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Curriculum:
Code:AAS.NURS.DAY
 Degree: AAS
 Program: Nursing,  Day Session
 Please see Page 29 of the current College Catalog [2009-2010] for further details regarding entrance requirements for Health Professions Programs.
Program Length: 2 academic years
Preadmission Test: Nursing Program Admissions Exam
GPA for admissions eligibility: 2.50
High School prerequisite courses: Chemistry and Biology with lab; Algebra
College substitutions: CHM-100; BIO-109; MAT-035 or MAT-031/032
Application Deadline: March 1 for fall admission
Program Admits: Fall semester
 
First Semester
BIO-109 Anatomy and Physiology I 4
NUR-181 Physical Assessment 1
NUR-182 Pharmacology for Nurses 1
NUR-183 Basic Concepts and Skills of Nursing 6
PSY-101 General Psychology 3
WRT-101 English Composition I 3
Total: 18
 
Second Semester
BIO-209 Anatomy and Physiology II 4
NUR-281 Adult Health Nursing A 4
NUR-282 Adult Health Nursing B 4
PSY-106 Developmental Psychology 3
WRT-201 English Composition II 3
Total: 18
Third Semester
BIO-104 Microbiology 4
NUR-284 Maternal-Child Health Nursing 5
NUR-285 Mental Health Nursing 4
SOC-101 Sociology 3
WEX-101 Dynamics of Health and Fitness 2
Total: 18
Fourth Semester
Elective Humanities Elective See footnote
 6
Elective WEX... Dynamics of Health and Fitness Experience See footnote
 1
NUR-290 Adult Health Nursing C 4
NUR-291 Adult Health Nursing D 4
Total: 15
  Degree Total Credits: 69  
See footnote General Education Elective.
The day nursing program accepts students for fall only.
The total number of credits required for the AAS degree is 69: 33 nursing credits and 36 general credits.
Exit Examination: A nationally standardized examination will be given. Only those students who achieve a passing score and have met all other degree requirements will be certified by the Director to take the NCLEX-RN.

Note: Students enrolled in this program ARE REQUIRED to successfully complete a course in basic algebra if indicated by the Basic Skills Placement Test.
To check your academic progress towards your degree requirements, point your browser to http://go.bergen.edu.
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