Associate of Applied Science Degree Plan

Science Courses:

*Biology courses should be current (within 5 years) and must be completed with a grad of C or better.

If courses are over 5 years old, at least two of these must be repeated for credit or audit. Contact the ADN office for further information.

General Education Courses:

For BSN Track Students: Human Performance, Speech, Nutrition, College Algebra, Statistics, English Literature, American History I and II, American Government II

Nursing Courses:

Students must be accepted into the ADN Program before enrolling in the following courses:

*Articulated credit will be given to CNA�s, EMT�s, Tech Prep students, and high school health occupation graduates for NURS 1101. All other ADN students must take this course for credit.

Please Note: Although the ADN Program was designed to be completed in two years, the majority of students take three to four years to complete the academic and nursing courses. Most students take the academic courses first at their own pace, then take the nursing courses in four semesters. The Nursing Program requires a serious commitment of time and effort in order to be successful in the program. It is highly recommended that students not work more than twenty hours per week and avoid working the night shift (11pm � 7 am), as these work schedules have proven to be a disadvantage for student success. The nine credit nursing courses involve twenty contact hours per week. Counselors advise students to allow 2-3 hours per credit each week for studying. For a nine credit course, this would be 18-24 hours of studying per week, in addition to the 20 hours in class or clinical. Financial assistance may be available for student nurses through the Financial Aid Office, at any of the NHMCCD colleges.