Career and College Promise Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) Pathway (P1032C)
Pathway
The Career and College Promise (CCP) ADN Pathway is designed for high school juniors and seniors who wish to begin their educational studies toward the Associate in Nursing degree and a Baccalaureate degree in Nursing. The Pathway is based on Blocks 1 through 3 of the Uniform Articulation Agreement between the University of North Carolina’s Registered Nurse to Bachelor of Science in Nursing 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.
A student who completes an Associate in Applied Science (AAS) in Nursing, which includes the courses listed below, with a GPA of at least 2.0 and a grade of C or better and completes the courses in Blocks 2-3 of the Uniform Articulation Agreement between the University of North Carolina’s Registered Nurse to Bachelor of Science in Nursing programs and the North Carolina Community College Associate Degree Nursing Programs with a GPA of at least 2.0 and a grade of C or better, 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.
NOTE: The minimum GPA for RCC’s Associate Degree program is 2.8 in general education courses. Applicants must have a GPA of 2.8 or greater in the Associate Degree and Nursing program general education courses by the published deadline date for submitting complete program checklists to the Admissions Office.
Course Sequence
These courses are contained in Block 1 of the Five Block Degree Plan located within the RN to BSN Articulation Agreement. Uniform Articulation Agreement between the University of North Carolina RN to BSN
| English Composition | |||
| The following English composition courses are required. | (6 SHC) | ||
| * ENG 111 Writing and Inquiry | |||
| * ENG 112 Writing/Research in the Disciplines | |||
| Humanities/Fine Arts | |||
| Select one course from the following: | (3 SHC) | ||
| * ART 111 Art Appreciation | * ART 114 Art History Survey I | * ART 115 Art History Survey II | |
| * HUM 115 Critical Thinking | * MUS 110 Music Appreciation | * MUS 112 Introduction to Jazz | |
| * PHI 215 Philosophical Issues | * PHI 240 Introduction to Ethics | ||
| Social/Behavioral Sciences | |||
| The following courses are required: | (6 SHC) | ||
| * PSY 150 General Psychology | and | * PSY 241 Developmental Psychology | |
| Natural Sciences | |||
| The following courses are required | (8 SHC) | ||
| * BIO 168 Anatomy and Physiology I | and | * BIO 169 Anatomy and Physiology II | |
| Other Required Hours – Academic Transition | |||
| The following course is required: | (1 SHC) | ||
| ACA 122 College Transfer Success | |||
| Total Semester Hours Credit (SHC) in Pathway: | 24 SHC | ||
*Denotes courses (23 Semester Hours of Credit) in Block 1 of the Five Block Degree Plan that are completed as part of the North Carolina Community College AAS Nursing degree.
For additional information about Blocks 2 and 3 of the Five Block Degree Plan located within the Uniform Articulation Agreement between the University of North Carolina RN to BSN
High school students in the CCP Associate Degree Nursing Pathway leading to the Associate in General Education Nursing (A1030N) program must complete the entire pathway before taking additional courses in the Associate in General Education Nursing (A1030N).
