Associate of Science in Nursing Degree – curriculum after 10/2011     67 Semester Hours

General Education Component (31 Credits-minimum)Credits Required
Written English Requirement3
Information Literacy      1

Humanities   6

Social Sciences  
Life Span Developmental Psychology   3
Sociology Requirement        3

Natural Science/Math   8
Human Anatomy & Physiology     4
       Microbiology                                                             3
Mathematics 2

AS - Arts & Sciences Electives  OR  
AAS - Free Electives/Arts & Sciences Electives   6

Nursing Component (36 Credits-minimum)
NURx104   Essentials of Nursing Care 1: Health Safety     3
NURx105   Essentials of Nursing Care 2 : Health Differences     3
NURx106   Essentials of Nursing Care 3 : Chronicity        3
NURx107   Essentials of Nursing Care 4 : Reproductive Health   3
NURx211   Health Differences Across the Life Span 1       3
NURx212   Health Differences Across the Life Span 2       3
NURx213   Health Differences Across the Life Span 3       3
NURx214   Transition to the RN Role         3
NURx274   Focused Clinical Competencies Assessment   (FCCA)      4
NURx299   Clinical Performance In Nursing Examination    (CPNE)     8



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CLEP - http://clep.collegeboard.org/
DSST - http://www.getcollegecredit.com/
UExcel - http://www.uexceltest.com/
Many of these exams have been transferred to EC for credit and are less expensive than EC exams - Average cost is $80 plus a proctor fee.

EC does not accept the CLEP English Comp for credit.


Penn Foster College – ENG 103 Information Literacy is a proctored exam.  $90 for the course and a $25 proctor fee totaling $115.00 (check for current prices) – a savings of almost $200!!  *  Check with your EC advisor before enrollment, just to be sure, but they have verified that this course is acceptable according to several students.  Check discussions on FreeExcelsiorHelp group – search “Foster”.   PFC English Comp course has also been reported to be less expensive and easier than the EC exam.

Penn Foster – Phone 800-275-4410 or 800-233-0259

Penn Foster – course catalog - http://www.pennfostercollege.edu/college-catalog.html

Rio Salado Community College - online for A&P, Chemistry, Statistics, etc. http://www.riosalado.edu/online/Pages/default.aspx

Straighterline - A&P, Chemistry, Psychology, etc...http://www.straighterline.com/college-courses.cfm

https://www.excelsior.edu/Excelsior_College/POLICIES/Information_Literacy_Requirement

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