College of the Great Smoky Mountains - Southwestern Community College, serving Jackson, Macon, and Swain Counties and Cherokee/ Qually Boundary

 

 




Barb Putman, Dean
Barb Putman, Dean

B.A., Davidson College
M.A., Ph.D., Univ of Connecticut
828.586.4091, ext. 496
800.447.4091, ext. 496
Oaks Hall, 1st floor
bputman@southwesterncc.edu

 
 
 
Pre-Major Associate in Arts Degree
Nursing

 

The Pre-Major Associate in Arts - Nursing program at SCC has been cooperatively designed with four-year state institutions to achieve a seamless junior-level transfer into one of several majors. Only those students who complete one of these pre-major packages at SCC may be guaranteed transfer with full junior status into a baccalaureate major. These programs of study are strongly recommended for SCC transfer students who feel sure of their eventual majors.

Associate in Arts Degree (AA) - A1010I

Course and Hour Requirements
English Composition
6
  
Humanities / Fine Arts
12
  
Social / Behavioral Sciences
12
  
Natural Sciences

8

  
Mathematics
6
  
Other Required
20-21
  
TOTAL
64-65
  
— Students must meet the receiving university's foreign language and/or health and physical education requirements, if applicable, prior to or after transfer to the senior institution.
— 3 SHC in Speech/Communication may be substituted for 3 SHC in Humanities/Fine Arts. Speech/Communication may not substitute for the literature requirement.

Application to a University
Admission application deadlines vary; students must meet the deadline for the university to which they plan to transfer. Upon successful completion of the associate in arts degree, students who meet the requirements outlined in this pre-major transfer agreement for Nursing will be eligible to be considered for admission as juniors to the universities offering the baccalaureate degree.

Admission to the Major
Admission across the several programs in Nursing is competitive. Other professional admission requirements may be designated by individual programs. GPA requirements vary.

ENGLISH / COMMUNICATION (6 SHC)
Two English composition courses are required.		        
  Prefix Number Title
Class
Lab
Clin
Credit
— Required course:        
click on title for course description
  ENG 111 Expository Writing 3 0 0 3
— The second composition course must be selected from the following:
  ENG 113 Argument-Based Research 3 0 0 3
  ENG 114 Professional Research and Reporting 3 0 0 3
               
HUMANITIES / FINE ARTS (12 SHC)        
Four courses from three discipline areas are required.        
— One course must be a literature course.        
— Three additional courses from the following discipline areas are required: music, art, drama, dance, foreign languages, interdisciplinary humanities, literature, philosophy, and religion.
           
SOCIAL / BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE (12 SHC)        
Four courses from three discipline areas are required.        
— One course must be a history course.        
— The following courses are required:        
  PSY 150 General Psychology 3 0 0 3
  PSY 241 Developmental Psychology 3 0 0 3
  SOC 210 Introduction to Sociology 3 0 0 3
                
NATURAL SCIENCE / MATHEMATICS (14 SHC)        
Natural Sciences (8 SHC):        
— The following chemistry courses are required:        
  CHM 131 Introduction to Chemistry 3 0 0 3
  CHM 131A Introduction to Chemistry Lab 0 3 0 1
  CHM 132 Organic and Biochemistry 3 3 0 4
         
Mathematics (6 SHC):        
— The following math courses are required:        
  MAT 151 Statistics I 3 0 0 3
  MAT 161 College Algebra (or higher) 3 0 0 3
               
OTHER REQUIRED HOURS (20-21 SHC):        
— The following courses are required:        
  PSY 281 Abnormal Psychology 3 0 0 3
  SOC 213 Sociology of the Family 3 0 0 3
  BIO 168 Anatomy and Physiology I 3 3 0 4
  BIO 169 Anatomy and Physiology II 3 3 0 4
  BIO 175 General Microbiology 2 2 0 3
— 3 additional hours of approved college transfer courses are required to total 64 SHC of transferable courses.
               
Total Semester Hour Credits: 64-65  

 

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