Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Credits: 4
NUR 212 - Pharmacology II Credits: 2

4th Semester:

NUR 216 - Adv Concepts of M-S Nrsg II Credits: 5 or 6
NUR 230 - Transition to Professional Nursing Practice Credits: 4 or 5
Humanities or Social Science course from the Colorado Guaranteed General Education Courses: 3 Credits

Total core nursing credits for ADN Degree: 42.50 - 51

Total Credits for PN Certificate: 47-58

Total Credits for ADN Degree: 67.50 - 81