The Associate Degree Nursing curriculum provides knowledge, skills, and strategies to integrate safety and quality into nursing care, to practice in a dynamic environment, and to meet individual needs which impact health, quality of life, and achievement of potential.
Course work includes and builds upon the domains of healthcare, nursing practice, and the holistic individual. Content emphasizes the nurse as a member of the interdisciplinary team providing safe, individualized care while employing evidence-based practice, quality improvement, and informatics.
Graduates of this program are eligible to apply to take the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN). Employment opportunities are vast within the global health care system and may include positions within acute, chronic, extended, industrial, and community health care facilities.
Number of credit hours required for this program: 70
General Education Requirements
English
Take 3 credits from ENG-111
Biology
Take 4 credits from BIO-168
Humanities/Fine Arts
Take 3 credits from ART-111 ART-114 ART-115 HUM-115 MUS-110 MUS-112 PHI-215 PHI-240
Psychology
Take 3 credits from PSY-150