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 Programswhich 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) of courses.
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.
Upon successful completion of this program, the student should be able to:
- Read, comprehend, and summarize scholarly and/or research-based writing.
- Compose unified, coherent compositions that reflect effective organizational strategies and a working knowledge of the writing process.
- Distinguish simple/compound interest or use polynomial, exponential, logarithmic functions for real-world modeling, fostering analytical, conclusive, and predictive skills in quantitative scenarios.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the anatomy of the skeletal system and its physiological processes.
- Locate, evaluate, and use information to analyze problems, synthesize data, make logical decisions, and resolve problems.
A.A.S. in General Education Nursing (A1030N)
Program of Study
| Fall Semester | |||
| ACA-122 | College Transfer Success | 1 | |
| BIO-168 | Anatomy & Physiology I | 4 | |
| ENG-111 | Writing and Inquiry | 3 | |
| * | Math Elective | 3,4 | |
| Spring Semester | |||
| BIO-169 | Anatomy & Physiology II | 4 | |
| MAT-152 | Statistical Methods I | 4 | |
| * | English Composition Elective | 3 | |
| ## | Humanities/Fine Arts Elective | 3 | |
| Summer Semester | |||
| * | Biology Elective | 3,4 | |
| PSY-150 | General Psychology | 3 | |
| Fall Semester | |||
| * | Chemistry Elective | 4 | |
| ## | Humanities/Fine Arts Elective | 3 | |
| SOC-210 | Introduction To sociology | 3 | |
| PSY-241 | Developmental Psychology | 3 | |
| Spring Semester | |||
| * | History Elective | 3 | |
| * | Literature Elective | 3 | |
| * | Sociology Elective | 3 | |
| # | Social/Behavioral Science Elective | 3 | |
| # | Social/Behavioral Science Elective | 2,3 |
Electives:
* Biology Electives – BIO 175, BIO 275
* Chemistry Electives – CHM 131/CHM 131A or CHM 151
* English Electives – ENG 112, ENG 114
* Math Electives – MAT 143, MAT 171
* History Electives – HIS 111, HIS 112, HIS 131, HIS 132
## Humanities/Fine Arts Electives – ART 111, HUM 115, MUS 110, MUS 112, PHI 215, PHI 240
* Literature Electives – ENG 231, ENG 232
# Social/Behavioral Science Electives – BIO 155, COM 231, ECO 251, ECO 252, HEA 110, HEA 112, POL 120, SPA 111, SPA 112
* Sociology Electives – SOC 212, SOC 225
Notes:
- Universal General Education Transfer Component Courses cannot be substituted.
- If applicable, students must meet the receiving university’s foreign language and/or health and physical education requirements, prior to or after, transfer to the senior institution.
Get a head start on your BSN at WCC, then transfer to one of the following UNC System BSN Programs:
- Appalachian State University
- Fayetteville State University
- East Carolina University
- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical University
- North Carolina Central University
- University of North Carolina Charlotte
- University of North Carolina Greensboro
- University of North Carolina Pembroke
- University of North Carolina Wilmington
- Western Carolina University
- Winston- Salem State University
Students are encouraged to reach out to their preferred transfer university to verify the selection of transfer courses.
Dean of Allied Health & Sciences
Department: Faculty
Phone: (252) 246-1333
Email: myelverton@wilsoncc.edu
Office: G222a
