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 behavior 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
Prerequisites to Apply
ENGL C1000	Academic Reading and Writing	4
PSYC G118	Life Span Developmental Psychology	3
COMM C1000	Introduction to Public Speaking	3
BIOL G220	Human Anatomy	4
BIOL G225	Human Physiology	4
BIOL G210	General Microbiology	5
Semester 1
NURS G131	Professional Nursing 1	1
NURS G160	Fundamentals of Nursing	4
NURS G160C	Fundamentals of Nursing Clinical Practicum	5
Semester 2
NURS G170	Medical Surgical Nursing I	3
NURS G170C	Medical Surgical Nursing I Clinical Practicum	3
NURS G295	Mental Health Nursing	2
NURS G295C	Mental Health Nursing Clinical Practicum	1.5
Semester 3
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 4
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	4
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
STAT C1000	Introduction to Statistics	3-6
or STAT C1000E	Introduction to Statistics
or ECON G160	Statistics for Business and Economics
or PSYC G140	Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
or SOC G125	Introduction to Statistics in Sociology
Major Total		70
GE Pattern (Local or Cal-GETC)		24-34
Total Units		70

The above curriculum does not satisfy all graduation and transfer requirements. All information Is subject to change.