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Nursing Science

Associate in Science

Students who complete the Associate Degree in Nursing Science Program will acquire the knowledge and skills of the five critical competencies of safety/technical, critical thinking/clinical reasoning, communication, responsibility/accountability, and organization/prioritization.— Show Full Program Details

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These competencies are essential to the function of the Registered Nurse in the direct care of patients.

To earn an Associate in Science Degree with a major in Nursing, students complete prerequisite courses, 36 nursing specific units and General Education Degree Requirements.

These major requirements cover the core areas of Nursing, courses necessary for licensure, as well as the students' choice in preparation for the Registered Nurse licensing exam and/or transfer to an institution to earn a Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree. Upon completion of the Nursing Science Program, students will be eligible to take the NCLEX-RN examination leading to licensure as a Registered Nurse.

The student must have fulfilled all requirements as defined by the California State Board of Registered Nursing.

The Nursing Science Program is approved by the California State Board of Registered Nursing (BRN).

Contact information for BRN:

P.O.

Box 944210, Sacramento, California 94244-2100 (www.rn.ca.gov).

The Associate Degree nursing program at Moorpark College located in Moorpark, California is accredited by the:

Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) 3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400 Atlanta, GA 30326 (404) 975-5000 www.acenursing.org The most recent accreditation decision made by the ACEN Board of Commissioners for the Associate Degree nursing program is Continuing Accreditation.

View the public information disclosed by the ACEN regarding the program at http:

//www.acenursing.us/accreditedprograms/programSearch.htm The Moorpark College Associate Degree Nursing Program meets the state education requirements for a Registered Nursing license in the state of California.

Moorpark College has not determined if the Associate Degree Nursing Program at Moorpark College meets the state education requirements in any other state, any U.S.

Territory, or the District of Columbia..

Nursing Science Pathways

Pathways listed below are for the catalog year 2022-2023. Maps for previous years are available on each pathway page. What is a catalog year?

1. Moorpark College
  Nursing Science
  Associate in Science
  - 86.0 units
  - 6 terms
2. to Degree

Pathway 1: to Degree
A high-level transfer data for the to Degree.
Steps School Program Degree or Certificate Units Terms
1 Moorpark College Nursing Science Associate in Science 86.0 units 6 terms
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Steps	School	Program	Degree or Certificate	Units	Terms
1	Moorpark College	Nursing Science	Associate in Science	86.0 units	6 terms

Learning Outcomes

Learning outcomes help you work towards your educational goals.

apply the five critical competencies of safety/technical skills, critical thinking and clinical reasoning skills, communication skills, responsibility/accountability, and organization/prioritization skills essential to the function of registered nurses in the direct care of patients.

Nursing Science

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Nursing Science Pathways

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