Associate in General Education - Nursing (AGE) 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 1-3 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).

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.

I. General Education Core (54 Semester Hours Credit)

A. English Composition (6 SHC)

Course Number	Title	Class Hours	Lab Hours	Credits
ENG 111	Writing and Inquiry	3	0	3
ENG 112	Writing/Research in the Disciplines	3	0	3

B. Humanities/Fine Arts (9 SHC)

Course Number	Title	Class Hours	Lab Hours	Credits
ART 111	Art Appreciation	3	0	3
ENG 231	American Literature I	3	0	3
MUS 110	Music Appreciation	3	0	3

C. Social/Behavioral Sciences (15 SHC)

Course Number	Title	Class Hours	Lab Hours	Credits
HIS 131	American History I	3	0	3
PSY 150	General Psychology	3	0	3
PSY 241	Developmental Psych	3	0	3
SOC 210	Introduction to Sociology	3	0	3
SOC 213	Sociology of the Family	3	0	3

D. Natural Sciences (16 SHC)

Course Number	Title	Class Hours	Lab Hours	Credits
BIO 168	Anatomy and Physiology I	3	3	4
BIO 169	Anatomy and Physiology II	3	3	4
BIO 275	Microbiology	3	3	4
CHM 131	Introduction to Chemistry	3	0	3
CHM 131A	Intro to Chemistry Lab	0	3	1
	(CHM 131/131A or higher)

E. Math (8 SHC)

Course Number	Title	Class Hours	Lab Hours	Credits
MAT 152	Statistical Methods I	3	2	4
MAT 171	Precalculus Algebra	3	2	4

II. Other Required Hours (7 SHC)

Academic Transition (1 SHC)

Course Number	Title	Class Hours	Lab Hours	Credits
ACA 122	College Transfer Success	0	2	1

Social Behavioral Science/Elective (6 SHC)

Course Number	Title	Class Hours	Lab Hours	Credits
COM 231	Public Speaking	3	0	3
POL 120	American Government	3	0	3

TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION: 61

Degree	College Transfer
Yes	No