Associate of Applied Science in Nursing

New Mexico Junior College
Degree Plan

Name:____________________________   Social Security Number:____________________________

Degree:   Associate in Applied Science
               Major: Nursing

Revised: 2/5/06

Prerequisites – 21-24 credit hours:

PS 110 College Orientation (0) or   BI 224A Human Anatomy and Physiology II * (4) ____
PS 113A Freshman Seminar (3) ____ TS 112N Basic Math for Nurses (2) or ____
EN 113 Composition and Rhetoric (3) ____ TS 113E Or Any Higher Level Math ____
SE 113 Interpersonal Communication (3) ____ HC 112 Introduction to Health Care* (2) (taken within year of application) ____
BI 214A Human Anatomy and Physiology I * (4) ____ HC 113 Skills for the Health Care Provider* (3) ____

General Education/Supporting Courses– 7 credit hours:

HE 112 Nutrition and Wellness (2) ____ PS 223B Human Growth and Development for Allied Health (3) ____
PY 111H Fitness for Life (1) (or any PY Activity) ____ TS 111 Nursing Calculation (1) (taken with 1st Semester Nursing Courses) ____

Nursing Core Course Requirements – 43 credit hours:

First Semester - Level 1
NU 119 Fundamentals of Nursing and Medical-Surgical Nursing Practice* (9) ____ PC 112 Pharmacolgy (2) ____
Second Semester - Level I
NU 122 Maternal Newborn Nursing (2) ____ NU 152 Fundamentals of Nursing and Medical-Surgical Nursing Practice II * (2) ____
NU 132 Pediatric Nursing * (2) ____ PC 121 Pharmacology II (1) ____
NU 142 Mental Health Nursing* (2) ____ NU 204** LPN to ADN Transition (required for LPN entering Level II) ____
Third Semester - Level II
NU 211 Care of the Client with Complex Health Care Needs* (11) ____      
Fourth Semester - Level II
NU 222 Community Nursing* (2) ____ NU 225 RN Role-Leadership* (5) ____
NU 223L Preceptor Praticum* (3) ____ NU 232 NCLEX Prep (2) ____

* Course has a Laboratory and/or Clinical Component

** Course required for LPN applying for admission to Level II-ADN program (credit hours do not apply to degree plan)

Total Degree Requirements: 71-74 credit hours

Approved:

Student: __________________ Date: _____ Advisor: __________________ Date: ______
Checked: __________________ Date: _____ Division Dean: __________________ Date: ______

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