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Associate of Science Degree Nursing Program Curriculum
The nursing program combines studies in general education and nursing education at the college with selected clinical experiences in hospitals and other community facilities. Nursing courses require students to spend a combined 20 to 36 hours per week in the classroom and clinical settings. The program consists of 72 credits. The ratio of clock hours to credit hours in the clinical courses is 3.5 to 1. There are 56 hours of clinical practicum for each credit and 16 hours of theory for each credit. Generic students attend 1008 hours of clinical. LPN-RN Transition students attend 728 hours of clinical. Clinical hours are a combination of nursing experiences in acute care and extended care facilities and nursing campus lab settings. All clinical hours are mandatory and it is expected that students will have made arrangements to meet the total required hours. All nursing students must have internet access and the capability to perform basic computer skills such as word.
Graduation Requirements for the Associate of Science Degree in Nursing (RN):
Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN)
Program Courses must be completed with a “C” grade or better
Program Number: 2127
Campus Offered: Full Time (North, Central and South Campus)
Full Time ASN Program: 5 semesters in length
APPLICATION PERIODS:
January 2023: July 15 to September 17
May 2023: November 1 to February 14
August 2023: March 28 to May 15
All courses must have a grade of “C” or better. GPA must meet the minimum required to apply.
2022-2023 Admissions Selection Criteria
Passing HESI Scores must be submitted to be considered for the ASN program
Points are awarded for the GPA calculated from the grades in ENC1101, BSC2085, BSC2085L, BSC2086
and BSC2086L.
Please note: GPAs are not rounded
Military Service-Points awarded to applicants who are active Duty or Honorably Discharged Veterans of the US Armed Forces.
Points are not awarded for HESI, completion of college level math, or completion of MCB2010 and
MCB2010L.
Additional Information:
Number of Accepted Students:
January 2022:
August 2022:
TBD
Required admissions criteria coursesshown in the application criteria MAY NOT be covered by Financial Aid.
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS (notrequired to apply):
To graduate from the AS in Nursing program, students must have a Humanities Elective (3 credits), either POS2041 OR AMH2020 (as of August 2022), and writing credit(s). Please meet with your academic advisor to ensure you have taken these courses.
Starting with Fall 2022, students must take either POS2041 (National Government) or AMH 2020
(History of the United States Since 1877) to satisfy the Social/Behavioral Science elective required
to graduate with an AS degree. Please see your academic advisor for more information. More
information regarding the civic literacy requirement can be found on the Civic Literacy Graduation Requirement site.
For more information about the ASN program, please visit Nursing Program Website.
A complete, supplemental application must be received to be considered for a health science program.
The application can be found on the Health Science Admissions Homepage, understep 3.
Updated: June 2022
Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN)-LPN to RN Transition
Program Courses must be completed with a “C” grade or better
Program Number: 21271
Campus Offered: Campus TBD
Begins in May
LPN to RN Transition Program: 5 semesters in length
APPLICATION PERIODS: Apply by March 18th
2022-2023 Application Criteria (required to apply)
All courses must have a grade of “C” or better. GPA must meet the minimum required to apply.
2022-2023 Admissions Selection Criteria
Passing HESI Scores must be submitted to be considered for the ASN program.
A copy of active Florida LPN License must be submitted to be considered for the LPN to RN Transition
Program.
Points are awarded for the GPA calculated from the grades in ENC1101, BSC2085, BSC2085L,
BSC2086 and BSC2086L.
Please note: GPAs are not rounded
Military Service-Points awarded to applicants who are active Duty or Honorably Discharged Veterans of the US Armed Forces.
Points are not awarded for HESI, completion of college level math, or completion of MCB2010 and
MCB2010L.
May 2022:
Required admissions criteria coursesshown in the application criteria MAY NOT be
covered by Financial Aid.
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS (notrequired to apply):
To graduate from the AS in Nursing program, students must have a Humanities Elective (3 credits),
either POS2041 OR AMH2020 (as of August 2022), and writing credit(s). Please meet with your
academic advisor to ensure you have taken these courses.
Starting with Fall 2022, students must take either POS2041 (National Government) or AMH 2020
(History of the United States Since 1877) to satisfy the Social/Behavioral Science elective
required to graduate with an AS degree. Please see your academic advisor for more information.
More information regarding the civic literacy requirement can be found on the Civic Literacy
Graduation Requirement site.
For more information about the LPN to RN Transition program, please visit Nursing Program Website
A complete, supplemental application must be received to be considered for a health science
program. The application can be found here Health Science Admissions Homepage, understep 3.
Updated: June 2022