Nursing (A45110), AAS

Purpose

The Associate Degree Nursing curriculum provides knowledge, skills, and strategies to integrate safety and quality into nursing care, to practice in a dynamic environment, and to meet individual needs which impact health, quality of life, and achievement of potential. Course work includes and builds upon the domains of healthcare, nursing practice, and the holistic individual. Content emphasizes the nurse as a member of the interdisciplinary team providing safe, individualized care while employing evidence-based practice, quality improvement and informatics.

Graduates of this program are eligible to apply to take the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN). Employment opportunities are vast within the global health care system and may include positions within acute, chronic, extended, industrial, and community health care facilities.

Admission Requirements and Special Conditions

Admission into Associate Degree Nursing program is a competitive admission process. A minimum grade point average of 2.8 or higher is required in the general education/related courses in the program of your choice.

Special Accreditation Status

The associate degree nursing program is approved by the North Carolina Board of Nursing and currently a member of the National League for Nursing.

General Requirements

1. Detailed current information for interested applicants is located at www.robeson.edu/nursing [opens in a new tab]. Applicants must submit all required documentation by established deadlines detailed on the program checklist.
2. Students must be able to fulfill all essential functions as outlined in the health sciences admission policy .
3. Admission to all RCC Health Science programs is a competitive process. Applicants are evaluated based upon the following factors: Academic performance, references and academic degrees.
4. Applicants must be have a GPA of 2.8 or greater in the nursing general education courses by the published deadline date for submitting complete program checklists to the Admissions Office. Applicants not meeting the cumulative GPA requirements will not be review by the program area for admission. For Associate Degree Nursing, the GPA calculation will be based upon grades earned in the following courses:

• BIO 168  
• BIO 169  
• CHM 151  
• ENG 111  
• ENG 112  
• PSY 150  
• PSY 241  
• Humanities/Fine Arts Elective*

* PHI 240  is recommended by the Nursing Department.

5. Once an applicant has successfully satisfied required English/reading and mathematics entrance competencies, applicants are eligible to submit an application packet. The program checklist outlines the number of strategies applicants may follow to meet the required competencies.
6. A point system is followed to evaluate health science program applications. Applicants earn points based upon academic performance, references and academic degrees. Point distribution is outlined on the program checklist, as well as on the program webpage.
7. All transcripts must be on file in the Admissions Office in order for a student to be considered for admission.
8. Provisionally accepted students must submit to a criminal background check, drug screening and medical review/screen to include physical examination and immunizations. All fees associated with the criminal background check, drug screen and medical review will be the responsibility of the student.
9. It is the student’s responsibility to review all program materials, including the nursing web site at www.robeson.edu/nursing [opens in a new tab] and to stay current with the program requirements, policies and procedures.