 The
Associate Degree Nursing curriculum
provides knowledge 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.
ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED
SCIENCE DEGREE (AAS)
A45110
Non-nursing classes may be taken
prior to the time they are scheduled
in the curriculum but if they
are not, they must be taken at
the times listed below. All nursing
courses must be taken in the order
they appear in the curriculum. |
| Nursing
Program Information
The philosophy of the Associate
Degree Nursing Program is derived
from statements about the health,
quality of life, achievement of
potential, the individual, environment,
health, nursing, the practice,
and education of the Associate
Degree Nurse. Within this mission,
the goal of nursing faculty is
to promote the highest quality
of nursing care to the individual,
families and significant persons,
and the community. The aim is
to facilitate optimum health,
quality of life and achievement
of potential for the individual.
The Associate Degree Nursing program
supports the mission of the North
Carolina Community College System
and the mission of Southwestern
Community College. The faculty
is committed to providing accessible
high quality nursing education
to meet the diverse and changing
health-care needs of the service
area and to promoting the development
of qualified students prepared
for the professional role of registered
nurse at the entry level.
Graduates of this program receive
an Associate in Applied Science
degree with a nursing major (ADN),
and meet the education requirements
to take the National Council Licensure
Examination (NCLEX-RN) for licensure
as a registered nurse. Successful
completion of the nursing program
does not guarantee licensure.
The Board of Nursing may not issue
a license to an applicant who
has been convicted of a felony.
Persons interested in entering
the nursing program are encouraged
to apply. Due to enrollment limitations,
interested individuals are urged
to begin the process of application
as early as possible. Information
on nursing and the program requirements
are available in the Nursing Department.
Applications may be obtained from
the Admissions office or online.
The
Schedule
The schedule is designed for full-time
study Non-nursing courses in the
curriculum may be completed at
the college of enrollment or wherever
is most convenient for the student.
Students, however, are responsible
for having their transcripts for
non-nursing courses taken at other
colleges sent to the college of
enrollment. Clinical experiences
are provided in a variety of settings
throughout Western North Carolina.
The structure of the nursing
program permits individuals to
make choices about their career
in health care. After successful
completion of one semester, a
student is eligible to test for
listing as a Nurse Aide I; after
two semesters students may apply
for Nurse Aide II listing.
Admissions
Requirements
All applicants for
admission to the associate degree
nursing program will follow a
standard admission process, be
given identical information regarding
the nursing program and the criteria
for admission, and assigned a
nursing advisor who will follow
the applicant through the pre-nursing
period.
When the individual begins the
process, whether it be through
the Admissions Office or the Nursing
Department, information and instructions
are furnished to the applicant
along with the explanation of
the program’s structure
and the next step in the admissions
process. Admission application
forms are available at both Sylva
and Macon campuses as well as
online. The applicant will also
be referred from Admissions to
Nursing or Nursing to Admissions
for further information and processing.
| PHASE
I - To be completed by January
31 |
| The
criteria for admission to
the nursing program include: |
| 1. |
A completed
college Application
for Admission. |
| 2. |
Evidence of high school
graduation or completion of
GED certificate (High School
Seniors must send an interim
transcript by January 31st) |
| 3. |
Official copies of all high
school and college course
transcripts (High school seniors
must have a final transcript
sent within one month of graduation). |
| 4. |
Satisfactory
scores on the college placement
test or completion of necessary
remediation. (See SCC
Placement Test Requirements
in Admission Enrollment section.) |
| 5. |
Completion of the Health
Occupations Aptitude Examination,
HOAE, which may be taken once
in an admission cycle (February
1-January 31st). (See HOAE
requirements in Admission
Enrollment section.) |
| 6. |
Evidence of completion
of chemistry at the high school
level or above with a grade
of “C” or better. |
| 7. |
Evidence of a cumulative
GPA of 2.5 or greater on a
4 point scale on the most
recent transcript with 10
semester hours completed.
|
| 8.
|
All grades on co-or prerequisites
must be “C” or
better to be eligible for
fall placement. |
| 9. |
All requirements must be
completed by January 31 for
all applicants. |
PHASE II
Following completion of all
criteria, the Admissions Office
will notify the applicant of his
or her status. After the January
31 deadline has passed, all eligible
applicants will be scored in accordance
with the selection system criteria:
| • |
Up
to 15 points for Health Occupations
Aptitude Exam |
| • |
Grade point
average is multiplied by 10:
Up to 40 points |
| • |
Up to 10 points
for college courses completed
with a grade of “C”
or better
- 2 points
– BIO 168
- 2 points
– BIO 169
- 2 points
– BIO 175
- 2 points
– CHM 131 & 131A
or an equivalent or higher
course
- 2 points
– MAT 110 or higher
math course
|
| • |
Up to 3 points
for other educational experience
or current licensure **
- 1 point
– Health Occupations
I or Allied Health Science
I
- 1 point
– Health Occupations
II or Allied Health Science
II
- 1 point
– LPN
- 1 point
– Nurse Aide I
- 1 point
– Nurse Aide II
- 1 point
- EMT
- 1 point
– Paramedic
- 1 point
– Certified Medical
Assistant
- 1 point
– Bachelor Degree or
higher
- **Must
be submitted to admissions
prior to January 31st deadline
|
| • |
Up to 25 points
for interview (39 highest
ranking candidates will be
interviewed) |
After the
interview process is completed
the points will be totaled and
the 26 applicants with the highest
numerical score will be accepted
into the nursing program. High
school students selected for the
program will be given provisional
acceptance contingent upon graduation
from high school. Determination
of eligibility for advanced placement
applicants will be made based
on successful completion of required
coursework and available seats.
These applicants will be given
provisional acceptance contingent
upon satisfactory completion of
all prerequisite courses. Space
availability for advance placement
applicants will be determined
at the end of the each semester.
Advance placement applicants will
fill available spaces beginning
with the highest scoring applicant
then the second highest scoring
applicant etc, and moving downward
until spaces are filled.
Qualified applicants who have
not been assigned a space in the
program will be placed on an alternate
list. Should a space become available,
the next applicant on the list
will be contacted for admission
to the program.
PHASE III
Applicants will be notified by
the admissions office of provisional
or alternate admission to the
program, and will also receive
health forms. These forms must
be completed and returned to the
Program Coordinator for the Associate
Degree in Nursing within 30 days.
The Program Coordinator will contact
the applicant if any problems
are noted on the forms and will
allow 30 days for resolution of
these problems. Original copies
of completed health forms will
be kept on file. Letters of full
acceptance to the nursing program
will then be sent to all accepted
students.
Alternate list applicants who
are accepted into the nursing
program after the initial class
selection have 20 days to complete
their health forms and an additional
30 days to resolve any identified
problems. This process will remain
in effect even if classes are
in session. The applicant will
be permitted to attend classes
while completing the required
forms, but may be restricted from
clinical participation until the
immunization and physical forms
are on file. All forms must be
on file before the late-entry
student may progress to the following
term.
*Any applicant not selected for
entry into the nursing program
must resubmit an application by
the next January 31 deadline to
be considered for entry in the
fall of that year.
Readmission/ Transfer
Policy
Due to the limited number of
students who may be enrolled in
the nursing program, readmission
and transfer into the program
are possible only on a space available
basis. Priority for readmission
or transfer into the Southwestern
Community College Associate Degree
Nursing Program will be given
as follows:
•
Former SCC nursing students
•
Advance Placement students
•
Transfer students
Re-entering Students
Due to the limited number of students
who may be enrolled in the nursing
program, readmission/transfer
into the program is possible only
on a space available basis. Students
must have a cumulative GPA of
2.5 or greater to be considered
for readmission/transfer. Priority
for readmission or transfer into
the Southwestern Community College
program will be given as follows.
| Priority |
| • |
Former Southwestern Community
College Associate Degree Nursing
Students have priority over
transfer students for any
available spaces in all nursing
courses with the exception
of NUR 111. |
| Selection
Process |
| •
|
Former students:
In the event the number of
Southwestern Community College
students applying for readmission/transfer
exceeds the number of spaces
available, the cumulative
nursing course average in
the course unsuccessfully
completed at the time of exit
will be utilized and the person
with the highest score will
be accepted in the program.
|
| •
|
Transfer students:
| •
|
Up to 15 points for
the health Occupation
Aptitude Exam (HOAE) |
| •
|
The GPA and the Health
Occupation Aptitude
Exam score will be added
and the candidates with
the highest numerical
score will be admitted
to the available spaces. |
|
| Readmission
and transfer students must
meet the following criteria: |
| • |
The applicant must declare
his/her desire to be readmitted
or to transfer into the program
in writing to the Dean of
Student Services and the Nursing
Program Director at least
three (3) months prior to
the term in which the student
is seeking admission. |
| • |
The applicant must meet
all admission criteria at
least three (3) months prior
to the semester he/she wishes
to reenter. If all slots have
not been filled after the
deadline, there may be extensions
to the deadline. |
| • |
An applicant who must repeat
a course must enter into the
course in which he/she was
unsuccessful. |
| • |
If health forms are greater
than two (2) years old, new
health forms must be completed
and submitted. Prior to beginning
classes, the student must
show evidence of current (less
than one year old) CPR card,
a current TB test, tetanus
immunizations, current malpractice
insurance, and accident or
personal health insurance.
|
A student desiring transfer
credit from any regionally
accredited institution, in
addition to the above, must: |
| • |
provide official transcripts
from a Board of Nursing approved
Associate Degree Nursing Program
for evaluation. |
| • |
Provide copies of outline
and syllabi of nursing courses
for which transfer credit
is requested. These documents
will be reviewed by the Associate
Degree Program Coordinator
and nursing faculty for content
compatibility with Southwestern
Community College’s
Associate Degree in nursing
courses. As each transfer
situation is unique, validation
of skills and knowledge may
be required. Students lacking
documentation of completion
of a majority of the content
for a course will be required
to take the course. The final
decision for transfer credit
for nursing courses will rest
with the Associate Degree
Program Coordinator. |
| Notes: |
| 1. |
All students admitted into
a health science program may
be required, by clinical or
Co-op site, to submit to a
criminal background check
and/or drug testing, prior
to, or during clinical education
coursework. The results of
these tests could affect the
student’s ability to
progress in the program. |
| 2. |
All students completing
a health science program may
be required, by an external
testing agency, to submit
to a criminal background check
and/or drug test prior to
a state or national licensing/certification
board approving the graduate
to sit for licensure/certification
exams. |
| 3. |
At any time throughout
the program, a student who
presents problems of physical
or emotional health and has
not responded to appropriate
treatment within a reasonable
period of time will be required
to withdraw from the program.
Any student whose behavior
conflicts with safety essential
to nursing practice may also
be required to withdraw from
the program. |
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