Practical Nursing Certificate

General Education Prerequisites

• BIO 201 - Human Anatomy/Phys I w/Lab [SC1] Credits: 4 *
• BIO 202 - Human Anatomy & Phys II w/Lab [SC1] Credits: 4 *
• ENG 121 - English Composition I [CO1] Credits: 3 ***
• HWE 100 - Human Nutrition Credits: 3 **
• MAT 135 - Intro to Statistics [MA1] Credits: 3 *

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  *BIO 201, BIO 202, and MAT 135 may be no greater than 7 years old at the time of admission into the Nursing Program.

   

  **HWE 100 may be no greater than 7 years old at the time of admission into the Nursing Program unless the student has earned an AA/AS/AAS/BA/BS degree with HWE 100 or equivalent course incorporated.

   

  ***ENG 121 or an equivalent course that is older than 10 years 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.

General Education Prerequisites Total Credits: 17

First Semester

• BIO 204 - Microbiology w/ Lab [SC1] Credits: 4 *
• NUR 109 - Fundamentals of Nursing Credits: 6
• NUR 112 - Basic Concepts of Pharmacology Credits: 2
• PSY 235 - Human Growth/Development [SS3] Credits: 3 **

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  *BIO 204 may be no greater than 7 years old at the time of admission into the Nursing Program. BIO 204 must be completed with a grade of “C” or better before a student may progress to the second semester of the Nursing Program.

   

  **PSY 235 may be no greater than 7 years old at the time of admission into the Nursing Program unless the student has earned an AA/AS/AAS/BA/BS degree with HPR 108 or equivalent course incorporated.

First Semester Total Credits: 15

Second Semester

• NUR 106 - Medical/Surgical Nursing Concepts Credits: 7
• NUR 150 - Maternal-Child Nursing Credits: 6

Second Semester Total Credits: 13

Summer Session

• NUR 169 - Transition into Practical Nrsg Credits: 4

Summer Session Total Credits: 4

Total Credits for Practical Nursing Certificate: 49