San Antonio College 2009-2010 Academic Catalog [Archived Catalog]
Nursing Education
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Ruth Dryer-Richard, Chairperson
NAHC 378B, (210) 486-1203
www.alamo.edu/sac/nursing
The Department of Nursing Education offers:
- Associate of Applied Science (AAS) Degree in Nursing.
- Continuing nursing education.
The AAS Degree in Nursing at San Antonio College, accredited by the Board of Nursing (BON) for the state of Texas and the National League for Nursing (NLN, Accrediting Commission, 61 Broadway, 33rd Floor, New York, NY 10006, phone: 212-363-5555, fax: 212-812-0391), combines general education and nursing education in a two-year collegiate program. Students in the Nursing Program will be required to take nationally normed/standardized tests throughout the curriculum and to make a satisfactory score on such tests. In the last semester of the nursing curriculum, students will be required to make a satisfactory score on a comprehensive exit exam in order to be cleared to be eligible to sit for the NCLEX-RN. When the degree requirements are completed and the graduate is cleared by the Nursing Department, the graduate will be eligible to take the National Council’s Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN). If the NCLEX-RN is passed, the graduate will be licensed in the state of Texas as a registered nurse (RN).
All students requesting admission to the Department of Nursing Education should follow this sequence:
- Apply to San Antonio College for admission. An application to the college may be made online.
- Send official copies of all college course work to the Admissions and Records Office.
- Allow time for receipt and processing of transcripts (one to two weeks).
- Applicants considered for admission to the Nursing Program must:
- Be in good academic standing. (No scholastic probation)
- Have a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 or higher.
- Demonstrate mathematics competency.
- Have successfully completed a college-level course in anatomy & physiology.
After items 1-4 have been completed, applicants should talk to a counselor in the Counseling Center, located on the first floor of the Moody Learning Center (MLC), to determine academic eligibility. During the counseling session, the applicant’s eligibility status will be determined. Only applicants who are academically eligible will be able to complete the online application for the Nursing Program.
- Apply to Department of Nursing Education for admission. An application to the Department of Nursing is online.
After meeting all requirements, the applicant must still be admitted by the Admissions and Standards Committee of the Department of Nursing Education. Admission to the Nursing Program is competitive. The committee uses academic and technical standards in selecting applicants for admission to a program option.
All Nursing applications are required to show written evidence of immunization for:
- Hepatitis B, series of 3
- Rubella
- Diphtheria Tetanus Toxoid within past 10 years
- Varicella
- Current (within 1 year) of PPD for tuberculosis
All applicants under 35 years of age admitted to the Nursing Program are required to show written evidence of immunization for measles-mumps-rubella, which were administered after 1979. In addition, documentation of a current TB PPD test is required.
All applicants must have a current American Heart Association Healthcare Provider Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Card.
Every applicant accepted into the nursing program, must have a criminal background check and drug testing.
Admission into the Nursing Program does not guarantee successful completion of the program or the NCLEX-RN. The degree program requirements, which are in effect upon admission to the Nursing Program, will be those used for establishing graduation eligibility.
Program Options
Applicants must have received a letter of acceptance from the Department of Nursing Education and have acknowledged in writing their intention to enroll. Qualified applicants who have been admitted to the Nursing Program will be registered for one of the following program options: generic track or career mobility track.
Generic Track
Applicants must meet all admission requirements for the college and for the Nursing Program. All applicants will be admitted to this program option unless the applicant indicates otherwise.
Career Mobility Track
This program option is designed for those individuals who are licensed vocational nurses (LVNs) or licensed practical nurses (LPNs) and wish to complete their AAS Degree in Nursing in a shortened plan of study. In addition to being admitted into the Nursing Program, the applicant must:
- Submit proof of current LVN/LPN licensure.
- Submit proof of one year full-time LVN/LPN work experience within the last three years or graduation from an LPN/LVN program within one year of the date of application.
NOTE: It is strongly recommended that those LVN/LPNs entering the career mobility track option complete all or a majority of the academic courses prior to beginning nursing coursework. Students must complete the program study within 5 years of the date of acceptance.
Continuing Nursing Education
Non-credit, short-term continuing nursing education courses are offered by the Department of Nursing Education for licensed nurses on a continuing basis. The intent of these offerings is to further refine skills acquired by nurses in their pre-service education or to provide knowledge of newer developments in the occupation of nursing.
San Antonio College is an approved provider of continuing education by the Texas Nurses Association, an accredited provider by the American Nurses Credentialing Centers Commission on Accreditation.
For specific information about these course offerings and their requirements, contact the coordinator of continuing nursing education in the Department of Nursing Education.
Programs and Courses - Nursing Education Nursing Education
Associate of Applied Science
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