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)
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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 |
- *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.
