Associate in General Education - Nursing
Program Code: A1030N
The Associate in General Education (AGE) - Nursing is designed for students who wish to begin their study toward the Associate in Nursing degree and a Baccalaureate degree in Nursing as based on Blocks 1 through 3 of the Uniform Articulation Agreement between the University of North Carolina’s Registered Nurse (RN) to Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) programs and the North Carolina Community College Associate Degree Nursing Programs which was approved by the State Board of Community Colleges and the UNC Board of Governors in February 2015. The AGE-Nursing shall be granted for a planned program of study consisting of a minimum of 60 semester hours of credit (SHC) of courses.
A student who completes an Associate in Applied Science (AAS) in Nursing with a GPA of at least 2.0 and a grade of C or better in the AGE-Nursing courses listed below and who holds a current unrestricted license as a Registered Nurse in North Carolina will have fulfilled the UNC institutions lower-division general education requirements as well as nursing program entry requirements. However, because nursing program admissions are competitive, no student is guaranteed admission to the program of his or her choice.
All students preparing to enter Associate Degree Nursing are placed in this program as a pre-major.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Courses | ||
| ENG-111 | Writing and Inquiry | 3 |
| ENG-112 | Writing and Research in the Disciplines | 3 |
| PHI-240 | Introduction to Ethics | 3 |
| PSY-150 | General Psychology | 3 |
| PSY-241 | Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| BIO-168 | Anatomy and Physiology I | 4 |
| BIO-169 | Anatomy and Physiology II | 4 |
| BIO-175 | General Microbiology | 3 |
| Additional General Education Courses Toward BSN | ||
| Humanities/Fine Arts | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Art Appreciation | ||
| Art History Survey I | ||
| Art History Survey II | ||
| Music Appreciation | ||
| Introduction to Jazz | ||
| Philosophical Issues | ||
| Critical Thinking | ||
| English | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| American Literature I | ||
| American Literature II | ||
| Social/Behavioral Sciences | ||
| SOC-210 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| SOC-220 | Social Problems | 3 |
| HIS-111 | World Civilizations I | 3 |
| Natural Sciences | ||
| Select one of the following groups: | 4 | |
| Group 1 | ||
| Introduction to Chemistry | ||
| Introduction to Chemistry Lab | ||
| Group 2 | ||
| General Chemistry I | ||
| Math | ||
| MAT-152 | Statistical Methods I | 4 |
| MAT-171 | Precalculus Algebra | 4 |
| Other Required Hours | ||
| ACA-122 | College Transfer Success | 1 |
| POL-120 | American Government | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Principles of Microeconomics | ||
| Principles of Macroeconomics | ||
| Total Hours | 60 | |