Hold a current, unrestricted Colorado nursing license. Successful completion of a refresher course approved by the Colorado Council on Nursing Education, or the equivalent. After the student has been admitted to the College of Nursing, there will be 41 credits awarded by articulation for nursing transfer credit. Students who do not meet equivalent transfer credit minimums may do additional course work as Health Science or General Education electives to meet the 56 general education credit requirements. The Health Care Services degree provides a foundation in general education as well as a broad understanding of health care environments and delivery systems.
Students can choose options in emergency health, radiology, or forensics.
The radiology option is upper-division only. Students with associate degrees in other allied health fields will be considered for transfer. To ensure a smooth transfer of all courses, students are encouraged to select from the Community College CORE courses that will satisfy general education requirements for the BSN or BHS degree. BIOL 205 - Nutrition for Health Sci. Students who have a chemistry course that includes organic and biochemistry can substitute an alternative science or health science course for the second chemistry course.