Completion of this program will award the graduate with the Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) and prepare the graduate for a seamless transition to a Bachelor of Science Nursing (BSN) program. The graduate is eligible to apply for the National Licensing Examination for Registered Nurses (RN-NCLEX). 

Program Learning Outcomes

1. Patient-centered care Safety/Quality Improvement:Provide safe, quality patient-centered care for individuals and families across the health-illness continuum in a variety of settings to promote positive patient outcomes.
2. Evidence-based practice/nursing judgment:Use information from evidence-based sources to make nursing clinical judgments and provide patient care within a family and community context.
3. Teamwork/Collaboration and Informatics/Technology:Utilize information technology in collaboration with nursing and healthcare teams to facilitate communication and coordinate patient care.
4. Professional Identity:Demonstrate professional behaviors and adhere to legal, ethical, and professional standards.

Potential careers students may enter upon completion are as follows:

• Registered nurse

Review Graduation Requirements, General Education, and Program Maps.

Course List Units

Course	Title	Units
Pre-Requisites		27-29
ENGL C1000	Academic Reading and Writing	4-6
or ENGL C1000E	Academic Reading and Writing
BIOL G220	Human Anatomy	4
BIOL G225	Human Physiology	4
BIOL G210	General Microbiology	5
COMM C1000	Introduction to Public Speaking	3
PSYC G118	Life Span Developmental Psychology	3
NURS G190	LVN to RN Transition	4
Semester 1
NURS G175	Women's Health and Newborn Nursing	2
NURS G175C	Women's Health and Newborn Nursing Clinical Practicum	2
NURS G285	Pediatric Nursing	2
NURS G285C	Pediatric Nursing Clinical Practicum	1.5
Semester 2
NURS G271	Professional Nursing 2	1
NURS G290	Advanced Medical Surgical Nursing	3
NURS G290C	Advanced Medical Surgical Nursing Clinical Practicum	5
Nursing Graduation Requirements (may be completed prior or during the nursing program)
ENGL C1003	Critical Thinking and Writing through Literature 1	4
STAT C1000	Introduction to Statistics	4
or PSYC G140	Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
SOC G111	Social Justice and U.S. Ethnic Communities	3
SOC G133	Introduction to Race and Ethnicity	3
SOC G134	Introduction to Chicana/o Studies	3
Major Total		60.5-62.5
GE Pattern (Local or Cal-GETC)		24-34
Electives (as needed to reach 60 units)
Total Units		60

¹

These two classes may be taken before starting the nursing program or during any semester of the nursing program. If the student has a Bachelor’s degree they may not need to take these two classes.

²

These classes count toward the General Education requirement.

Placement in the nursing program is based on an individual assessment of academic readiness, clinical competence, and work experience.