Nursing — Associate Degree

2137: A.S. to B.S. Degree in Nursing (72 Credit Hours)

CIP: 51.1699
FL CIP: 1351380100
SOC: 29-1111
Entry Wage: $20.00 – $22.00/hour

The Associate Degree Nursing, ADN, program prepares graduates to provide nursing care to individuals and groups with commonly occurring health problems in institutional and community settings. Upon completion of the program, graduates are eligible to apply for licensure including taking the NCLEX-RN to become registered nurses. The ADN program is approved by the Florida Board of Nursing and accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission, 3343 Peachtree Road, NE, Suite 850, Atlanta, Georgia 30326, telephone 866-747-9965.

This is a limited access program.

Application directions are explained in the required online information session. Go to http://www.cf.edu/prospective/infosessions.

The program policies including attendance, grading, progression, clinical behaviors and readmission guidelines are found in the student handbook that each student obtains upon beginning the ADN program.

For more information about our Associate Degree Nursing Program, visit http://www.cf.edu/departments/instruction/health/adn/.

Visit the Student Nurses Association at http://www.fnsa.net/.

General Education Courses*

*Some students may need preparatory study before taking these courses. See individual course descriptions for criteria. Preparatory courses are not part of the nursing curriculum.

Note:

• The required general education course sequencing is explained in the online information session, as are the admission process and dates.
• Before entering the program a professional level CPR card is required which must remain current while in the program.
• All Health Sciences candidates must undergo a criminal background check. Candidates with a criminal record may not be eligible for any CF Health Sciences program.
• Upon acceptance into the program, a medical examination documenting sound physical and mental health, TB testing, and proof of immunization are required.
• All students are responsible for their own health/hospitalization insurance. Professional liability insurance is included in college fees.
• It is necessary that students have reliable transportation to the assigned hospitals and clinical facilities, which are located in Citrus, Levy and Marion counties.
• Class and clinical hours may be between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. Monday through Friday. Clinical hours may occur on Saturdays.
• The CF service district is Citrus, Levy and Marion counties. In-district residents will be accepted into the nursing programs first before any consideration will be given to out-of-district applicants.
• Credit for classroom/theory instruction, whether face-to-face or online, is one credit per 50-minute hour (1:1) for a 16-week semester. For nursing laboratory and clinical experience, one credit is earned for every three contact hours (1:3) for a 16-week semester. Nursing courses offered during nonstandard semesters will complete these hours within the shorter semester.

The Associate Degree Nursing program may be completed through either the full-time or the part-time option. In the full-time option, nursing courses are completed over four semesters. The student may take specific General Education courses with the nursing courses. In the part-time option, the student takes fewer nursing credits per semester, but takes nursing courses over summer as well as fall and spring semesters. In the part-time option, students take all nursing curriculum General Education courses before beginning Introduction to Nursing/Nursing I. Students are admitted to the part-time program in the summer and take Introduction to Pharmacology and Socialization into Nursing I in the fall semester along with General Education courses. Full-time students have an option to do this, also. Part-time students take Introduction to Nursing/Nursing I in the spring semester. See the comparison of nursing courses for full- and part-time options.

Full-Time Program

First Clinical Semester — Spring*

Second Clinical Semester — Fall

Third Clinical Semester — Spring

Fourth Semester — Fall

*The full-time program also begins First Clinical Semester in Fall.

** These general education courses may be taken before beginning NUR courses.

Part-Time Program¹

Fall semester with any remaining prerequisite courses

First Clinical Semester — Spring

Second Clinical Semester — Summer

Third Clinical Semester — Fall

Fourth Clinical Semester — Spring

Fifth Semester — Summer

Sixth Semester — Fall

¹Students in the part-time program begin Introduction to Nursing/Nursing I in spring semester only. Students must have completed all general education courses (pre- and corequisites).