Associate in General Education - Nursing
A1030N
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's 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) courses.
A student who completes the 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 or his or her choice.
GENERAL EDUCATION (52 SHC)
English Composition
Group I
| ENG 111 | Writing and Inquiry | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
Group II
Select 3 SHC from the following courses
| ENG 112 | Writing/Research in the Disc | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| ENG 114 | Prof Research & Reporting | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
Humanities/Fine Arts
Group I
Select 6 SHC from the following courses
| ART 111 | Art Appreciation | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| MUS 110 | Music Appreciation | 3 | FA, SP |
| PHI 240 | Introduction to Ethics | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
Group II
Select 3 SHC from the following courses
| ENG 231 | American Literature I | 3 | FA, SP |
| ENG 232 | American Literature II | 3 | FA, SP |
Social/Behavioral Sciences
Group I
| PSY 150 | General Psychology | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| PSY 241 | Developmental Psychology | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| SOC 210 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
Group II
Select 3 SHC from the following courses
Group III
Select 3 SHC from the following courses
Natural Sciences
Required Courses
| BIO 168 | Anatomy and Physiology I | 4 | FA, SP |
| BIO 169 | Anatomy and Physiology II | 4 | SP, SU |
| BIO 275 | Microbiology | 4 | FA, SP, SU |
Students may receive credit for BIO 165 and BIO 166 in place of
BIO 168 and
BIO 169. Students may receive credit for BIO 175 in place of
BIO 275.
Additional Required Courses
Select 1 of 3 Groups
Group I
Group II
| CHM 130 | General, Organic, & Biochemistry | 3 | FA |
| CHM 130A | General, Organic, & Biochemistry Lab | 1 | FA |
Group III
| CHM 131 | Introduction to Chemistry | 3 | FA, SP |
| CHM 131A | Introduction to Chemistry Lab | 1 | FA, SP, SU |
Mathematics
Group I
| MAT 152 | Statistical Methods I | 4 | FA, SP, SU |
Group II
Select 3 SHC from the following courses
| MAT 143 | Quantitative Literacy | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| MAT 171 | Precalculus Algebra | 4 | FA, SP |
OTHER REQUIRED HOURS (8 SHC)
Required Course
| ACA 122 | College Transfer Success | 1 | FA, SP, SU |
Other Required Courses
Select 7 SHC from the following courses
| ART 111 | Art Appreciation | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| ART 114 | Art History Survey I | 3 | FA, SP |
| ART 115 | Art History Survey II | 3 | SP |
| COM 231 | Public Speaking | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| ECO 251 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 | FA, SU |
| ECO 252 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 | SP, SU |
| MUS 110 | Music Appreciation | 3 | FA, SP |
| PHI 240 | Introduction to Ethics | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| POL 120 | American Government | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| SPA 111 | Elementary Spanish I | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| SPA 181 | Spanish Lab 1 | 1 | FA, SP, SU |
| SPA 112 | Elementary Spanish II | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| SPA 182 | Spanish Lab 2 | 1 | FA, SP, SU |
Total Credit Hours: 60