Nursing
AS Nursing · Victor Valley College · 2026-2027 Catalog
State Control Number: 04955
Program Code: NURS.VVCGE.AS
Program Length: 24 months
Approved for Federal Financial Aid: Yes
The Nursing, AS has prerequisites for admission and requires an application. See the Overview tab for details.
The Associate Degree in Nursing is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing. The graduate is eligible to take the National Council for Licensure Examination for Registered Nursing and, upon successful completion, becomes eligible for licensure as a Registered Nurse in the state of California.
Requirements
To earn this degree, complete all of the following graduation requirements.4
- 60 minimum degree-applicable units (including a maximum 4 units of activity) and 12 degree-applicable units through VVC;
- all coursework with "C" grades or higher;
- the VVC General Education (plus American Institution and Kinesiology competencies);
- 2.00 minimum overall degree-applicable GPA.
Courses may be double-counted in the major, general education, and/or competencies. Courses counted in one AA/AS major may be used in another AA/AS major.
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| Complete all the following courses with a "C" or better. | ||
| NURS 221 | Nursing Process 1 | 12.0 |
| NURS 222 | Nursing Process 2 | 10.0 |
| NURS 223 | Nursing Process 3 | 10.0 |
| NURS 224 | Nursing Process 4 | 10.0 |
| Basic Sciences | ||
| BIOL 211 | Human Anatomy 1 | 5.0 |
| BIOL 221 | General Microbiology 2 | 5.0 |
| BIOL 231 | Human Physiology 3 | 5.0 |
| PSYC 110 | Developmental Psychology | 3.0 |
| SOC 101 | Introduction to Sociology | 3.0 |
| Communication | ||
| COMM C1000 | Introduction to Public Speaking | 3.0 |
| orCMST 106 | Interpersonal Communication | |
| orCMST 107 | Family Communication | |
| orCMST 108 | Group Discussion | |
| ENGL C1000 | Academic Reading and Writing | 4.0 |
| Other Degree Requirements | ||
| PSYC C1000 | Introduction to Psychology | 3.0 |
| Complete one course which fufills the VVC General Education Area 2 Mathematics | 3.0 | |
| Complete one course which fulfills the VVC General Education Area 3 Humanities and American Institutions Competency | 3.0 | |
| Complete one course which fulfills Area 6 Ethnic Studies | 3.0 | |
| Complete one course which fulfills the Kinesiology Competency | 1.0 | |
| Total Units | 83 | |
- Human Anatomy prerequisite is BIOL 107 Introduction to Human Biology or BIOL 201 Biology of Cells
- General Microbiology prerequisite is BIOL 100 General Biology, BIOL 107 Introduction to Human Biology, or BIOL 201 Biology of Cells; and CHEM 100 Introductory Chemistry
- Human Physiology prerequisite is BIOL 100 General Biology, BIOL 107 Introduction to Human Biology, or BIOL 201 Biology of Cells; and BIOL 211 Human Anatomy; and CHEM 100 Introductory Chemistry
- Title 5, 55062 allows students who have been awarded a bachelor's degree from an institutionally accredited institution to be deemed to have fulfilled general education requirements for an Associate's degree. However the Nursing, AS has mandatory course requirements which cannot be waived. These courses are listed below: - BIOL 211, BIOL 221, BIOL 231 - PSYC C1000 and PSYC 110 - SOCI C1000 - COMM C1000, CMST 106, CMST 107, or CMST 108 - ENGL C1000
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