GCC Catalog 2023-2024 - Flipbook - Page 44
Nursing Associate of Applied Science
YEAR ONE
Overview
Start working as a Registered Nurse in as little as 2 ½ years! GCC Nursing students graduate with the skills
necessary to confidently care for acute and chronically ill patients in a wide variety of hospital and community
settings.
First Semester Fall Courses
Human Physiology
Fundamental Concepts of Nursing Practice
Across the Lifespan
Clinical Experience of Fundamental Concepts
Clinical Reasoning in Current Nursing Practice
Second Semester Spring Courses
Concepts of Nursing Practice in the Care of
Patients with Uncomplicated Conditions
Clinical Experience of Nursing Practice I
Practical Nursing Exit Course Optional
For students who wish to complete the NCLEX-LPN
Examination and receive a certificate
BIO 251
NUR 140
4
7
NUR 141
NUR 142
1
2
NUR 144
9
NUR 145
4
NUR 150
3
Total Credits 27-30
YEAR TWO
OR ADVANCE STANDING
Year Two or LPN to Rn Advance Standing Track
Students currently licensed as an LPN prior to acceptance into the Core Nursing Classes may enter on the
Advanced Track, starting at Year Two.
Third Semester Fall Courses
Concepts of Nursing Practice Care of Adults
with Stable/Unstable Conditions
Clinical Experience of Nursing Practice
Transition to RN
Advanced Standing Students only
NUR 240
5
NUR 241
4
NUR 242
1
Choose from select courses with the
prefix ART, DRA, ENG 201 or higher,
HST, HUM, MUS, PHI.
Humanities Elective
Fourth Semester Spring Courses
Concepts of Nursing Practice Care of Patients
Across Lifespan Complex Conditions
Clinical Experience of Complex Patients
Transition to Nursing Practice
NUR 244
4
NUR 245
NUR 246
4
2
Choose from ENG 102, ENG 270,
SPE 101 or SPE 105
Communications Elective
3-4
3-4
Total Credits 42/64
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