Nursing - Registered Direct Entry (A.S.N.)

Location(s): Table Rock Campus

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A.S.N. Degree: 65 Hours

The Associate of Science in Nursing - Direct Entry program is two years in length. Upon completion, graduates are eligible to apply to write the National Council Licensure Examiniation for Registerd Nurses (NCLEX-RN) to become licensed as a Registered Nurse. Graduates may go to work in hospitals, inpatient and outpatient departments, physician offices, nursing care facilities, home health care services, government agencies, and outpatient care centers.

A grade of “C” or better is required for all ASN prefix courses.

Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, 3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400, Atlanta, GA 30326, (404) 975-5000

The program has been approved by the Missouri Board of Nursing, PO Box 656, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0656 573.751.0681 https://www.pr.mo.gov/nursing.asp

Selective Admission Program:

The information below shows the courses and requirements you need to graduate from this program. Some courses may need to be completed before you can enter the program and may have extra rules, like a required minimum grade. Please contact the Health Sciences office or visit the program page for more information on how to apply.

Nursing Program Courses - 34 Credit Hours

A grade of ‘C’ or higher is required for all ASN prefix courses.

ASN 110 Fundamentals of Nursing I Credits: 3
ASN 120 Fundamentals of Nursing II Credits: 4
ASN 125 Nursing Pharmacology Credits: 2
ASN 211 Nursing Life Span I Credits: 4
ASN 215 Adv Nursing-Psy/Mental Hlth Credits: 2
ASN 221 Nursing Life Span II Credits: 4
ASN 226 Maternal/Newborn Nursing Credits: 2
ASN 231 Nursing Life Span III Credits: 5
ASN 236 Pediatric Nursing Concepts Credits: 2
ASN 240 Community Health & Management Credits: 3
ASN 250 Prof Nursing Integration Credits: 3

Biological Clinical Sciences - 12 Credit Hours

General Education Requirements - 19 Credit Hours

Mathematical Sciences - 3 credit hours

Any higher level MTH course will satisfy this requirement

MTH 128 Contemporary Mathematics Credits: 3
MTH 128S Cont Mathematics with Support Credits: 4
MTH 129 Introductory Statistics Credits: 3
MTH 130 Algebra for Calculus Credits: 3
MTH 130S Algebra for Calculus With Support Credits: 4

Written Communication - 3 credit hours

ENG 100 Composition I With Support Credits: 5
ENG 101 Composition I Credits: 3
ENG 102 Composition II Credits: 3

Natural Sciences - 7 credit hours

Any higher level CHM course will satisfy the chemistry requirement.

BCS 132 Health Sciences Nutrition Credits: 3
CHM 101 Introductory Chemistry Credits: 4

Civics Course - 3 credit hours

PLS 101 American Government and Politics Credits: 3
HST 120 U.S. History I: to 1865 Credits: 3
HST 130 U.S. History II: 1865-Present Credits: 3

Social & Behavioral Sciences - 3 credit hours

PSY 110 Introduction to Psychology Credits: 3
PSY 130 Life Span Development Psychology Credits: 3