State Control Number: 04955
Program Code: NURS.AS
Program Length: 22 months
Approved for Federal Financial Aid: Yes
The Nursing, AS has prerequisites for admission and requires an application. See the Overview tab for details.
The Associate Degree in Nursing is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing. The graduate is eligible to take the National Council for Licensure Examination for Registered Nursing and, upon successful completion, becomes eligible for licensure as a Registered Nurse in the state of California.
To earn this degree, complete the major coursework with “C” grades or better and all of the following graduation requirements:
- 60 minimum degree-applicable units (including a maximum 4 units of activity) and 12 degree-applicable units through VVC;
- the VVC General Education pattern;
- Information Competency; Global Citizenship; Kinesiology; and
- 2.0 minimum overall degree-applicable GPA.
Courses may be double-counted in the major and in a general education category. Courses counted in one AA/AS major may not be used in another AA/AS major.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| Complete all the following courses with a "C" or better. | ||
| Group A | ||
| ENGL 101.0 | English Composition and Reading | 4.0 |
| or ENGL 101H | Honors Composition and Reading | |
| PSYC 101 | Introductory Psychology | 3.0 |
| PSYC 110 | Developmental Psychology | 3.0 |
| SOC 101 | Introduction to Sociology 1 | 3.0 |
| Group B | ||
| Complete one course from the following: | 3.0 | |
| Interpersonal Communication | ||
| Family Communication | ||
| Group Discussion | ||
| Public Speaking | ||
| Complete one course which fufills the VVC General Education Category V Mathematics area | 3.0 | |
| Complete one course which fulfills the VVC General Education Category III Humanities area | 3.0 | |
| Complete one course which fulfills the Kinesiology Competency | 1.0 | |
| Complete one course which fulfills the VVC General Education Category IIB American Institutions area | 3.0 | |
| Prerequisite Sciences | ||
| BIOL 211 | Human Anatomy 2 | 5.0 |
| BIOL 221 | General Microbiology 3 | 5.0 |
| BIOL 231 | Human Physiology 4 | 5.0 |
| Pre Nursing Courses | ||
| NURS 220 | ||
| NURS 246 | ||
| Nursing Core | ||
| NURS 221 | Nursing Process 1 | 12.0 |
| NURS 222 | Nursing Process 2 | 10.0 |
| NURS 223 | Nursing Process 3 | 10.0 |
| NURS 224 | Nursing Process 4 | 10.0 |
| Total Units | 83 | |
- 1
Fulfills the Global Citizenship graduation competency.
- 2
Human Anatomy prerequisite is BIOL 107 Introduction to Human Biology or BIOL 201 Biology of Cells
- 3
General Microbiology prerequisite is BIOL 100 General Biology, BIOL 107 Introduction to Human Biology, or BIOL 201 Biology of Cells; and CHEM 100 Introductory Chemistry
- 4
Human Physiology prerequisite is BIOL 100 General Biology, BIOL 107 Introduction to Human Biology, or BIOL 201 Biology of Cells; and BIOL 211 Human Anatomy; and CHEM 100 Introductory Chemistry
Suggested Plan of Study
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The Nursing, AS degree requires admission into the program prior to enrolling in nursing courses listed below. Through the admission process, all VVC General Education is already fulfilled. Cohorts begin in both Fall and Spring semesters.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Units | |
| NURS 221 | Nursing Process 1 | 12.0 |
| Units | 12 | |
| Spring | ||
| NURS 222 | Nursing Process 2 | 10.0 |
| Units | 10 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| NURS 223 | Nursing Process 3 | 10.0 |
| Units | 10 | |
| Spring | ||
| NURS 224 | Nursing Process 4 | 10.0 |
| Units | 10 | |
| Total Units | 42 | |