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Nursing - A.A.S. Program Requirements


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 sections 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 (19 credits) Courses count in major GPA *
Type Course Title Credits

NRST 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
III. ADDITIONAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (29 credits) *
Type Course Title Credits
KBS BSCI 20020 Biological Structure and Function** 5


20021 Basic Microbiology**
 3


20022
 Basic Microbiology Laboratory**
 1

NUTR 33512 Nutrition** 3
KSS PSYC 11762 General Psychology 3
KSS SOC 12050 Introduction to Sociology 3

Kent Core Composition 6

Choose from the following**: 5

CHEM 10050

10052
 Fundamentals of Chemistry (3)
and
Introduction Organic Chemistry (2)


10054 General and Elementary organic Chemistry (5)
IV. CONCENTRATION OR ADDITIONAL MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (14 credits) *
Nursing ADN - Additional Major Requirements (14)
  
  NRST 10001 Foundations of Nursing Agency (5)
  
    10003 Nursing Agency I (6)
  
  NURS 20950 Human Growth and Development for Health Professionals*** (3)
  
Nursing LPN to ADN concentration (14)
  
Nursing Paramedic to ADN concentration (14)
  
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.

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

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

 

LPN to ADN concentration

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

I. CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (14 credits) Courses count in major GPA*
Type Course Title Credits
  NRST 10006 LPN to ADN Transition**
 3
  Upon successful completion of NRST 10006, licensed practical nurses will be awarded transfer credit for an additional 11 credit hours in place of both NRST 10001 (5) and NRST 10003 (6)
 11
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL 
14

* 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.

 ** Requires special approval. 

 

Paramedic to ADN concentration

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

I. CONCENTRATION RQUIREMENTS (14 credits) Courses count in major GPA*
Type Course Title Credits
  NRST 10008 Paramedic to ADN Transition**
 5
  Upon successful completion of NRST 10008, licensed paramedics will be awarded transfer credit for an additional 6 credit hours in place of NRST 10003 (6).
 6
  NURS 20950 Human Growth and Development for Health Professionals*** 3
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL 
14

* 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.

** Requires special approval.

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