West Shore Community College Catalog 2021-2022 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
West Shore Community College Catalog 2021-2022 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Nursing - Registered Nurse, AAAS


Registered Nurses (RNs) work as respected health professionals who help people stay healthy or get healthy. RNs provide and coordinate patient care, educate patients, and provide advice and emotional support to patients and their families. RNs work in hospitals, private homes, nursing homes, schools, and correctional facilities and often lead a team of other healthcare providers. The Institute of Medicine is encouraging all RNs to obtain bachelor’s degrees by 2020 and WSCC has multiple articulation agreements with four‐year universities allowing for transferability of classes.

Admission into Nursing Program is by competitive selection. Students must earn at least a 75% grade average in each course to continue in the program, but must earn a 2.7 (B‐) in BIO 232 .  Students must have completed first-year at WSCC (see Nursing - LPN Certificate and/or Level 1 of RN - AAAS) or possess Practical Nursing Licensure and have ANP 230  and  ANP 231  in the past eight years in order to be admitted to the program.  BIO 232 PHL 104 POL 151 COM 110  or COM 206  may be completed prior to the program.  A limited number of students are admitted on a part-time basis. 

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Level 1


Courses by Placement/Transfer


The following courses may be prerequisites for your program depending upon your placement scores or transfer evaluation. Advisors can assist you to integrate these into your program of study during your first semester at West Shore. Contact Student Services at 231.843.5510.

Program of Study


Total Nursing Courses Only: 10 Credit Hrs | 15 Contact Hrs

Semester Total: 17 Credit Hrs | 23 Contact Hrs

Total Nursing Courses Only: 10 Credit Hrs | 17 Contact Hrs

Semester Total: 17 Credit Hrs | 25 Contact Hrs

Total Hours Level 1: 34 Credit Hrs | 48 Contact Hrs (20 Credit hrs | 32 Contact Hrs Nursing Only)


* ANP 230  and ANP 231  must have been completed in the last eight years.

Level 2


Students must earn at least a 75% grade average or a grade of (C) in each course to continue in the program, but must earn a 2.7 (B-) in BIO 232 . Students must have completed first‐year at WSCC (see Nursing - LPN Certificate and/or Level 1 of RN ‐ AAAS) or possess Practical Nursing Licensure and have ANP I and II in the past eight years in order to be admitted to the program. ENG 111 , BIO 232  , PHL 104  , and POL 151  may be completed prior to entering the program.  A limited number of students are admitted on a part‐time basis.

Program of Study


Total Nursing Courses Only: 10 Credit Hrs | 17 Contact Hrs

Semester Total: 17 Credit Hrs | 25 Contact Hrs

Total Nursing Courses Only: 11 Credit Hrs | 20 Contact Hrs

Semester Total: 17 Credit Hrs | 26 Contact Hrs

Total Hours Level 2: 34 Credit Hrs | 51 Contact Hrs (21 Credit hrs | 37 Contact Hrs Nursing Only)


Total For AAAS in Nursing (1st and 2nd Levels): 68 Credit Hrs | 99 Contact Hrs