Curriculum Overview The sequence of courses listed on this page is carefully planned to maximize integration of non- nursing courses with nursing courses. Some students elect to take all or most of the non-nursing courses before starting the Nursing Program or in summer school thus lessening the course load during the two-year sequence of the program. This option is highly recommended for students who plan to be employed during their studies at GCC. However, once admitted to the Program, all required courses must be completed by the end of the semester that they are listed in. ADN Program Curriculum 2023-24 The sequence of courses listed on this page is carefully planned to maximize integration of non- nursing courses with nursing courses. Some students elect to take all or most of the non-nursing courses before starting the Nursing Program or in summer school thus lessening the course load during the two-year sequence of the program. This option is highly recommended for students who plan to be employed during their studies at GCC. However, once admitted to the Program, all required courses must be completed by the end of the semester that they are listed in. Course Credits Lecture Hours Clinical Lab Hours Weekly Hours First Semester - First Year NUR 101A Fundamentals of Nursing 4 4 4 NUR 101C Fundamentals of Nursing Clinical 4 12 12 NUR 114 Clinical Reasoning: Thinking Like a Nurse 1 1 1 BIO 215 Human Anatomany & Physiology I ** 4 3 2 5 PSY 101 Principles of Psychology ** 3 3 3 Subtotal 19 14 14 28 ADN Bridge Option 1 NUR 111 Introduction to Nursing Process (between 1st and 2nd semester of 1st year) 1 1 1 Second Semester - First Year NUR 106 Pediatric Nursing * 2 2 2 NUR 106C Pediatric Nursing Clinical * 2 12 12 NUR 108A Maternity Nursing 2 2 2 NUR 108C Maternity Nursing Clinical * 2 12 12 BIO 216 Human Anatomy & Physiology II ** 4 3 2 5 SOC 101 Principles of Sociology ** 3 3 3 PSY 217 Human Growth & Development ** 3 3 3 Subtotal 18 13 26 39 ADN Bridge Option 2 NUR 112 Introduction to Professional Nursing and the Nursing Process (summer prior to 2nd year) 2 2 2 First Semester - Second Year NUR 201A Medical-Surgical Nursing I 4 4 4 NUR 201C Medica-Surgical Nursing I Clinical 4 12 12 NUR 203A Mental Health Nursing 3 3 3 NUR 203C Mental Health Nursing Clinical * 1 6 6 BIO 205 Microbiology ** 4 3 3 6 Subtotal 16 10 21 31 Second Semester - Second Year NUR 202A Medical-Surgical Nursing II 4 4 4 NUR 202C Medical-Surgical Nursing II Clinical 4 12 12 NUR 205 Entrance Into Nursing Practice Capstone 2 2 2 ENG 112, ENG 114 or ENG 116 3 3 3 Humanities elective 3 3 3 Subtotal 17 13 12 25 Total Credits 70 * Completed over one half of the semester ** All biological science courses have a five-year currency requirement and PSY 217 has a 7-year currency prior to entering the ADN Program. However, once admitted to the ADN Program, pre-requisite and non-nursing courses will not expire unless the student is requesting readmission after a break in curriculum progression. Updated July 18, 2023 Doc navigationCourse Descriptions → Was this article helpful to you? No Yes How can we help? Name Email Subject Message