Registered Nursing
(To keep up with industry needs and provide appropriate training, program requirements are reviewed every year. The requirements listed below are effective Summer Quarter 2007 through Spring 2009.)

Degree Option:  Associate of Applied Science (AAS)

Prerequisites

Some or all of the following are required. See your faculty adviser for specific details.

...35 credits prerequisite courses. See Registered Nursing Pre-Application Information, available on the  Nursing Program Web site or through Admissions/Entry Services, in the upper level of Building 6.

Associate of Applied Science	108 credits

Professional-Technical (PT)

NURS 101	Core Concepts in Nursing I	3
NURS 102	Core Concepts in Nursing II	2
NURS 103	Core Concepts in Nursing III	2
NURS 111	Nursing Practicum I	3
NURS 112	Lab Practicum I	2
NURS 113	Nursing Practicum II	4
NURS 114	Lab Practicum II	1
NURS 115	Nursing Practicum III	4
NURS 116	Lab Practicum III	1
NURS 121	Pharmacology in Nursing I	2
NURS 122	Pharmacology in Nursing II	1
NURS 131	Psychosocial Concepts I	2
NURS 132	Psychosocial Concepts in Nursing II	1
NURS 141	Medical-Surgical Nursing I	4
NURS 142	Medical-Surgical Nursing II	3
NURS 201	Issues and Trends I	1
NURS 202	Issues and Trends II	1
NURS 211	Nursing Practicum IV	5
NURS 212	Nursing Practicum V	5
NURS 213	Nursing Practicum VI	3
NURS 231	Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing	6
NURS 241	Medical-Surgical Nursing III	4
NURS 242	Maternal-Child Nursing	5
NURS 251	Community-Based Nursing	1

Related Instruction (RI)

See Registered Nursing Pre-Application Information available through Admissions/Entry Services or on the  Nursing Program Web site.

Professional-Technical Optional

NURS 252

Professional Licensure Preparation

1

Important Notes:

...This information does not substitute for meeting with an adviser.

...Students must achieve a minimum 2.5 GPA in all prerequisite coursework and  a minimum grade of 2.0  in each NURS class.

...AAS programs emphasize preparation in specific job skills required for entry-level employment.

...Not all classes are offered every quarter or at night.

...This program is currently offered on a full-time basis only.

...Nursing program admission is selective, based on a system of factored points. For Registered Nursing program admission information, contact Admissions/Entry Services or visit  the  Nursing Program Web site.

...Taking courses outside of nursing while in the program is extremely challenging due to heavy load and irregular schedule.

Department Web Site and Contact Information
http://flightline.highline.edu/nursing