Pre-Nursing, Certificate

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This certificate of achievement is designed for the student interested in applying to the Associate of Science in Nursing degree program. This certificate can be obtained prior to application to the nursing program or as a pathway for a student whose application was not previously accepted. While completion of the certificate does not guarantee acceptance into the nursing program, all coursework will apply to the degree. Students wishing to apply to the nursing program upon completion of the certificate must meet with a nursing department advisor to assure all application criteria to the nursing program have been met. this includes passing all nursing degree specific courses (signified by an asterisk*) with at least a ‘C’ grade or better. The courses required for the certificate are as follows:

Certificate in Pre-Nursing Curriculum

Fall

Active CNA License Credit Hours: 3
OR
ALH 100 - Certified Nurse Assistant Credit Hours: 3 AND
ALH 105 - Certified Nurse Assistant Clinical Credit Hours: 3
BMS 110 - Introduction to Human Biology Credit Hours: 4 *
ENG 110 - Writing I Credit Hours: 3 *
MTH 103 - Intermediate Algebra Credit Hours: 3 (or MTH 136 - Pre-Calculus I: Algebra : Algebra eligibility determined by placement test)

Fall Total Credit Hours: 17

Spring

ALH 116 - Medical Terminology Credit Hours: 3
BMS 267 - Human Anatomy Credit Hours: 4 *
BMS 268 - Human Physiology Credit Hours: 4 *
PSY 121 - Introductory Psychology Credit Hours: 3 *

Spring Total Credit Hours: 14

Total Credit Hours Required (Depending on Mathematics placement) 28-31

* Indicates nursing degree specific courses