College Catalog
Associate in General Education Nursing
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鈥檚 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.
Courses Semester Hours
English Composition............................................................................................... 6
ENG-111 and one of the following: ENG-112 or 114
Humanities/Fine Arts............................................................................................. 9
Select one course from each of the following approved general education course groups:
Group One:
Art (ART-111, 114, 115)
Music (MUS-110, 112)
Group Two:
Humanities (HUM-115)
Philosophy (PHI-215, 240)
Group Three:
Literature (ENG-231, 232)
Social/Behavioral Sciences.................................................................................. 15
Take all of the following approved general education courses:
Psychology (PSY-150, 241)
Sociology (SOC-210)
Select one course from each of the following approved general education course groups:
Group One:
Sociology (SOC-213, 220, 225, 230, 240)
Group Two:
History (HIS-111, 112, 131, 132)
Natural Sciences.................................................................................................... 16
Take all of the following approved general education courses:
Biology (BIO-168, 169, 275)
Select one sequence from the following approved general education courses:
Chemistry (CHM-151)
Chemistry (CHM-130 and 130A)
Mathematics.......................................................................................................... 7-8
Take all of the following approved general education courses:
Mathematics (MAT-152)
Select one of the following approved general education courses:
Mathematics (MAT-143, 171)
Other Required Hours....................................................................................... 7-8
Other required hours include additional general education and professional courses.
ACA-122 (1 SHC)
Select one course from each category below:
Social Behavioral Science:
Economics (ECO-251, 252)
Political Science (POL-120)
Electives - must take three credits (3 SHC) from the following:
Anthropology (ANT-220)
Art (ART-111, 114, 115)
Biology (BIO-111, 155)
Chemistry (CHM-152)
Communication (COM-120, 140, 231)
English (ENG-231, 232)
History (HIS-111, 112, 131, 132)
Humanities (HUM-115, 122, 130, 211, 212)
Mathematics (MAT-143, 171)
Music (MUS-110, 112)
Physical Education (PED-110)
Philosophy (PHI-215, 240)
Psychology (PSY-281)
Religion (REL-110)
Sociology (SOC-213, 220, 225, 230, 240)
*Additional elective choices may be selected from the Transfer Course List in the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement.
Total Semester Hours Credit (SHC) in Program................................... 60-62
Professor Heather Cox, Nursing Coordinator
1010 Foundation Hall
910.695.3852
coxh@sandhills.edu