The Nursing & Allied Health Department/Allied Health Certificate
Purpose: This curriculum is designed to provide educational preparation for individuals who plan to apply to a health career program.
Occupational Objectives: Completion of this certificate will prepare individuals to further their education in a health career program.
Admission Requirements: Admission requirements include a high school diploma or GED. Satisfactory completion of the College placement tests in pre-algebra, writing, and reading. Students who do not meet required placement levels must enroll in developmental studies courses. A student may complete developmental courses while being in the certificate. Students intending to apply to the Nursing Programs should be taking the required prerequisites of biology, chemistry, and computer literacy in addition to the minimum requirements of the career study cerificate.
Graduation from the Allied Health program down not guarantee admission into the GCC Associate in Applied Science Nursing program or the Certificate Program in Practical Nursing or other Health Career Programs.
Objectives:
Provide part-time students with certification for their educational efforts.
Provide a feeder path for the Associate in Applied Science degree in Nursing or the Practical Nursing Certificate Program, the NVCC/GCC Dental Hygene Program, or other Health Career Programs.
Allied Health Preparation Curriculum:
| STD | 100 | ............. | ........... | Orientation |
| ENG | 111 | ............. | ........... | College Composition I |
| ENG | 112 | ............ | ........... | College Composition II |
| Humanities | ........... | ............ | ........... | Any Course from ART,ENG(Literature),HUM,MUS,PHI REL |
| or Foreign Language(Any student desiring to take Literature must have taken ENG 112) | ||||
| NAS | 161 | ............ | ........... | Health Science I |
| NAS | 162 | ............. | ........... | Health Science II |
| PSY | 230 | ............. | ........... | Developmental Psychology |
| SOC | 200 | ............. | ............ | Principles of Sociology |
| Selected Course Option | ........... | ......... | ............ | See course listing below * |
| Total Minimum Credits | ........... | ............. | ............ | 27 |
*Nursing AAS Selective Course Options
Note: Informational meetings regarding the Germanna Nursing program are held at the Locust Grove Campus. See Nursing Home Page for dates.
Contact Information:
Phone (540) 423-9821
Fax (540) 423-9865, TTY: (540) 423-9888
E-mail: nursing@germanna.edu