Nursing - A.A.S. Program Requirements

For semester-by-semester course sequencing for this program, view the 2011-2012 Roadmap.

Type Legend: KAD Kent Core Additional; KBS Kent Core Basic Sciences; KCM Kent Core Composition; KFA Kent Core Fine Arts; KHU Kent Core Humanities; KMC Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning; KSS Kent Core Social Sciences

Please read the section in the University Catalog on Kent Core requirements.

I.	DESTINATION KENT STATE: FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE  (1 credit) *
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	US	10097	Destination Kent State: First Year Experience	1
II.	MAJOR PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (33 credits)  Courses count in major GPA*
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	NRST	10001	Foundations of Nursing Agency	5
		10003	Nursing Agency I	6
		20206	Nursing Agency II	5
		20207	Psychosocial Self Care Deficits	4
		20208	Nursing Agency III	6
		20209	Maternal/Newborn Development Self-Care	2
		20210	Child and Family Developmental Self-Care	2
	NURS	20950	Human Growth and Development for Health Professionals**	3
III.	ADDITIONAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (29 credits) *
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	BSCI	20020	Biological Structure and Function ***	5
		20021	Basic Microbiology ***	3
		20022	Basic Microbiology Laboratory ***	1
	ENG	11011	College Writing I	3
		21011	College Writing II	3
	NUTR	33512	Nutrition ***	3
	PSYC	11762	General Psychology	3
	SOC	12050	Introduction to Sociology	3
	Choose from the following: ***			5
	CHEM	10050 10052	General Chemistry (3) and Organic Chemistry (2)
		10054	General and Elementary organic Chemistry (5)
MINIMUM TOTAL				63

* Minimum C (2.00) grade in theory and a designation of “passing" for performance in the clinical area must be achieved for each nursing course. A 2.00 GPA must be maintained in the nursing program. Minimum C (2.00) grade in all required courses, including additional courses.

** Course must be completed within the past five years prior to admission to the program.

*** Courses must be completed within the past seven years prior to the program.