Nursing AS

 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

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 of Applied Science (AAS) nursing program at Seminole State College at the Seminole State College campus 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

The most recent accreditation decision made by the ACEN Board of Commissioners for the AAS nursing program is continuing accreditation with conditions. 

View the public information disclosed by the ACEN regarding this program at https://www.acenursing.org/acen-programs-05202024/seminole-state-college.

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