The Associate in Arts Degree Nursing Program is designed to prepare beginning graduate nurses to assume careers as registered nurses in a variety of health care settings including clinics, schools, hospitals, long-term care facilities and business organizations. Included in the curriculum is a combination of general education and clinical nursing courses. The core clinical nursing courses extend over a period of two years and integrate theory and practical experience into an increasingly complex set of learning outcomes. The core clinical nursing courses extend over two semesters and a summer session. Graduates find employment in acute and long term care settings, health maintenance organizations, psychiatric settings and physician offices.
Many graduates continue their studies in the registered nurse program.
The licensed practical nurse who graduates from a program other than Howard Community College may qualify to enter The Nursing Program with advanced standing through an LPN Pathway Sequence. The LPN Pathway curriculum option is a mechanism which allows the LPN who meets specified criteria to bypass the first two nursing courses of the regular RN program, enter a specially designed course in the summer, and upon passing that course, enter the sophomore year of the program. This accelerated option builds on the LPN s knowledge and skills while providing the new learning needed for licensure and practice as a registered nurse. Thank you for visiting the Nursing Page . This webpage was created by Patrick L. Finley, Associate Professor, Division of Health Sciences.