current college catalog. - Ocean County College

Criteria for Admission
1. Admission requirements for the college must be met.
2. Admission requirements to the Nursing Program must be met.
3. LPN students must be graduates of State Board of Nursing approved
practical nursing programs. A current and valid license to practice
nursing and current LPN practice are required.
4. Successful completion of the ACE 1 Exam at 75% or higher as
administered at OCC. This exam may be taken only once.
5. Completion of all prerequisite and corequisite courses is required.
6. Successful completion of the NURS 175 exam and practicum
challenge for credits.
Additional Requirements:
1. Completion of a health record to include:
New or re-entry students will not be admitted to the program
if the health record is not completed and on file in the Nursing
Program office by the date stated in the acceptance letter.
Current students are required to maintain their health records
as outlined in the student handbook or they will not be admitted
into class, clinical or lab and will jeopardize their current seat.
These health requirements may change as a direct result
of health care delivery system mandates. The cost of these
health requirements is borne by the student. It is the student’s
responsibility to see that these records are complete and are in
the Nursing Program office four weeks before the start of the
semester.
2. Students must maintain a current CPR certification from the
American Red Cross as a Professional Rescuer or the American
Heart Association as a Health Care Provider.
3. Purchase of required uniforms, name pins and equipment in
sufficient time to be properly attired when entering the clinical
experience.
4. Students must provide independent transportation to and from
the college and clinical experience. Agencies throughout the
state are utilized.
5. Maintain a grade of “C” in all required courses.
6. A cumulative grade of 75% is necessary to pass each NURS
course as determined by individual course requirements AND
satisfactory clinical performance.
7. Ocean County College reserves the right to assess the nursing
student for fitness for class/lab or clinical.
8. Students must complete clinical facility orientations,
confidentiality forms, and computer orientations every semester
as required for clinical placement.
9. The New Jersey Board of Nursing requires a criminal background
check from graduates who are applying for a RN licensure.
The candidate for admission to the OCC Nursing Program may
consider the following questions prior to applying for admission
to the program:
a. Have you ever been indicted or convicted of any crime?
b. Have you ever stolen or distributed any chemical substance?
c. Have you ever been treated for alcoholism?
d. Have you been an abuser or habitual user of a chemical
substance?
If you can answer “yes” to any of the questions, it is strongly
recommended that you contact the Board of Nursing prior to
entering the nursing program.
OCC reserves the right to endorse a candidate for licensure.
The privilege is awarded at the completion of the nursing
program. When the candidate is recommended and the
application has been approved, the student will be notified of
eligibility to sit for the licensing examination by the New Jersey
Board of Nursing.
Nursing DEGREE Requirements
Students must complete the following courses with a minimum
grade of “C.”
• ENGL 151 & ENGL 152: English I & II
• PSYC 172: General Psychology
• CHEM 180: Introductory Chemistry or CHEM 181: Gen. Chemistry I
• BIOL 130 & BIOL 131: Human Anatomy & Physiology I & II
• One Math course (except MATH 151) from the list of Approved
General Education Courses (MATH 156 recommended)
• One Humanities course from the list of Approved General
Education Courses
• OCC Requirement: Any course from the list of Approved General
Education Courses or ACAD 155 or any HEHP course totalling 3
credits.
PROGRAM SPECIFIC COURSES
9 cr. NURS 175: Nursing I
9 cr. NURS 176: Nursing II
3 cr. NURS 174: Nutrition
4 cr. BIOL 232*: Microbiology
9 cr. NURS 273: Nursing III
10 cr. NURS 274: Nursing IV
2 cr. NURS 275: Contemporary Nursing
*May be taken prior to entering the nursing program.
First Semester
3 cr. ENGL 151: English I
4 cr. BIOL 130: Human Anatomy & Physiology I
4 cr. CHEM 180 or 181: Introductory Chemistry
or General Chemistry I
9 cr. NURS 175: Nursing I
20 cr.
Second Semester
3 cr. ENGL 152: English II
4 cr. BIOL 131: Human Anatomy & Physiology II
9 cr. NURS 176: Nursing II
3 cr. NURS 174: Nutrition
19 cr.
Third Semester
3 cr. Math Gen. Ed. Requirement
Any math course (except MATH 151) from the List of
Approved General Education Courses
(MATH 156 recommended)
4 cr. BIOL 232: Microbiology
3 cr. OCC Requirement: Any course from the list of
Approved General Education Courses or ACAD 155
or any HEHP Course
9 cr. NURS 273: Nursing III
19 cr.
Fourth Semester
3 cr. Humanities Gen. Ed. Requirement
3 cr. PSYCH 172: General Psychology
10 cr. NURS 274: Nursing IV
2 cr. NURS 275: Contemporary Nursing
18 cr.
Total Credits 76
Note: cr. (credit) = semester credit hour
Courses satisfying general education requirements must be selected
from the list of Approved General Education Courses
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