Ivy Tech Community College, Southwest Indiana
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Registered Nursing (RN)
The Associate of Science in Nursing Program is designed to accommodate two groups of students: those who are entering a nursing program for the first time and those licensed practical nurses or certified paramedics seeking educational mobility to the associate-degree level. As a graduate of the ASN program, you will be eligible to apply to take the NCLEX-RN examination to become registered nurses. You may seek immediate employment as nurses or choose to transfer their credits to a four-year institution offering a baccalaureate degree.

The Paramedic to Associate of Science Nursing program is a class product of Community Based Job Training Grant offered through the United States Department of Labor.

Sample careers in this field: Registered nurse

GENERAL EDUCATION -- 31 - 33 CREDITS
    Anatomy and Physiology I 3
    Anatomy and Physiology II 3
    English Composition 3
    Life Skills Elective 1
    Introduction to Psychology 3
Choose one of the following:
    Fundamentals of Public Speaking 3
    Introduction to Interpersonal Communication 3
Choose one of the following:
    Exposition and Persuasion 3
    Technical Writing 3
Choose one of the following:
    The Art of Geometry 3
    Concepts in Mathematics 3
Choose one of the following:
    Lifespan Development 3
    Abnormal Psychology 3
    Introduction to Sociology 3
    Multicultural Studies 3
Choose two of the following:
    Advanced Human Physiology 4
    General Microbiology I 4
    Microbiology I 3
    Introductory Chemistry I 3
    Chemistry I 4
    Physics I 4
PROFESSIONAL / TECHNICAL CORE -- 38 CREDITS
    Fundamentals of Nursing 3
    Fundamentals of Nursing Lab 1
    Medical-Surgical Nursing I 2
    Medical-Surgical Nursing I Lab 2
    Medical-Surgical Nursing I Clinical 2
    Pharmacology for Nursing 3
    Medical Surgical Nursing II 3
    Medical Surgical Nursing II Clinical 2
    Maternal-child Nursing 3
    Maternal Child Nursing Clinical 2
    Health Care Concepts in Nursing 1
    Complex Medical-Surgical Nursing for the ASN 3
    Complex Medical Surgical Nursing for the ASN Clinical 4
    Nursing Care of the Complex Family 2
    Nursing Care of the Complex Family Clinical 2
    Psychiatric Nursing 2
    Psychiatric Nursing Clinical 1
TOTAL CREDITS 69 - 71
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"Ivy Tech was the opening door to my success. It allowed me to figure out who I was and develop leadership. I now hold a bachelor's degree in Nursing Science due to the transfer of credits to Indiana State University, and I am currently working on my master's degree."
Rebecca Halon
Nursing Technical Cert., '02
Staff Nurse, IU Hospital