{"id":739,"date":"2026-06-16T10:32:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T14:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/xnursing\/?post_type=docs&p=739"},"modified":"2026-07-08T07:44:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T11:44:51","slug":"curriculum","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/nursing\/docs\/handbook\/pnc\/curriculum\/","title":{"rendered":"Curriculum"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nursing curriculum is organized and based on concepts and principles aspired to by GCC’s Principles of Education. The curriculum design flows from these principles as seen below.<\/p>\n

\"Graphic<\/p>\n

Course descriptions<\/strong> can be found in the academic catalog<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Course<\/th>\nCredits<\/th>\nLecture Hours<\/th>\nLab Hours<\/th>\nClinical Hours<\/th>\nWeekly Hours<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
FALL SEMESTER<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nur 103A Fundamentals of Practical Nursing*<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NUR 103C Fundamentals of Practical Nursing Clinical*<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
BIO 194 Comprehensive Anatomy & Physiology**<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PSY 101 Principles of Psychology<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
JANUARY INTERSESSION<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NUR 105C Practical Nursing Clinical*<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n24<\/td>\n24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SPRING SEMESTER<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NUR 107A Nursing Care of Patients & Families*<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NUR 107C Nursing Care of Clients and Families Clinical<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PSY 217 Human Growth and Development<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MAY-JUNE TERM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NUR 109A Advanced Concepts in Practical Nursing*<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NUR 109C Advanced Concepts in Practical Nursing Clinical<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/td>\n24<\/td>\n<\/td>\n24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
* Offered only in the semester listed
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