General Education, A.G.E. - Nursing

A1030N 

Total credit hours: 60

Note: The intent of this pathway is to provide licensed RN’s and potential nursing students with the course sequence required for the BSN. This degree pathway alone will not lead to RN licensure or a BSN degree. The BSN degree must be obtained from a 4-year university.

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 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) 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.

Program Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the Associate in Arts, Associate in Science or Associate in General Education, the student should be able to:

1. Communicate effectively.
2. Think critically.
3. Demonstrate information literacy.
4. Demonstrate interdependence

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