Course Catalog

15 Hours Theory | Credits: 0

This course is designed for beginning nursing students during their first semester of enrollment. The focus of this course will be on the cultivation of skills and behaviors necessary for both college and career success. Course topics include study strategies and skills, college survival, communication, engagement, technology, information literacy and 21st century skills with an emphasis on habits of the mind. This is a mandatory, no credit, no fee course.

45 Hours Theory | 30 Hours Laboratory |

90 Hours Self-Directed Study | Credits: 4.00

Anatomy and Physiology I forms the foundation for course work in the health-related professions. The course presents fundamental information and concepts needed by students in health-related professions. This course is presented as a foundation for all other nursing courses. Before one can understand illness or alteration from normal (pathology), it is necessary to understand the normal function of the body. This course will study the following aspects of human anatomy and physiology: organization of the human body, chemistry, cellular organization, histology, integumentary system, articulations, skeletal system, muscular system, and nervous system.

Prerequisite: Anatomy and Physiology I

45 Hours Theory | 30 Hours Laboratory | 90 Hours Self-Directed Study |

Credits: 4.00

Anatomy and Physiology II continues the foundation work covered in Anatomy and Physiology I. This course presents fundamental information and concepts needed by students in health-related professions. It is presented as a foundation for all other nursing courses. Before one can understand illness or alteration from normal (pathology), it is necessary to understand the normal function of the body. This course will continue to study the following aspects of human anatomy and physiology: endocrine system, cardiovascular system, respiratory system, digestive system, urinary system, reproductive system, development, and inheritance.

Prerequisite: Anatomy and Physiology I & II

45 Hours Theory | 30 Hours Laboratory, the hours for checking experiments vary | 90 Hours Self-Directed Study |

Credits: 4.00

Microbiology is designed to introduce the student to basic principles of health science. The course will focus on microbes, their metabolism, genetics, and their relationship to humans. Diseases related to body systems will be used to identify manifestations of pathogens. The scientific method will be used as an approach to determine emerging diseases, immunology, and epidemiology. These concepts will be integrated into the classroom and laboratory settings. The laboratory will require students to return to the lab outside of the scheduled lab hours in order to complete experiments started during scheduled hours.

Classroom laboratory will provide the opportunity for students to complete exercises related to identification of an unknown organism.

45 Hours Theory | 90 Hours Self-Directed Study | Credits: 3.00

English I provides a foundation in higher education reading and writing. Students read critically from various sources, analyzing readings in class discussions and writing. They will produce a 5-7 page, APA formatted research essay, demonstrating literature analysis. The course aims for students to see the connection between writing and other disciplines, emphasizing clear communication in academic pursuits.

45 Hours Theory | 90 Hours Self-Directed Study | Credits: 3.00

Prerequisite: English Composition I

This course continues English I’s work, focusing on composition. It enhances writing skills, introduces rhetorical forms, reviews APA format, and concludes with a research project, including a detailed research essay, emphasizing writing for students and healthcare professionals.

45 Hours Theory | 90 Hours Self-Directed Study | Credits: 3.00

This course gives a general overview of Psychology, discussing normal and abnormal mental processes. It reviews personal development, biological behavior basis, personality development theories, and socialization’s impact. The course also covers stress effects, coping behaviors, psychological disorders, and therapy modes.

45 Hours Theory | 90 Hours Self-Directed Study | Credits: 3.00

Life Span Development examines individual development from conception to death. It discusses growth patterns, historical, environmental, and change influences on human development. Students gain insights into their development and compare it with theoretical developmental stages. It discusses the family unit’s evolution in today’s society, focusing on family roles during illness or death, preparing students to recognize age-specific needs to support the healthcare team

45 Hours Theory | 90 Hours Self-Directed Study | Credits: 3.00

The course offers an introduction to sociology, exploring sociological perspective, social groups, social control, inequality, institutions, and social change principles.

90 Hours Theory | 90 Hours Clinical Practice | 30 Hours Laboratory | 180 Hours Self-Directed Study

Credits: 9.00

Prerequisites: English I, Anatomy & Physiology I & II, Psychology, Lifespan | Co-Requisites: English II, Microbiology

This course introduces nursing and healthcare concepts. Topics include Swanson’s Caring Behaviors, medication administration, assessment, nutrition, ethics, evidence-based practice, individual-centered care, and quality improvement. Students learn basic nursing skills in the classroom laboratory and apply them in clinical practice.

Pre-requisite: Introduction to Health Caring Concepts; A & P I & II; English II; Life Span; Psychology; Microbiology | Co-requisite: Nursing Pharmacology

105 Hours Theory | 135 Hours Clinical Practice | 30 Hours Laboratory | 210 Hours Self-Directed Study | Credits: 11.00

This course delves deeper into nursing concepts, emphasizing Swanson’s Theory of Caring. Topics include acid-base, metabolism, cellular regulation, and more. Students learn necessary nursing skills in the classroom and apply them in Rehabilitation care settings.

Prerequisites: English I, Anatomy & Physiology I & II, Psychology, Lifespan, NSG 110, English II, Microbiology | Co-requisites: NSG 120

30 Hours Theory | 60 Hours Self-Directed Study | Credits: 2.00

This course focuses on identifying prototype medications and safe drug administration. It covers pharmacotherapeutics principles and drug classifications for major diseases, emphasizing nursing interventions and patient education.

Pre-Requisite: Admission criteria, PN licensure | Co-requisite: Nursing Pharmacology, Microbiology, English II

30 Hours Theory | 30 Hours Laboratory | 60 Hours Self-Directed Study | Credits: 3.00

This course differentiates LPN and RN practice scopes, introducing evidence-based practice and nursing theory. Core competencies and Swanson’s Theory of Caring are major focuses.

105 Hours Theory | 180 Hours Clinical Practice | 210 Hours Self-Directed Study | Credits: 11.00

Pre-requisites vary

This course further develops nursing concepts, placing emphasis on various topics like cellular regulation, perfusion, and more. Clinical conferences facilitate theory to practice correlation.

120 Hours Theory | 180 Hours Clinical Practice | 240 Hours Self-Directed Study | Credits: 12.00

Various Pre-Requisites

This course deepens nursing concepts understanding. Topics include cellular regulation, perfusion, infection, and more. Clinical practice exposes students to different nursing settings in acute care and community health agencies.

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Phlebotomy technicians provide critical support to clinical practitioners by collecting and analyzing blood specimens, among other lab duties.

The Phlebotomy Training Program integrates theoretical, practical and interpersonal skills, providing the basis for the trainee to effectively perform as an entry-level phlebotomist upon completion of the program. The externship will be performed in a clinical laboratory or other healthcare facility, providing the trainee with the knowledge and skills necessary to take the national credentialing exam for phlebotomist.

• Classroom learning consists of 120 hours of lecture/lab time.
• Trainees will complete an externship and fulfill the requirement of a minimum of 50 successful venipunctures and 32 hours of externship.
• Good communication abilities, fine motor skills, and some mobility are required for phlebotomists to perform successfully in most clinical settings.

Nursing assistants provide direct care to clients in a variety of healthcare settings under the supervision of the professional nurse.

The Nursing Assistant Training Program integrates theoretical, practical and interpersonal skills, providing the basis for the trainee to effectively perform as an entry-level nursing assistant upon completion of the program.

• Classroom learning consists of 54 hours combined with a clinical practice requirement of 72 hours over 7 weeks.

The team-based learning model focuses on a high standard of clinical skills, medical ethics, and professionalism to meet the complex demands in medical offices, hospital clinics, outpatient care centers, and urgent care centers.

The training focuses in areas including laboratory testing, phlebotomy, obtaining vital signs, assisting with exams and minor outpatient procedures, medical coding, and patient scheduling.

This fast-paced training will require trainees to successfully demonstrate a range of administrative and clinical competencies. These include managing electronic medical records, medical coding, medical billing, patient scheduling, phlebotomy, laboratory testing, collecting and preparing specimens for microbiological testing, obtaining vital signs, assisting with exams and minor outpatient surgical procedures, maintaining infection control, sterilization techniques, and applying pharmacology principles to prepare and administer medications and vaccines.

• Classroom learning consists of 288 hours combined with an externship requirement of 160 hours typically completed over 12 weeks.
• The externship will be performed at a provider’s office or urgent care center, providing the trainee with the knowledge and skills necessary to take the national credentialing exam for medical assisting.

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