Practical Nursing Certificate
The Practical Nursing Program prepares students to practice safe, ethical bedside nursing in a structured care setting under the direct supervision of the registered nurse and/or physician or dentist. Students are prepared to function within guidelines established by the Alabama Board of Nursing.
Note that AAS degree, certificate, and short-term certificate programs are not designed to be transfer programs.
Requirements
Area I: Written Composition I and II
| ENG 101 | English Composition I | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Area II: Humanities and Fine Arts
| SPH 106 | Fund Of Oral Communication | 3 |
| | Or | |
| SPH 107 | Fund Of Public Speaking | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Area III: Natural Science and Mathematics
| MTH | MTH 100 or higher, including MTH 116 | 3 |
| BIO 201 | Human Anatomy/Physiology I | 4 |
| BIO 202 | Human Anatomy/Physiology II | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 11 |
Area IV: History, Social, and Behavioral Sciences
| PSY 210 | Human Growth & Development | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Area V: General Education Core, Technical Concentration, and Electives
| NUR 112 | Fundamental Concepts of Nursing | 7 |
| NUR 113 | Nursing Concepts I | 8 |
| NUR 114 | Nursing Concepts II | 8 |
| NUR 115 | Evidence Based Clinical Reasoning | 2 |
| ORI 106 | Transition to College and Career | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 26 |
Total Credit Hours: 46
Suggested Course Sequence for Full-Time Students
First Semester
| NUR 112 | Fundamental Concepts of Nursing | 7 |
| MTH | MTH 100 or higher, including MTH 116 | 3 |
| BIO 201 | Human Anatomy/Physiology I | 4 |
Semester 2
Third Semester
| SPH 106 | Fund Of Oral Communication | 3 |
| | Or | |
| SPH 107 | Fund Of Public Speaking | 3 |
| | | |
| NUR 114 | Nursing Concepts II | 8 |
| NUR 115 | Evidence Based Clinical Reasoning | 2 |
| ORI 106 | Transition to College and Career | 1 |