ASSOCIATE DEGREE NURSING CURRICULUM

MAJOR: Nursing (68.0 Semester Credit Hours)
DEGREE:  Associate in Health Science

 A.        GENERAL EDUCATION                         CREDITS

            * ENG  101       English Composition I                 3.0
            * ENG  102       English Composition II                3.0
            * MAT 110       College Algebra                            3.0
               PSY  201       General Psychology                      3.0
               Humanities/Fine Arts Elective                          3.0                                                                                              

                                                                          Subtotal  15.0     

B.        REQUIRED CORE SUBJECT AREAS

            * NUR 104 Nursing Care Management               4.0       
            * NUR 206 Clinical Skills                                      2.0
            * NUR 159 Nursing Care Management II           6.0
            * NUR 209 Nursing Care Management III          5.0
            * NUR 211 Care of the Childbearing Family       4.0

                                                                           Subtotal  21.0

C.        OTHER HOURS REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION

            * BIO   210  Anatomy and Physiology I               4.0
            * BIO   211  Anatomy and Physiology II              4.0
            * BIO   225  Microbiology                                      4.0
              COL   101  College Orientation                          1.0
            * NUR 214   Mental Health Nursing                    4.0
            * NUR 229   Nursing Care Management IV        6.0
            * NUR 106   Pharmacologic Basics                       2.0
            * NUR 219   Nursing Management Leadership  4.0
               ELECTIVES                                                         3.0 
   
                                                                            Subtotal  32.0
                                                          Total Credit Hours    68.0

*Courses in this program, which requires a minimum grade of “C.”
A student must have a “C” in each nursing course to progress in the program.

Nursing classes include campus and clinical laboratory hours. Students are required to drive to a variety of clinical agencies to complete the clinical component of the nursing courses.  Students are expected to drive to either campus for classes according to the class schedule.

Students may be assigned to morning, afternoon, or evening clinical experience anywhere in the tri-county area.  Clinical experience may range from 4 - 12 hours per clinical day.

Students must have a completed health form. Current CPR Certification for children, infants, and adults is required. Student must have proof of health insurance.  Liability insurance is also required (through York Technical College).

Suggested Plan of Study
Associate Degree Nursing

First Year       
Fall                               Spring                           Summer           

+BIO  210                    +BIO 211                     +NUR 209       
  COL 101                    +NUR 159                    +ENG 102  
  ENG 101                    +NUR 211       
+NUR 104                      PSY 201                     
+NUR 206                                           
+NUR 106                                           

PN Exit Option – Students successfully completing the first three semesters are eligible to apply for the NCLEX-PN (National Council Licensure Examination) and for Licensure as a Practical Nurse (PN).

ADN Progression– Students may apply for NCLEX-PN after three semesters and continue on in the program to complete the last two semesters.  Students successfully completing all semesters are eligible to apply for the NCLEX-RN and for Licensure for Registered Nurse (RN).      

 

Second Year

Fall                                          Spring 

+NUR 229                                +NUR 214       
+BIO 225                                  +NUR 219       
  MAT 110                                  HUMANITIES/FINE ARTS ELECTIVE
                                                   ELECTIVE   

All NUR courses must be taken in sequence as outlined in the curriculum display. 
+Courses in the curriculum require a pre-requisite or co-requisite.  Please check the course description at the back of the catalog.  Required science courses that are more than seven years old must be repeated or the student has the option to test on the content.

Retention and Promotion Policy

For retention and promotion in the Nursing Program, the student must, in the judgment of the faculty, satisfy the requirements of health, conduct, and scholastic achievement.  In addition to meeting the established criteria of the parent institutions, the student:

1.  Must schedule all courses to meet the requirements for this course of study in a course sequence pattern as outlined in the curriculum display in the York Technical College and University of South Carolina Lancaster Catalogs.

2.  Must achieve a cumulative 2.0 grade point ratio on all courses, which count toward graduation in the program.

3.  Must make a grade of “C” or better in theory in each nursing course attempted and receive a clinical evaluation of “Satisfactory.”

4.  A student who receives a “D”, “F”, or “W” in any required nursing course may repeat that course one time only.  A maximum of one nursing courses may be repeated for progression in the program.  In order to repeat a nursing course, the student must follow the readmission policy for the Nursing Program found in the current Nursing Student Handbook.  Readmission will depend on space available in the course to be repeated.

5.  Students will be eligible for academic forgiveness 5 years after the last nursing course attempted and may apply for readmission to the first nursing course.