Nursing Care Certificate (CT.NURNC 71356)

The Nursing Care certificate is designed for students seeking a career in the field of Nursing. Graduates will be eligible to sit for the SC Certified Nursing Assistant exam. Certified nursing assistants may be employed in a variety of settings from hospitals to long-term care and assisted living facilities. They may also work for agencies to provide home health services. Students enrolled in this program are subject to criminal background checks and drug screenings. Graduates of this program who have an overall GPA of 2.5 and meet other requirements may seek admission to the Associate Degree Nursing program.

Certificate Requirements

Required Core Subject Areas

AHS 117 - The Care of Patients Credit Hours: 4 *
AHS 120 - Responding to Emergencies Credit Hours: 2 *
BIO 210 - Anatomy & Physiology I Credit Hours: 4 *
BIO 211 - Anatomy & Physiology II Credit Hours: 4 *
BIO 225 - Microbiology Credit Hours: 4 *
COL 101 - College Orientation Credit Hours: 1 *
ENG 101 - English Composition I Credit Hours: 3 *
ENG 102 - English Composition II Credit Hours: 3 *
MAT 110 - College Algebra Credit Hours: 3 *
PSY 201 - General Psychology Credit Hours: 3 *
General Elective Credit Hours: 3 *
Humanities Elective Credit Hours: 3 *

General Elective

Take one course:

AHS 102 - Medical Terminology Credit Hours: 3
CHM 101 - General Chemistry I Credit Hours: 4
PSY 203 - Human Growth and Development Credit Hours: 3
RDG 101 - College Reading Credit Hours: 3

Humanities Elective

Take one course:

ART 101 - Art History and Appreciation Credit Hours: 3
ENG 201 - American Literature I Credit Hours: 3
ENG 202 - American Literature II Credit Hours: 3
ENG 205 - English Literature I Credit Hours: 3
ENG 206 - English Literature II Credit Hours: 3
ENG 209 - World Literature II Credit Hours: 3
HIS 101 - Western Civilization to 1689 Credit Hours: 3
HIS 102 - Western Civilization Post 1689 Credit Hours: 3
HIS 201 - American History: Discovery to 1877 Credit Hours: 3
HIS 202 - American History: 1877 to Present Credit Hours: 3
HSS 205 - Technology and Society Credit Hours: 3
MUS 105 - Music Appreciation Credit Hours: 3
PHI 101 - Introduction to Philosophy Credit Hours: 3

Completion Plan

First Semester

COL 101 - College Orientation Credit Hours: 1 (recommended terms: 1st 8-week) *
AHS 120 - Responding to Emergencies Credit Hours: 2 (recommended terms: 1st 8-week) *
AHS 117 - The Care of Patients Credit Hours: 4 (recommended terms: 2nd 8-week) *
BIO 210 - Anatomy & Physiology I Credit Hours: 4 *
ENG 101 - English Composition I Credit Hours: 3 *

Subtotal: 14 Credit Hours

Second Semester

BIO 211 - Anatomy & Physiology II Credit Hours: 4 *
ENG 102 - English Composition II Credit Hours: 3 *
MAT 110 - College Algebra Credit Hours: 3 *
PSY 201 - General Psychology Credit Hours: 3 *

Subtotal: 13 Credit Hours

Third Semester

BIO 225 - Microbiology Credit Hours: 4 *
@General Elective (select one) Credit Hours: 3
@Humanities Elective (select one) Credit Hours: 3

Subtotal: 10 Credit Hours

Total Credit Hours: 37

@General Electives: RDG 101 - College Reading ; CHM 101 - General Chemistry I OR CHM 105 - General Organic & Biochemistry ; AHS 102 - Medical Terminology ; PSY 203 - Human Growth and Development

@Humanities Electives: ART 101 - Art History and Appreciation ; ENG 201 - American Literature I ; *ENG 202 - American Literature II ; ENG 205 - English Literature I ; ENG 206 - English Literature II ; ENG 209 - World Literature II ; HIS 101 - Western Civilization to 1689 ; HIS 102 - Western Civilization Post 1689 ; HIS 201 - American History: Discovery to 1877 ; HIS 202 - American History: 1877 to Present ; MUS 105 - Music Appreciation ; HSS 205 - Technology and Society ; PHI 101 - Introduction to Philosophy

A co-requisite is a course that must be taken the same semester as another specified course.
A prerequisite is a course that must be completed in order to enter another specified course.

*Courses in this program that require a minimum grade of “C.”

Students must complete the certificate with a minimum GPA of 2.5 to be eligible to enter the Associate in Applied Science, major in Nursing degree and must also meet other program admission requirements.