Nursing AS


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 Degree Program Mentor

 Misty Gray, DNP, MSN/Ed., RN

 Program Director/Assistant Professor
 405-382-9287
 m.gray@sscok.edu
 Division Office: 405-382-9205

 For additional information regarding this degree, contact the   Degree Program Mentor.

 


Program Objective
The objective of the Nursing Associate in Applied Science is to prepare students to pass the NCLEX licensing exam and enter the workforce as a registered nurse. Graduates of the program are eligible to apply to write the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) for registered nurses.

Minimum Admission Standards
College GPA of 2.50 in twelve or more credit hours applicable to the nursing degree and must have passed with a minimum grade of C, NURS 1104 Pre-Nursing and BIOL 1214 Principles of Biology. (All courses applicable to nursing degree for which a grade was transcribed must be included in GPA calculation.)
or
Applicants with eleven credit hours or less applicable to the nursing degree must have a cumulative high school GPA of 3.00 or greater and a composite ACT score of at least 19 taken within the past five years.

Competitive Admission
In addition to meeting minimum standards for candidacy for admission, students desiring to be accepted into the SSC Nursing Program must complete an application for admission and be selected through a competitive admission process.


Entrance Requirements

  1. American Health Association CPR Certification (less than 1 year old).
  2. Criminal Background check (less than 3 months old).
  3. Cleared or negative random urine drug test.
  4. Specific documentation of immunization history (requirements supplied by the nursing program after admission into the program).
  5. Enrollment into health requirements tracking program.
  6. Purchase of ATI and Books/Ebooks prior to first day of class.


Graduation Requirements

  1. At least 70 designated semester credit hours.
  2. Grade of C or better required in all courses.
  3. Grade Point Average of 2.0 or better.
  4. Fifteen semester credit hours in attendance at SSC.
  5. Completion of Graduate Exit Survey.

Minimum total hours required for Associate degree: 70


Course Requirements

General Education Requirement

General Education Requirement: 21


GOV 1113 American National Government
HIST 1483 American History Survey to 1877 or
HIST 1493 American History Survey since 1877
ENG 1113 Composition I
ENG 1213 Composition II
PSY 1113 General Psychology
BIOL 1214* Principles of Biology
STSC 1002 Learning Strategies

Technical-Occupational Support Requirements

Technical-Occupational Support Requirements: 12


BIOL 2114 Human Anatomy
BIOL 2214 Human Physiology
BIOL 2224 Microbiology

Technical-Occupational Requirements

Technical-Occupational Requirements: 37


Enrollment in NURS courses other than NURS 1104 requires formal admission to the SSC Nursing Program


NURS 1104 Pre-Nursing
NURS 1113 Nursing Pharmacology
NURS 1214 Medical Surgical Nursing I
NURS 1213 Medical Surgical Clinical I
NURS 1225 Maternal, Newborn & Pediatrics
NURS 2214 Medical Surgical Nursing II
NURS 2223 Medical Surgical Clinical II
NURS 2225 Psychosocial Nursing
NURS 2226 Leadership in Nursing Capstone

The combination of BIOL 1114 General Biology and CHEM 1114 Introduction to Chemistry may be substituted for BIOL 1214 Principles of Biology.

NURS 1104 Pre-Nursing needs to be completed within two years of admission to nursing program. If NURS 1104 is older than two years, it must be repeated and may not be covered by federal
financial aid.

Plus an additional 484 Clinical Hours performed in Med-Surg Clinical 1; Maternal/Newborn; Med-Surge Clinical II; Psych; Leadership.

 

PDF copy of course requirements

 

Program Accreditation
The Associate Degree Nursing Program at Seminole State College, located in Seminole, OK is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), 3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400 Atlanta, GA 30326, (404) 975-5000.

In addition, the Seminole State College Nursing Program is approved by the Oklahoma Board of Nursing.

Majoring in Nursing at SSC
Majoring in nursing at SSC requires formal admission to the Nursing Program. Students with the intention of applying for formal admission should select Health Sciences as their major with a Nursing Emphasis. Formal admission to the nursing program is a rigorous and competitive process. See the PDF copy of course requirements for more information on the admissions process and criteria


Nursing Program Information

Outcomes:

NCLEX Pass Rates and Completion Rates for the past 5 Years 

 

2017 Pass Rate = 84.21%                               2017 Completion Rate = 79.3% 

2018 Pass Rate = 77.27%                               2018 Completion Rate = 62.9% 

2019 Pass Rate = 90.00%                               2019 Completion Rate = 71.8% 

2020 Pass Rate = 67.74%                              2020 Completion Rate = 67.0% 

2021 Pass Rate = 60.00%                               2021 Completion Rate = 79.7% 

 

Numbers of Applicants, Admissions and Graduates for the Last 5 Years 

2017-2018 Applicants = 107         2017-2018 Admissions = 54          2017-2018 Graduates = 23 

2018-2019 Applicants = 98           2018-2019 Admissions = 64          2018-2019 Graduates = 20 

2019-2020 Applicants = 115         2019-2020 Admissions = 70          2019-2020 Graduates = 31 

2020-2021 Applicants = 87           2020-2021 Admissions = 62          2020-2021 Graduates = 45 

2021-2022 Applicants = 89           2021-2022 Admissions  = 57        2021-2022 Graduates = 41