Nursing AAS, Day Session
Code: AAS.NURS.DAY
The Bergen Community College Nursing Program prepares its graduates to assume an entry-level position as a registered nurse.
Nursing students are actively involved as self-directed, responsible partners in the learning process.
Students are educated in the classroom, in the nursing skills and simulation laboratories and in a variety of clinical settings.
The program uses technology such as Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI) and the Human Child and Adult Patient Simulators to enhance learning, skills mastery and critical thinking in the application of the nursing process.
- Program Length: 2 academic years.
- Preadmission Test: Nursing Program Admissions Exam.
- GPA for admissions eligibility: 2.50
- High School prerequisite courses: Chemistry and Biology with labs and Algebra.
- College substitutions: CHM-112; BIO-109; MAT-040.
- Application Deadline: February 1 for fall admission.
- Program Admits: Fall semester. The day nursing program accepts students for fall only.
The Nursing Program is approved by the New Jersey State Board of Nursing and is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing.
Program Learning Outcomes
- Applies the Nursing Process while modeling clinical judgement to assist culturally diverse individuals, families, and groups in the promotion, maintenance and restoration of optimum health.
- Communicates effectively with individuals, families and other health team members.
- Practices within the legal and ethical framework of nursing.
- Incorporates technical resources for the improvement of nursing practice.
- Demonstrates quantitative reasoning skills in nursing practice.
- Integrates teaching and learning principles into nursing practice.
Career Pathways
Nurse: Hospital, Ambulatory Care, Nursing Home, Home Health, Community Health, Physician Office, Health Practitioner Office
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Recommended Semester Sequence
Fall Semester Level I
| BIO-109 | Anatomy and Physiology I | 4 |
| NUR-181 | Physical Assessment | 1 |
| NUR-182 | Pharmacology for Nurses | 1 |
| NUR-183 | Basic Concepts and Skills of Nursing | 6 |
| WRT-101 | English Composition I | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Spring Semester Level II
| BIO-209 | Anatomy and Physiology II | 4 |
| NUR-281 | Adult Health Nursing A | 4 |
| NUR-282 | Adult Health Nursing B | 4 |
| PSY-106 | Developmental Psychology: Lifespan | 3 |
| WRT-201 | English Composition II | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 18 |
Fall Semester Level III
Spring Semester Level IV
| NUR-290 | Adult Health Nursing C | 4 |
| NUR-291 | Adult Health Nursing D | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 11 |
General Education Requirements
Communication
| WRT-101 | English Composition I | 3 |
| WRT-201 | English Composition II | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 6 |
Humanities
One general education course selected from the Following fields: Arts (Art [ART], Music [MUS], Theatre Arts [THR], Cinema Studies [CIN]); History (HIS); Literature (LIT); Philosophy and Religion (PHR); World Languages and Cultures (LAN).
Social Sciences*
Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Technology
| BIO-109 | Anatomy and Physiology I | 4 |
| BIO-209 | Anatomy and Physiology II | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 8 |
Total Credit Hours: 20
Program Requirements
Total Credit Hours: 60
Specific Program Notes
Students are encouraged to take their courses in semester sequence order.
Please note that required courses may have prerequisites. Click on each course to view details.
*General Education Course List.
Students enrolled in this program ARE REQUIRED to successfully complete a course in basic algebra if indicated by Placement Testing.