Watts graduates are prepared for evolving and challenging careers in nursing with a broad-based academic and clinical education. Students first complete a cohort of prerequisite courses through Mount Olive College (MOC) and then focus solely on nursing during the remaining four, eighteen-week semesters.

 

The first semester of the nursing program provides a beginning understanding of the nursing profession and a theoretical foundation for subsequent courses. Students begin clinical rotations during the first few weeks of this semester and continue to gain experience in different clinical settings right up to graduation. During the next three semesters, students study and participate in the spectrum of health care services across the lifespan. Their clinical experiences reflect the complex and dynamic nature of today’s health care delivery system.

 

 

	PREREQUISITE COURSES
	Prerequisite Semester	Mount Olive College (Evening Classes: 6 PM - 10 PM)		Credit Hours (Semester)
		Anatomy and Physiology		4
		Introduction to Psychology		3
		Introduction to Sociology		3
		Human Growth and Development		3
		English		3
		Math		3
		Additional Courses Required for the Associate Degree in Health Science
		History		3
		Religion		3
		Total		25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

	NURSING COURSES
	Nursing  Semester	Watts School of Nursing (Full-Time Day Classes)		Credit Hours (Semester)
	First	N-1000 Basic Health Care Needs		12
		N-1550 Introduction to the Nursing Profession and the Health Care Delivery System		3
	Second	N-2000 Holistic Health Care of Adults		12
	Third	N-3000 Family Centered Care of Women and Children		12
	Fourth	N-4000 Advanced Health Care of Complex Clients		12
		N-4550 Challenges in Professional Nursing Practice		3
		Total		54