PN to ADN Transition Option (A45110TO)
Associate Degree Program
Career Information
The Associate Degree Nursing curriculum provides knowledge, skills, and strategies to integrate safety and quality into nursing care, to practice in a dynamic environment, and to meet individual needs which impact health, quality of life, and achievement of potential. Course work includes and builds upon the domains of healthcare, nursing practice, and the holistic individual. Content emphasizes the nurse as a member of the interdisciplinary team providing safe, individualized care while employing evidence-based practice, quality improvement, and informatics. Graduates of this program are eligible to apply to take the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEXRN). Employment opportunities are vast within the global health care system and may include positions within acute, chronic, extended, industrial, and community health care facilities.
The Associate Degree Nursing program is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. (ACEN).
Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc., 3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400, Atlanta, GA 30326, 404-975-5000, www.acenursing.org
Special Admission Requirements
• Application
• High school transcript/Adult high school diploma/high school equivalency
• College transcripts
• Gateway English and math readiness
• Information Session
• Current unrestricted licensure documentation as a practical nurse in NC or compact state from https://portal.ncbon.com/licenseverification/search.aspx
• MAR (Minimum Admission Requirements) Review
Requirements After Acceptance
• Attend orientation
• Health form
• Current certification in CPR
• Criminal background checks/drug screening
Students who are admitted to the PN to ADN Transition program with the above licensure will be awarded 23 course credits towards their Associate Degree in Nursing, as detailed below:
Credits Awarded for Practical Nursing
| NUR 111 | Introduction to Health Concepts | 4 | 12 | 8 |
| NUR 112 | Health-Illness Concepts | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| NUR 113 | Family Health Concepts | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| NUR 211 | Health Care Concepts | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| Semester Total: | 13 | 30 | 23 |
Fall Semester I
| BIO 168 | Anatomy and Physiology I | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| ENG 111 | Writing and Inquiry | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| PSY 150 | General Psychology | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Semester Total: | 9 | 3 | 10 |
Spring Semester I
| BIO 169 | Anatomy and Physiology II | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| PSY 241 | Developmental Psychology | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Semester Total: | 6 | 3 | 7 |
Summer Semester I
| NUR 214 | Nursing Transition Concepts | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Semester Total: | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Fall Semester II
| BIO 275 | Microbiology | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| NUR 114 | Holistic Health Concepts | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| NUR 212 | Health System Concepts | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| Semester Total: | 9 | 15 | 14 |
Spring Semester II
| ENG 112 | Writing/Research in the Disciplines | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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| ENG 114 | Professional Research & Reporting | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| NUR 213 | Complex Health Concepts | 4 | 18 | 10 |
| | Humanities/Fine Arts Elective (3 ,0, 3) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Semester Total: | 10 | 18 | 16 |