Practical Nursing (1 year)

General Education Prerequisites

• BIO 2101 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I with Lab: GT-SC1 Credits: 4 *
• BIO 2102 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II with Lab: GT-SC1 Credits: 4 *
• ENG 1021 - English Composition I: GT-CO1 Credits: 3 ***
• HWE 1050 - Human Nutrition Credits: 3 **
• MAT 1260 - Introduction to Statistics: GT-MA1 Credits: 3 *

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  *BIO 2101, BIO 2102, and MAT 1260 may be no greater than 7 years old at the time of admission into the Nursing Program.

   

  **HWE 1050 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 1050 or equivalent course incorporated.

   

  ***ENG 1021 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 2104 - Microbiology with Lab: GT-SC1 Credits: 4 *
• NUR 1009 - Fundamentals of Nursing Credits: 6 to 8
• NUR 1012 - Basic Concepts of Pharmacology Credits: 2
• PSY 2440 - Human Growth and Development: GT-SS3 Credits: 3 **

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  *BIO 2104 may be no greater than 7 years old at the time of admission into the Nursing Program. BIO 2104 must be completed with a grade of “C” or better before a student may progress to the second semester of the Nursing Program.

   

  **PSY 2440 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 1010 or equivalent course incorporated.

First Semester Total Credits: 15

Second Semester

• NUR 1006 - Medical Surgical Nursing Concepts Credits: 7 to 9
• NUR 1050 - Maternal-Child Nursing Credits: 6 to 7

Second Semester Total Credits: 13

Summer Session

• NUR 1069 - Transition into Practical Nursing Credits: 4 to 5

Summer Session Total Credits: 4

Total Credits for Practical Nursing Certificate: 49