Associate Degree Nursing Curriculum

North Central Texas College offers not only an Associate Degree Nursing track but also a Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN) Pathway.  The Associate Degree Nursing track is listed below.  Click on the BSN Pathway link for additional information regarding our partnership with universities.   Prospective students who are already LVN's should see the link Transition to Professional Nursing. 

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*Chemistry for Health Sciences is preferred.  Other college Chemistry courses will be considered for the Associate Degree Nursing Track.  The Chemistry course for the BSN Pathway must be either Chemistry for Health Sciences or General Chemistry. 


* *Core Elective may be chosen from one of the following 6 courses:

PSYC2301 Intro to General Psychology
BIOL1322 Basic Nutrition
HIST1301 U.S. History to 1865
HIST1302 U.S. History from 1865
GOVT2305 American National Government
GOVT2306 American State & Local Government

Degree Audit Note: Since some courses may not transfer, have all transcripts sent to the Registrar's Office and request a Degree Audit.   (Example:  The NCTC Associate Degree Nursing Program does not accept SCIT1407 & SCIT1408 as equivalent courses for BIOL2401 & BIOL2402. 

 
Credit Hour Note:  You can tell easily how many hours of credit a particular course is worth by looking at the course identification number. The second digit in this four-digit number gives the semester-credit-hour value of the course. For example, the English course ENGL1301 is worth three (3) hours credit, and the Microbiology course BIOL2420 is worth four (4) hours of credit. One lecture hour is equivalent to one credit hour. A 2:1 ratio is used in determining lab hours to credit hours and a 4:1 ratio is used in determining clinical hours. Each credit hour of lecture equals 50 contact minutes per week. A four (4) credit hour clinical course of 256 fifty-minute contact hours (240 sixty-minute clock hours) generally results in a clinical course that meets for 16 hours each week for 15 weeks during both the fall and spring semesters. See catalog course descriptions for the number of hours of lecture, laboratory, and clinical hours required for each course.

BSN Pathway Core Course Requirements

Students who wish to pursue a Bachelor of Science Program with one of our partner universities would need to complete the following core courses in addition to the courses  required for the Associate Degree Program:  BIOL1322 Basic Nutrition, PSYC2301 Intro to General Psychology, HIST1301 US History to 1865, HIST1302 US History from 1865, GOVT2305 American National Government, GOVT2306 American State & Local Government, a two-hour elective and an additional Humanities or Creative Arts course (BSN requires one course from Humanities and one course from Creative Arts).  These courses could be completed in summers and min-mesters.  BSN Pathway students would then continue on for an additional 30 hours of on-line coursework with one of the partner universities.  See the BSN Pathway link for additional information.

Philosophy or Literature Courses (Humanities)

 

HUMA	1301	Introduction to the Humanities
PHIL	1301	Introduction to Philosophy
ENGL	2307	Creative Writing
ENGL	2322, 2323	British Literature
ENGL	2327, 2328	America Literature
ENGL	2332	World Literature
ENGL	2342	Classical Backgrounds
ENGL	2341	Fiction, Film, Poetry, OR Drama – Each topic is one course

 

Creative Arts Courses

ARTS	1301	Art Appreciation
ARTS	1303	Art History I
ARTS	1304	Art History II
ARTS	1311	Design I
ARTS	1316	Drawing I
ARTS	2316	Painting I
ARTS	2326	Sculpture I
ARTS	2341	Jewelry & Metalworking I
ARTS	2346	Ceramics I (Pottery)
ARTS	2366	Watercolor Painting I
DANC		1151,1152 & 2151 Dance Performance I , II, & III (3 hours)
DANC	2303	Dance Appreciation
DRAM	1310	Theater Appreciation
DRAM	1330	Stagecraft
DRAM	1351	Acting I
DRAM	1352	Acting II
DRAM	2331	Stagecraft II
DRAM	2366	Film Appreciation
MUSI	1301	Music Fundamentals
MUSI	1306	Music Appreciation

Associate Degree Nursing Program

North Central Texas College

1525 West California Street

Gainesville , Texas   76240 - 4699

Telephone:   940/668-4264

email:   egilpin@nctc.edu

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