ADN Basic Program

Courses must be taken in the listed sequence unless permission to change is granted by the Dean of Health Sciences, or may be taken in advance. 

Degree Requirements: A minimum of 60 semester hours of credit with a 2.0 GPA, A grade of “C” or above in academic support and nursing courses, and a passing score on a comprehensive exit exam.  Students must see policy in Health Sciences Student Handbook for details.

Resources

The following is a suggested course of study which will satisfy the requirements for the Nursing – Basic Program Associate of Applied Science degree at Texarkana College.

Freshman Year

First Semester (Summer) Hours
BIOL 2301/2101 or BIOL 2302/2102
Anatomy & Physiology I or Anatomy & Physiology II
4
BIOL 2320/2120
Microbiology for Non-Science Majors & Lab
4
PSYC 2301
General Psychology
3
Total 11
Second Semester Hours
BIOL 2301/2101 or BIOL 2302/2102*
Anatomy & Physiology I or Anatomy & Physiology II
4
PSYC 2314
Lifespan Growth and Development
3
RNSG 1413
Foundations for Nursing Practice
4
RNSG 1360
Clinical Registered Nurse Training (Foundations)
3
Total 14
Third Semester Hours
ENGL 1301 (core)
Composition I
3
RNSG 1431
Principles of Clinical Decision-Making
4
RNSG 1412
Nursing Care of the Childbearing & Childrearing Family
4
RNSG 1460
Clinical – Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
4
Total 15

Sophomore Year

Fall Semester Hours
ARTS 1301 or MUSI 1306 or DRAM 1310* (core)
Art Appreciation or Music Appreciation or Introduction to Theatre
3
RNSG 1441
Common Concepts of Adult Health
4
RNSG 2360
Clinical Registered Nurse Training (Common / Mental Health)
3
RNSG 2213
Mental Health Nursing
2
Total 12
Spring Semester Hours
RNSG 1443
Complex Concepts of Adult Health
4
RNSG 2463
Clinical Registered Nurse Training
(Complex / Management)
4
Total
Nursing – Basic Program AAS Total
8
60

#Prerequisite to RNSG 1413 and 1360.
*Co-requisite to Nursing courses taught in this semester, or may be taken in advance.

Please be advised that licensure for this program includes a criminal background check.  If you have a question about this action, please speak to the division dean.