Evening RN Track Curriculum

Prerequisite Courses* ENG 101 BIO 202 PSY 210 MTH 100 BIO 220 HUM Elective BIO 201 SPH 106 or 107 * All prerequisite courses must be completed prior to submitting an evening track application. First Term NUR 112 Fundamental Concepts of Nursing Orientation Success Second Term NUR 113 Nursing Concepts I Third Term NUR 114 Nursing Concepts II NUR 115 Evidence Based Clinical Reasoning Fourth Term NUR 211 Advanced Nursing Concepts Fifth Term NUR 221 Advanced Evidence Based Clinical Reasoning

Jefferson State does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its admissions, programs and activities in compliance with Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

Important Dates

All applications must be in by 4:30 p.m. on the deadline dates listed below: Fall: May 12 Spring: October 6 Summer: February 6 Deadlines for application submission that fall on weekends will extend to the next business day. The Evening Track, St. Clair-Pell City Campus and Chilton-Clanton Campus Programs accept applications for the fall semester only.

Pre-Nursing Advisor’s Contact Information

Kathleen Johnson

Advisor, Nursing & Allied Health Jefferson Campus

Allen Library, room 100 ktjohnson@jeffersonstate.edu

(205) 856-7947

Kimberly Rigg

Advisor, Nursing & Allied Health Shelby-Hoover Campus

General Sciences Building, room 100 krigg@jeffersonstate.edu

(205) 983-5949

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Jefferson Campus (205) 856-7947 Shelby-Hoover Campus (205) 983-5949

jeffersonstate.edu/nursing

T he Registered Nursing Program at Jefferson State Community College is a

two-year associate degree program accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. (ACEN) and approved by the Alabama Board of Nursing. Nursing program graduates take the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) and are employed in area hospitals as beginning associate degree registered nurses. The Nursing program combines general education and nursing courses in sequence that allows the student to develop basic skills to the practice of nursing. Nursing and general education courses are taught at all four Jefferson State Campuses. Students must be admitted in the nursing program to take nursing classes.

Program Entrance Requirements

Students are admitted to the RN program every semester. Applications are evaluated on GPA, selected coursework, mathematical scores, and ACT scores. Admission will be on ranking scores. See the website for more information and updates at www.jeffersonstate.edu/nursing. Informational handouts and the minimal requirement check sheet are available for pick up in the Advisor’s Offices or online at www.jeffersonstate.edu/RNinfo.

Standard Associate Degree Nursing Curriculum

First Term NUR 112 Fundamental Concepts of Nursing MTH 100 Intermediate Algebra BIO 201 Human Anatomy & Physiology I Orientation Success Second Term NUR 113 Nursing Concepts I ENG 101 English Composition I PSY 210 Human Growth & Development* BIO 202 Human Anatomy & Physiology II Third Term NUR 114 Nursing Concepts II NUR 115 Evidence Based Clinical Reasoning SPH 107 Public Speaking (or SPH 106) Fourth Term NUR 211 Advanced Nursing Concepts BIO 220 Microbiology Fifth Term NUR 221 Advanced Evidence Based Clinical Reasoning Humanities Elective * PSY 200 will be waived if a student has not taken PSY 210 prior to admission to the FT program and the student wishes to take PSY 210 in the program.

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Jefferson Campus (205) 856-7947 Shelby-Hoover Campus (205) 983-5949

jeffersonstate.edu/nursing