Program Description
The Associate of Science Nursing Program is to prepare scholars as novice practitioners to enter the nursing field providing safe and effective care. Through embodying areas of caring, critical thinking, related study fields of science, nursing and humanities content knowledge; and refining individuals to practice nursing in a variety of settings in the healthcare workforce field, goal achievement is attained. The nine core components of associate degree nursing practice are as Professional Behavior, Communication, Collaboration, Assessment, Clinical Decision Making, Nursing Interventions, Managing Care, Providing Care and Teaching/Learning. The integration of the core components allows the student ot utilize a safe, caring, holistic, effective, and culturally sensitive methodology in the promoting of health.
Admission Requirements
| Minimum Required Age |
16
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| High School Diploma or GED Required |
Yes |
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| Placement Scores for Regular Admission (Accuplacer) |
English |
Reading |
Math |
Algebra |
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70
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64 |
N/A |
57 |
Location(s)
Jesup
General Education Core
Area I - Language Arts/Communications (3 Credit hrs)
Area II - Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 Credit hrs)
Area III - Natural Sciences/Mathematics (3 Credit hrs)
Area IV - Humanities/Fine Arts (3 Credit hrs)
General Education Core Elective (3 Credit hrs)
3 hours from Area I, II, III, or IV
General Education Core Elective (12 Credit hrs)
12 hours from Area I, II, III, or IV
Occupational Courses