Nursing

Associate of Applied Science Degree

20702

Advisor:
Rose Marie Atencio
Mayuree Sozanski
Connie Thompson
Jacqueline Waggoner

This program is designed to prepare you for beginning employment as a staff nurse giving direct care to patients. The program has received approval by the Arizona Board of Nursing. On successful completion of the program, you will be awarded the Associate of Applied Science in Nursing degree and will be eligible to make application to write the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN).

Prerequisites: The following courses are required to be completed with a minimum grade of "C" to be considered for acceptance into the program. High school courses will not substitute.

CHM 130	Fundamental Chemistry	4 credits
MAT 120	Intermediate Algebra or Placement Test score into higher Algebra course	0 to 4 credits
PSY 101	Introduction to Psychology	3 credits

Other requirements are the following:

Holding current American Heart Association, health care provider CPR certification
Holding a current Arizona Certificate of Nursing Assistant
Reading competency at the twelfth grade level or above on an EAC approved reading test

Curriculum Requirements

FCR 241	Nutrition	3 credits
HCE 240	Human Pathophysiology	4 credits
NUR 120	Fundamentals of Nursing	8 credits
NUR 130	Family Nursing	8 credits
NUR 219 or HCE 219	Pharmacology	3 credits
NUR 230	Mental Health Nursing	3 credits
NUR 240	Medical-Surgical Nursing	8 credits
NUR 250	Advanced Nursing	8 credits

Total Curriculum Requirements

45 credits with a GPA of 2.00 or higher

General Education Requirements

English	ENG 101 Written Communications I	3 credits
	ENG 102 Written Communications II	3 credits
Lab Science	BIO 201 Human Anatomy and Physiology I	4 credits
	BIO 202 Human Anatomy and Physiology II	4 credits
	BIO 205 Microbiology	4 credits
Social Science	PSY 250 Developmental Psychology	3 credits

Total General Education Requirements

21 credits

Courses qualifying for General Education credit that are listed as curriculum requirements may be counted toward completion of General Education requirements only if other courses are not specified in the General Education distribution area.

Total Minimum Degree Requirements

66 credits

In addition to completing the required courses listed above, you must meet the following general graduation requirements to obtain this degree:

Complete at least 16 degree credits at Eastern Arizona College.
Attain a cumulative grade point average of 2.00 or higher.
Demonstrate a reading competency at the tenth grade level or above by one of the following methods:

EAC COMPASS reading assessment test score of 60 or higher*
EAC ASSET reading assessment test score of 35 or higher*
ACT Assessment Reading score of 14 or higher*
SAT verbal score of 530 or higher*
Completion of ENG 091, Reading Improvement II, with a grade of "C" or better
Grade equivalency score of 10 or higher as demonstrated by the Nelson Denny, TABE, or ABLE tests*

*Your EAC COMPASS reading assessment test score is available on Student Information System terminals or from your advisor. If you took the ASSET test or submitted an ACT, SAT, Nelson Denny, TABE, or ABLE score, a derived EAC Compass score has been placed in your record and is available on Student Information System terminals or from your advisor.

File a Graduation Petition at least 60 calendar days prior to the end of the semester in which graduation is anticipated and pay the Graduation Fee of $25.
Remove any indebtedness to the College.
Complete the Sophomore Qualifying Examination that is administered each semester to students who have petitioned to graduate. The Sophomore Qualifying Examination is used as a measure of EAC's institutional effectiveness, and your score has no effect on your graduation status.