Course Titles and Descriptions

Below are the general education and core course titles and descriptions for the A.S. in Vocational Nursing program.

75 Clock Hours/6 Quarter Credit Hours/4 Semester Credit Hours

Prerequisites: None

This course is the first of two courses covering the structure and function of human organ systems. The basics of the human body’s structures and functions will be discussed during lectures and labs. Between GE 020A and GE 020B, topics on all individuals’ major organ systems will be examined while considering them in health versus disease states.

This is a General Education Course.

75 Clock Hours/6 Quarter Credit Hours/4 Semester Credit Hours

Prerequisites: Complete GE 020A — Human Body in Health & Disease I with Lab with a “C” or better.

This is the second of two courses covering the structure and function of human organ systems. The basics of the human body’s structures and functions will be discussed during lectures and labs. Between GE 020A and GE 020B, topics on all major organ systems will be examined while considering them in health versus disease states.

This is a General Education Course.

45 Clock Hours/3 Semester Credit Hours

Prerequisites: None

This course covers the nutrient needs for maintaining positive nutritional status, including diets to fit specific health needs and primary nutritional care.

This is a General Education Course.

75 Clock Hours/6 Quarter Credit Hours/4 Semester Credit Hours

Prerequisites: None

This course presents basic microbiology concepts with practical applications to medicine, public health, and the environment, with isolation, enumeration, and microorganisms identification laboratory techniques.

This is a General Education Course.

45 Clock Hours/4.5 Quarter Credit Hours/3 Semester Credit Hours

Prerequisites: None

This course teaches students the skills they need to think for themselves—skills they will call upon in this course, other college courses, and the world that awaits. This course covers the core concepts with real-world examples and practice exercises. This is a General Education Course.

This is a General Education Course.

45 Clock Hours/4.5 Quarter Credit Hours/3 Semester Credit Hours

Prerequisites: None

This course gives students the math skills that provide a foundation for more advanced courses. Students will explore writing and solving linear and nonlinear equations, powers and exponents, quadratic equations, polynomials and factoring, graphing, and linear inequalities and functions.

This is a General Education Course.

45 Clock Hours/4.5 Quarter Credit Hours/3 Semester Credit Hours

Prerequisites: None

This course includes studying basic methods and concepts of sociology, which have broad academic relevance and can be applied to sociology and other academic disciplines.

This is a General Education Course.

45 Clock Hours/3 Semester Credit Hours

Prerequisites: None

This course includes studying basic methods and concepts of psychology, which have broad academic relevance and can be applied to the study of psychology and other academic disciplines.

This is a General Education Course.

45 Clock Hours/4.5 Quarter Credit Hours/3 Semester Credit Hours

Prerequisites: None

This course introduces students to reading various literary texts and teaches them the basic elements of fiction, poetry, and drama. The course teaches students how to write analysis, explication, and compare-and-contrast essays according to the literature.

This is a General Education Course.

45 Clock Hours/3 Semester Credit Hours

Prerequisites: None

This course introduces interpersonal relationships, group interactions, formal speaking, and skills development in listening, speech preparation, and oral presentation.

This is a General Education Course.