Associate Degree, Nursing

Course Sequences

Full-Time Course Sequence Example (2 years)

First Year
Semester I (Fall)

  • *ENGL 015 Rhetoric and Composition (3 credits)
  • *BIOL 129 Mammalian Anatomy (4 credits)
    or
  • *BIOL 141 Physiology (3 credits) and
  • *BIOL 142 Physiology Laboratory (1 credit)
  • *NURS 111 Nursing Roles (4 credits)
  • *NURS 112 Health Patterns (4 credits)
  • *HDFS 129 Introduction to Human Development and Family Studies (3 credits)
    or
  • *PSY 212 Developmental Psychology (3 credits)
Semester II (Spring)
  • *BIOL 129 Mammalian Anatomy (4 credits)
    or
  • *BIOL 141 Physiology (3 credits) and
  • *BIOL 142 Physiology Laboratory (1 credit)
  • *NURS 113 Childbearing (4 credits)
  • *NURS 114 Childrearing Care (4 credits)
  • *SOC 001 Introductory Sociology (3 credits)
    or
  • *SOC 005 Social Problems (3 credits)
  • *PSY 100 Introduction to General Psychology (3 credits)
Second Year
Semester III (Fall)
  • *Quantification Elective (3 credits)
  • *MICRB 106 Elementary Microbiology (3 credits)
  • *MICRB 107 Elementary Microbiology Laboratory (1 credit)
  • *NURS 211 Nursing Interventions I (5 credits)
  • *NURS 212 Nursing Interventions II (4 credits)
Semester IV (Spring)
  • Humanities Elective (3 cr)
  • Arts Elective (3 cr)
  • *NURS 213 Nursing Interventions III (5 cr)
  • *NURS 214W Leadership Concepts (5 cr)

Part-Time to Full Time Course Sequence Example (3 years)

First Year
Semester I

  • ENGL 015 Rhetoric and Composition (3 credits)
  • *BIOL 129 Mammalian Anatomy (4 credits)

Semester II

  • PSY 100 (3 credits)

Semester III

  • *BIOL 141 Physiology (3 credits) and
  • *BIOL 142 Physiology Laboratory (1 credit)
  • *HDFS 129 Introduction to Human Development and Family Studies (3 credits)
    or
  • *PSY 212 Developmental Psychology (3 credits)

Second Year

Semester IV(Fall)

  • *NURS 111 Nursing Roles (4 credits)
  • *NURS 112 Health Patterns (4 credits)
  • *MICRB 106 Elementary Microbiology (3 credits)
  • *MICRB 107 Elementary Microbiology Laboratory (1 credit)

Semester V (Spring)

  • *NURS 113 Childbearing (4 credits)
  • *NURS 114 Childrearing Care (4 credits)
  • Humanities Elective (3 cr)
  • Quantification (3)

Third Year
Semester VI (Fall)

  • *NURS 211 Nursing Interventions I (5 credits)
  • *NURS 212 Nursing Interventions II (4 credits)
  • *SOC 001 Introductory Sociology (3 credits)
    or
  • *SOC 005 Social Problems (3 credits)
Semester VII (Spring)
  • *NURS 213 Nursing Interventions III (5 cr)
  • *NURS 214W Leadership Concepts (5 cr)
  • Arts Elective (3 cr)

*Prescribed courses within Nursing major (minimum grade of C is required)

To be enrolled in clinical courses, nursing students must first:

  • Successfully pass entrance and annual health examinations
  • Obtain HepatitIs B immunization
  • Obtain current cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification at the Basic Life Support (BLS) level
  • Have an approved nursing student uniform
  • Have liability insurance
  • Receive Pennsylvania Child Abuse History clearance
  • Complete Pennsylvania Criminal Record check
  • Transportation to off-campus sites and all related expenses are the responsibility of the student.

 

 

 

 

 

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