Pathway to Nursing (PADN.AA)

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The Pathway to Nursing consists of courses required within the Nursing program and additional coursework to meet a Liberal Arts Associate of Arts degree. Please refer to the Nursing, AAS (ADN.AAS) degree for program-specific courses.

Note: Bold font indicates courses (or course options) which are required within the Nursing, AAS program.

General Education Requirements: 35-40

A. Freshman Composition: 6

ENG 101 - English Composition I Credits: 3
ENG 102 - English Composition II Credits: 3

B. Mathematics: 3-4

MAT 142 - College Mathematics Credits: 3 (or higher)
- May require prerequisite of MAT 101 or MAT 121 depending on placement

C. Arts and Humanities: 6

Choose two courses with different prefixes from the following:

ART 111 - Design I Credits: 3
ART 112 - Design II Credits: 3
ART 130 - World Art History I Credits: 3
ART 171 - Ceramics I Credits: 3
ART 175 - Sculpture I Credits: 3
ART 230 - World Art History II Credits: 3
EDU 200 - Children’s Literature Credits: 3
ENG 137 - Introduction to Literature Credits: 3
ENG 138 - Creative Writing I Credits: 3
ENG 233 - English Literature I Credits: 3
ENG 234 - English Literature II Credits: 3
ENG 235 - American Literature I Credits: 3
ENG 236 - American Literature II Credits: 3
HUM 150 - Humanities I - Gods, Myths, and Empires Credits: 3
HUM 151 - Humanities II - Reason, Conquest, and Industry Credits: 3
HUM 250 - Introduction to Cinema Credits: 3
MUS 101 - Appreciation and Literature of Music Credits: 3
PHI 101 - Introduction to Philosophy Credits: 3
PHI 205 - Comparative World Religions Credits: 3

D. Social and Behavioral Sciences: 6

PSY 101 - Introduction to Psychology Credits: 3

Choose one course from the following:

ANT 102 - Cultural Anthropology Credits: 3
BUS 206 - Microeconomics Credits: 3
BUS 207 - Macroeconomics Credits: 3
HIS 131 - History of the United States I Credits: 3
HIS 132 - History of the United States II Credits: 3
HIS 135 - Western Civilization I Credits: 3
HIS 136 - Western Civilization II Credits: 3
POS 120 - American National Government Credits: 3
SOC 131 - Introduction to Sociology Credits: 3
SOC 140 - Race and Ethnic Relations Credits: 3

E. Physical and Biological Sciences: 8-10

BIO 181 - General Biology I (Majors) with Lab Credits: 4
BIO 201 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I with Lab Credits: 4

F. Options: 6

BIO 202 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II with Lab Credits: 4
CIS 110 - Introduction to Computer Information Systems Credits: 3

Total Credit Hours: 35-40

Elective Options: 27

After consulting with an advisor, choose 27 transferable* credits from the Course Equivalency Guide (CEG) excluding courses already used for the AGEC - A. Please choose the Mohave Community College link.

*A transferable course is defined as an MCC course that transfers to all three Arizona state universities (Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University, and University of Arizona).

Additional requirements:

CHM 130 - Fundamental Chemistry with Lab Credits: 4 or higher (Required for the Nursing Pathway)
BIO 205 - Microbiology with Lab Credits: 4 (Required for the Nursing, AAS program)
COM 121 - Interpersonal Communication Credits: 3 (Required for the Nursing, AAS program)

Note: **PSY 245 may be taken instead of PSY 101 if other courses have satisfied the Social & Behavioral Sciences requirement.