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Academic Calendar 2011-2012 - Chesapeake College

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HealtH ProFessionsNURSING: REGISTERED NURSE DEGREE (131)This Program of study meets all the General Education Requirements at <strong>Chesapeake</strong> <strong>College</strong>.AWARD: Assocate of Scence DegreePROGRAM MISSION: The <strong>Chesapeake</strong> <strong>College</strong> Regstered Nurse Degree prepares students for Maryland State lcensure and entrylevelnursng postons. Graduates of the program are accountable, adaptable generalsts prepared wth the knowledge and sklls toenter the practce of nursng n a varety of settngs and contnue study at the baccalaureate level.PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The Regstered Nurse Degree currculum provdes the student wth the basc knowledge and skllsnecessary for competent begnnng level practce, and ncludes a balance of general educaton and nursng theory. Prncples fromthe humantes and bopsychosocal scences are ntegrally related to nursng theory and research and the learner s requred to applyths knowledge to ndvduals, famles, groups and communtes n ncreasngly complex stuatons as they progress through thecurrculum. Theoretcal applcaton takes place n a varety of planned clncal settngs, and s vewed as an nvaluable aspect of theeducatonal process.Nursing students must receive a grade of “C” or better in all program requirements in order to continue in and graduate from the NursingProgram. Students should consult with the <strong>College</strong>’s Admissions Office or the Nursing and Allied Health Advisor in planning anapproprate program.PROGRAM GOALS: The Regstered Nurse Degree program wll:• Facilitate proficiency in content knowledge and skills for the <strong>College</strong>’s general educaton competences.• Prepare students n the three nterrelated roles of professonal nursng: Provder of Care, Manager of Care and Member wthn theDscplne.• Prepare students for the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN).• Prepare students for successful careers n the nursng professon or for contnued study of professonal nursng educaton at thebaccalaureate level.ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS:1. High school graduation or equivalency (official transcriptsrequred).2. Apply for admsson to <strong>Chesapeake</strong> <strong>College</strong> and ndcatenursng as the academc course of study.3. Completon of the <strong>College</strong>’s Academc Sklls Assessment(ASA) administered through the Office of Student Successand Enrollment Servces.a) Students assessed wth college-level academc sklls nmath and Englsh are able to regster drectly for nursngprogram prerequste requrements if hgh school bologyand chemstry (academc track only wll be accepted)have been completed wth a “C” or better wthn 10 years.It s the responsblty of the student to submt transcrptsthat verfy these courses were taken wthn the 10-yeartmeframe and to obtan course descrptons of the same.b) Students not assessed wth college-level academc sklls nmath and Englsh and/or those that have not completedhgh school chemstry and bology wthn 10 years wtha “C” or better are requred to complete the followngcourses in addition to the standard prerequisite requirements.Each of these need to be completed prior to theapplication deadline:a. CHM 012.b. BIO 101 (as prerequste requrement to BIO 211).c. Any math or Englsh course(s) prescrbed by theplacement exam.4. Complete prerequste courses for the Nursng Program:BIO 202 Mcrobology (4 credts)BIO 211 Anatomy and Physology I (4 credts)BIO 212 Anatomy and Physology II (4 credts)ENG 101 Composton (3 credts)MAT Electve (MAT 113, 115, or 140) (3-5 credts)PSC 150 General Psychology (3 credts)Prerequisite requirements need to be completed with a“C” or better by the application deadline.5. Complete Nurse Entrance Examnatons.NOTE: Laboratory scence and human growth and developmentcourses taken 10 or more years pror to applcaton for admssonto the program wll not be consdered.ADMISSIONS PROCEDURES:1. Apply for admsson to <strong>Chesapeake</strong> <strong>College</strong> and ndcatenursng as the academc course of study.2. Submit official high school/college transcripts.3. Completon of the <strong>College</strong>’s Academc Sklls Assessment(ASA) administered through the Office of Student Successand Enrollment Servces.4. Complete any developmental course work recommendedthrough the placement process.5. Consult wth the Nursng and Alled Health Advsor foracademc plannng.6. Complete the prerequste requrements for the NursngProgram.7. Request an applcaton from the Center for Alled Health.123

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