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Nursing NH73, Associate of Science

Program Description

Registered nurses fulfill a variety of job duties. RN job functions include performing diagnostic tests and analyzing results, administering medications, operating medical equipment, recording patients' symptoms and medical histories, and assisting with patient rehabilitation and follow-up. Currently Georgia is experiencing a huge shortage in Nursing and Southern Georgia is no exception. Students who successfully complete the ASN Program with Coastal Pines Technical College will have an excellent opportunity to enter the workforce in the area that they live as well as meet the workforce demands in the medical field.

Admission Requirements

Minimum Required Age 18
High School Diploma or GED Required Yes
Placement Scores for Regular Admission (Accuplacer) English Reading Math Algebra
70 64 N/A 57

Campus Locations

Jesup

General Education Core (27)

Area I - Language Arts/Communications (3 Credit Hours)

ENGL 1101Composition and Rhetoric

3

Area II - Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 Credit Hours)

PSYC 1101Introductory Psychology

3

Area III - Natural Sciences/Mathematics (3 Credit Hours)

MATH 1111College Algebra

3

Area IV - Humanities and Fine Arts (3 Credit hrs)

ARTS 1101Art Appreciation

3
HUMN 1101Introduction to Humanities

3
MUSC 1101Music Appreciation

3
RELG 1101World Religion

3
Total Credit Hours:3

General Education Core Electives (3 Credit Hours)

ARTS 1101Art Appreciation

3
ENGL 1102Literature and Composition

3
HUMN 1101Introduction to Humanities

3
MATH 1113Precalculus

3
POLS 1101American Government

3
SOCI 1101Introduction to Sociology

3
RELG 1101World Religion

3
Total Credit Hours:3
For a complete listing of General Education courses and electives: General Education Courses.

General Education Core (12 Credit Hours)

BIOL 2113Anatomy and Physiology I

3
BIOL 2113LAnatomy & Physiology Lab I

1
BIOL 2114Anatomy and Physiology II

3
BIOL 2114LAnatomy & Physiology Lab II

1
BIOL 2117Introductory Microbiology

3
BIOL 2117LIntroductory Microbiology Lab

1

Occupational Courses (40 hrs)

RNSG 2021Fundamentals of Nursing

7
RNSG 2022Mental Health Nursing

5
RNSG 2023Medical Surgical Nursing I

6
RNSG 2024Pharmacology in Nursing

3
RNSG 2029Medical Surgical Nursing II

6
RNSG 2031Maternal/Pediatric Nursing

7
RNSG 2033Medical Surgical Nursing III

6

Total Credit Hours: 67