{ "college": "golden-west-college", "edition": "2026-2027", "departmentName": "Nursing", "id": "nursing-2--rn-as", "name": "Registered Nurse", "award": "Associate in Science Degree", "department": "nursing-2", "sourceUrl": "https://catalog.cccd.edu/golden-west/pathways/health-sciences/nursing/rn-as/", "blocks": [ { "kind": "text", "markdown": "Completion of this program will award the graduate with the Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) and prepare the graduate for a seamless transition to a Bachelor of Science Nursing (BSN) program. The graduate is eligible to apply for the National Licensing Examination for Registered Nurses (RN-NCLEX).\n\n#### Program Learning Outcomes\n\n1. Patient-centered care/safety/Quality Improvement:Provide safe, quality, patient-centered care for individuals and families across the health-illness continuum in a variety of settings to promote positive patient outcomes.\n2. Evidence-based practice/nursing judgment:Use information from evidence-based sources to make nursing clinical judgments and provide patient care within a family and community context.\n3. Teamwork/Collaboration and Informatics/Technology:Utilize information technology in collaboration with nursing and healthcare teams to facilitate communication and coordinate patient care.\n4. Professional Identity:Demonstrate professional behavior and adhere to legal, ethical, and professional standards.\n\n#### Potential careers students may enter upon completion are as follows:\n\n- Registered nurse" }, { "kind": "text", "markdown": "### Requirements\n\nReview Graduation Requirements, General Education, and Program Maps." }, { "kind": "courselist", "rows": [ { "type": "comment", "text": "Prerequisites to Apply" }, { "type": "course", "code": "ENGL C1000", "title": "Academic Reading and Writing", "units": "4", "indent": false }, { "type": "course", "code": "PSYC G118", "title": "Life Span Developmental Psychology", "units": "3", "indent": false }, { "type": "course", "code": "COMM C1000", "title": "Introduction to Public Speaking", "units": "3", "indent": false }, { "type": "course", "code": "BIOL G220", "title": "Human Anatomy", "units": "4", "indent": false }, { "type": "course", "code": "BIOL G225", "title": "Human Physiology", "units": "4", "indent": false }, { "type": "course", "code": "BIOL G210", "title": "General Microbiology", "units": "5", "indent": false }, { "type": "comment", "text": "Semester 1" }, { "type": "course", "code": "NURS G131", "title": "Professional Nursing 1", "units": "1", "indent": false }, { "type": "course", "code": "NURS G160", "title": "Fundamentals of Nursing", "units": "4", "indent": false }, { "type": "course", "code": "NURS G160C", "title": "Fundamentals of Nursing Clinical Practicum", "units": "5", "indent": false }, { "type": "comment", "text": "Semester 2" }, { "type": "course", "code": "NURS G170", "title": "Medical Surgical Nursing I", "units": "3", "indent": false }, { "type": "course", "code": "NURS G170C", "title": "Medical Surgical Nursing I Clinical Practicum", "units": "3", "indent": false }, { "type": "course", "code": "NURS G295", "title": "Mental Health Nursing", "units": "2", "indent": false }, { "type": "course", "code": "NURS G295C", "title": "Mental Health Nursing Clinical Practicum", "units": "1.5", "indent": false }, { "type": "comment", "text": "Semester 3" }, { "type": "course", "code": "NURS G175", "title": "Women's Health and Newborn Nursing", "units": "2", "indent": false }, { "type": "course", "code": "NURS G175C", "title": "Women's Health and Newborn Nursing Clinical Practicum", "units": "2", "indent": false }, { "type": "course", "code": "NURS G285", "title": "Pediatric Nursing", "units": "2", "indent": false }, { "type": "course", "code": "NURS G285C", "title": "Pediatric Nursing Clinical Practicum", "units": "1.5", "indent": false }, { "type": "comment", "text": "Semester 4" }, { "type": "course", "code": "NURS G271", "title": "Professional Nursing 2", "units": "1", "indent": false }, { "type": "course", "code": "NURS G290", "title": "Advanced Medical Surgical Nursing", "units": "3", "indent": false }, { "type": "course", "code": "NURS G290C", "title": "Advanced Medical Surgical Nursing Clinical Practicum", "units": "5", "indent": false }, { "type": "comment", "text": "Nursing Graduation Requirements (may be completed prior or during the nursing program)" }, { "type": "course", "code": "ENGL C1003", "title": "Critical Thinking and Writing through Literature", "units": "4", "indent": false }, { "type": "course", "code": "SOC G111", "title": "Social Justice and U.S. Ethnic Communities (If completed Fall 2026 or later, will not fullfill Area 6 Ethnic Studies requirement)", "units": "3", "indent": false }, { "type": "course", "code": "SOC G133", "title": "Introduction to Race and Ethnicity", "indent": false, "connector": "or" }, { "type": "course", "code": "SOC G134", "title": "Introduction to Chicana/o Studies", "indent": false, "connector": "or" }, { "type": "course", "code": "STAT C1000", "title": "Introduction to Statistics", "units": "3-6", "indent": false }, { "type": "course", "code": "STAT C1000E", "title": "Introduction to Statistics", "indent": false, "connector": "or" }, { "type": "course", "code": "ECON G160", "title": "Statistics for Business and Economics", "indent": false, "connector": "or" }, { "type": "course", "code": "PSYC G140", "title": "Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences", "indent": false, "connector": "or" }, { "type": "course", "code": "SOC G125", "title": "Introduction to Statistics in Sociology", "indent": false, "connector": "or" }, { "type": "comment", "text": "Major Total", "units": "59" }, { "type": "comment", "text": "GE Pattern (Local or Cal-GETC)", "units": "24-34" }, { "type": "comment", "text": "Total Units", "units": "69-72" } ] }, { "kind": "text", "markdown": "**The above curriculum does not satisfy all graduation and transfer requirements. All information Is subject to change.**" } ] }