The Associate in General Education (AGE) – Nursing is designed for students who wish to begin their study toward the Associate in Nursing degree and a Baccalaureate degree in Nursing as based on Blocks 1 through 3 of the Uniform Articulation Agreement between the University of North Carolina’s Registered Nurse (RN) to Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) 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 in February 2015. The AGE-Nursing shall be granted for a planned program of study consisting of a minimum of 60 semester hours of credit (SHC) of courses.
A student who completes an Associate in Applied Science (AAS) in Nursing with a GPA of at least 2.0 and a grade of C or better in the AGE-Nursing courses listed below 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.
Upon successful completion of this program, the student should be able to:
- Read, comprehend, and summarize scholarly and/or research-based writing.
- Compose unified, coherent compositions that reflect effective organizational strategies and a working knowledge of the writing process.
- Distinguish simple/compound interest or use polynomial, exponential, logarithmic functions for real-world modeling, fostering analytical, conclusive, and predictive skills in quantitative scenarios.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the anatomy of the skeletal system and its physiological processes.
- Locate, evaluate, and use information to analyze problems, synthesize data, make logical decisions, and resolve problems.
A.A.S. in General Education Nursing (A1030N)
2026-2027 Catalog
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Program of Study
| Fall Semester | |||
| ACA 122 | College Transfer Success | 1 | |
| BIO 168 | Anatomy & Physiology I | 4 | |
| ENG 111 | Writing and Inquiry | 3 | |
| * | Math Elective | 3,4 | |
| Spring Semester | |||
| BIO 169 | Anatomy & Physiology II | 4 | |
| MAT 152 | Statistical Methods I | 4 | |
| * | English Composition Elective | 3 | |
| ## | Humanities/Fine Arts 1 | 3 | |
| Summer Semester | |||
| * | Biology Elective | 3,4 | |
| PSY 150 | General Psychology | 3 | |
| Fall Semester | |||
| * | Chemistry Elective | 4 | |
| ## | Humanities/Fine Arts 2 | 3 | |
| SOC 210 | Introduction To sociology | 3 | |
| PSY 241 | Developmental Psychology | 3 | |
| Spring Semester | |||
| * | History Elective | 3 | |
| * | Literature Elective | 3 | |
| * | Sociology Elective | 3 | |
| # | Social/Behavioral Science Elective 1 | 3 | |
| # | Social/Behavioral Science Elective 2 | 2,3 | |
| Elective Options | |||
| **BIOLOGY ELECTIVE | |||
| Select one course from the following: | |||
| BIO 175 | General Microbiology | 3 | |
| BIO 275 | Microbiology | 4 | |
| **CHEMISTRY ELECTIVE | |||
| Select 4 SHC from the following: | |||
| CHM 131/131A | Intro to Chemistry/Lab | 4 | |
| CHM 151 | General Chemistry I | 4 | |
| **ENGLISH COMPOSITION ELECTIVE | |||
| Select one course from the following: | |||
| ENG 112 | Writing/Research in the Disc | 3 | |
| ENG 114 | Professional Research & Reporting | 3 | |
| **MATH ELECTIVE | |||
| Select one course from the following: | |||
| MAT 143 | Quantitative Literacy | 3 | |
| MAT 171 | Precalculus Algebra | 4 | |
| **HISTORY ELECTIVE | |||
| Select one course from the following: | |||
| HIS 111 | World Civilizations I | 3 | |
| HIS 112 | World Civilizations II | 3 | |
| HIS 131 | American History I | 3 | |
| HIS 132 | American History II | 3 | |
| **HUMANITIES/FINE ARTS ELECTIVE | |||
| Select two courses from the following: | |||
| ART 111 | Art Appreciation | 3 | |
| HUM 115 | Critical Thinking | 3 | |
| MUS 110 | Music Apperciation | 3 | |
| MUS 112 | Introduction to Jazz | 3 | |
| PHI 215 | Intro to Ethics | 3 | |
| PHI 240 | |||
| **LITERATURE ELECTIVE | |||
| Select one course from the following: | |||
| ENG 231 | American Literature I | 3 | |
| ENG 232 | American Literature II | 3 | |
| **SOCIAL/BEHAVIORALSCIENCE ELECTIVES | |||
| Select 6-7 SHC courses from the following: | |||
| ACC 120 | Principles of Financial Accounting | 4 | |
| ACC 121 | Principles of Managerial Accounting | 4 | |
| ART 113 | Art Methods and Materials | 3 | |
| ASL 111 | Elementary ASL I | 3 | |
| ASL 112 | Elementary ASL II | 3 | |
| ASL 181 | ASL Lab 1 | 1 | |
| ASL 182 | ASL Lab 2 | 1 | |
| ASL 211 | Intermediate ASL I | 3 | |
| ASL 212 | Intermediate ASL II | 3 | |
| ASL 281 | ASL Lab 3 | 1 | |
| BIO 110 | Principles of Biology | 4 | |
| BIO 111 | General Biology I | 4 | |
| BIO 112 | General Biology II | 4 | |
| BIO 140 | Environmental Biology | 3 | |
| BIO 140 | Environmental Biology Lab | 1 | |
| BIO 155 | Nutrition | 3 | |
| BIO 163 | Basic Anatomy & Physiology | 5 | |
| BUS 110 | Introduction to Business | 3 | |
| BUS 115 | Business Law I | 3 | |
| BUS 137 | Principles of Management | 3 | |
| CHM 132 | Organic and Biochemistry | 4 | |
| CHM 152 | General Chemistry II | 4 | |
| CIS 110 | Introduction to Computers | 3 | |
| CIS 115 | Intro to Programming & Logic | 3 | |
| CJC 111 | Introduction to Criminal Justice | 3 | |
| CJC 113 | Juvenile Justice | 3 | |
| CJC 121 | Law Enforcement Operations | 3 | |
| CJC 141 | Corrections | 3 | |
| CJC 212 | Ethics and Community Relations | 3 | |
| COM 110 | Introduction to Communication | 3 | |
| COM 120 | Intro to Interpersonal Communication | 3 | |
| COM 231 | Public Speaking | 3 | |
| CTS 115 | Info. Systems Business Concepts | 3 | |
| ECO 251 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 | |
| ECO 252 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 | |
| **SOCIAL/BEHAVIORALSCIENCE ELECTIVES | |||
| Select one course from the following: | |||
| EDU 131 | Child, Family, and Community | 3 | |
| EDU 144 | Child Development I | 3 |
- *Universal General Education Transfer Component Courses cannot be substituted.
- *If applicable, students must meet the receiving university’s foreign language and/or health and physical education requirements, prior to or after, transfer to the senior institution.
- NOTE: Students are required to take ACA 122 in their first semester.
Get a head start on your BSN at WCC, then transfer to one of the following UNC System BSN Programs:
- Appalachian State University
- Fayetteville State University
- East Carolina University
- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical University
- North Carolina Central University
- University of North Carolina Charlotte
- University of North Carolina Greensboro
- University of North Carolina Pembroke
- University of North Carolina Wilmington
- Western Carolina University
- Winston- Salem State University
Students are encouraged to reach out to their preferred transfer university to verify the selection of transfer courses.
