Certificate of Achievement in Practical Nursing (PRCN)
Curriculum
The Certificate of Achievement in Practical Nursing requires satisfactory completion of 44 credits.
The requirements listed in the 2008-2009 catalog will be revised to reflect the changes to the practical nursing curriculum as described below.
Gainful Employment: Practical Nursing, Certificate of Achievement (PDF)
Courses
Certificate of Achievement, 44 credits.
Prerequisite Courses (12 credits)
ENG 100 Composition I (3 credits)
FAMR 230 Human Development (3 credits)
MATH 100 Survey of Mathematics (or higher level math) (3 credits)
ZOOL 141 Human Anatomy and Physiology I (3 credits)
1st Term (13 credits)
NURS 101 Nursing Perspectives (1 credit)
NURS 110 Therapeutic Communication (2 credit)
NURS 120 Fundamentals of Nursing (5 credits)
PHRM 110 Basic Clinical Pharmacology (or higher level PHRM course) (2 credits)
ZOOL 142 Human Anatomy and Physiology II (3 credits)
2nd Term (10 credits)
NURS 122 Medical-Surgical Nursing I (8 credits)
NURS 128 Perinatal Nursing II (2 credits)
3rd Term (9 credits)
NURS 126 Child Nursing I (3 credits)
NURS 130 Geriatric Nursing (6 credits)
