Registered Nursing

Associate of Applied Science

LPN to RN Program - 69-71 Semester Hours

Student Success Courses:				0-2 hours
____	UACC	1001	College Success (if required)	1 credit hour
____	UACC	1041	Study Skills (elective)	1 credit hour
English Courses:				6 hours
____	ENG	1013	Composition I	3 credit hours
____	ENG	1023	Composition II	3 credit hours
Mathematics Courses:				6 hours
____	MATH	0903	Intermediate Algebra (or higher)	3 credit hours
____	NSG	1213	Math for Nurses	3 credit hours
Biological Science Courses:				12 hours
____	BIOL	2004	Human Anatomy and Physiology I	4 credit hours
____	BIOL	2014	Human Anatomy and Physiology II	4 credit hours
____	BIOL	2104	Microbiology	4 credit hours
Social Science Courses:				6 hours
____	PSY	2003	General Psychology	3 credit hours
____	PSY	2023	Psychology of Human Development	3 credit hours
Nutrition Course:				3 hours
____	NUTR	1503	Nutrition	3 credit hours
Business Course:				3 hours
____	BUS	1213	Computer Applications	3 credit hours
Nursing Courses:				33 hours
____	NSG	2119	Nursing Process I	9 credit hours
____	NSG	2123	Nursing Practicum I	3 credit hours
____	NSG	2216	Nursing Process II	6 credit hours
____	NSG	2223	Nursing Practicum II	3 credit hours
____	NSG	2311	NCLEX-RN Preparation	1 credit hour
____	NSG	2318	Nursing Process III	8 credit hours
____	NSG	2323	Nursing Practicum III	3 credit hours

Students are encouraged to take UACC 1041 Study Skills their first semester to better equip them to make the transition from high school to college-level course work.

Nursing Assisting
Certificate of Proficiency

Practical Nursing
Technical Certificate

Admission

UACCM offers an innovative Associate of Applied Science in Nursing degree which enables individuals with a practical nursing license to move toward a registered nurse license. Admission into this program is competitive. Click Here to learn more about the admission process for Registered Nursing.

After UACCM

Upon successful completion of the registered nursing program, students may petition the Arkansas State Board of Nursing to sit for the NCLEX-RN exam.

Note

Admission to the registered nursing program is a competitive process. and selection policy.
The registered nursing program admits students in the spring semester each year.
UACCM offers the RN program through the Arkansas Rural Nursing Education Consortium (ARNEC), which includes six community colleges.