Page 296 of Antelope Valley College 2005-2006 Catalog by Antelope Valley Community College Lancaster California

294 Registered Nursing the enrollment process. NOTE: Foreign transcripts of high school and college work must be evaluated for equivalency to United States education by a credentials evaluation service. Subject and grade listing are required for college course work. The high school evaluation must state that the student has the equivalent of a 12th grade high school graduation in the United States. A list of credentials evaluation services is available from the Office of Admissions and Re cords or the Health Sciences Program Coordinator. Submit an Educational Planning and Evaluation Form provided by an AVC counselor. The counselor will evaluate progress toward graduation requirements and courses from other colleges for equivalency to AVC courses. Contact the Counseling Department for an appointment. Transfer students must submit a letter from their previous nursing program director indicating that they are eligible to return to their former program. LVNs applying for advanced placement need to submit a copy of their California license and proof of IV certification. Students transferring science courses should consult with a counselor and the dean. Not all science courses are equivalent to those at AVC. Submission of an enrollment form does not guarantee admission to the program. Incomplete applications will not be considered. seLeCtion proCedure For GeneriC students 1. Enrollment forms are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Students will be accepted into the ADN program in numerical order until each class is filled. Students are advised of acceptance or non acceptance by mail. The student is responsible for informing the Health Sciences Program Coordinator of any change of address and/or telephone number. Eligible students who are not accepted for the semester they apply for do not need to reapply for enrollment. They will be placed on a list for admission into the next ADN class if they meet the prerequisites for that class. 2. A physical examination will be required after conditional acceptance into the program. The purpose of the examination is to ensure the absence of communicable disease and to ensure that the candidate is not adversely affected by physical and/or mental illness that may endanger the health and safety of a patient. Students will be required to submit evidence of the following immunizations: measles, mumps, rubella, chicken pox, tetanus (with booster) and hepatitis B. These immunizations are required by the facilities where students will be having clinical experiences. Antelope Valley College does not provide these immunizations. Curriculum Registered Nursing NOTE: Completion of BIOL 201 (college level general human anatomy with lab), BIOL 202 (college level general human physiology with lab), BIOL 204 (college level general microbiology with lab), and ENGL 101 (freshman composition) are prerequisites for the program. First Semester (14 units) NS 101, Principles of Nursing Science 8 *PHIL 106, Introduction to Philosophy3 * PSY 101, General Psychology 3 Second Semester (15 units) NS 102, Developmental and Health Deviation Self-Care Requisites for Women and Newborns 4 NS 103, Developmental and Health Deviation Self-Care Requisites for Patients with Chronic Illness 4 *MATH 102, Intermediate Algebra 4 * SOC 101, Introduction to Sociology 3 Third Semester (13.5 units) NS 201, Developmental and Health Deviation Self-Care Requisites Related to Mental Health of the Adolescent and Adult 3.5 NS 202, Developmental and Health Deviation Self-Care Requisites for Children 3.5 NS 203, Developmental and Health Deviation Self-Care Requisites in Acute Illness 3.5 * COMM 101, Introduction to Public Speaking 3 Fourth Semester (14 units) NS 204, Leadership and Management Skills in the Care of Adults with Health Deviation Self-Care Requisites 14 * These courses may be taken prior to enrollment in the program. NOTE: If you have catalog rights prior to academic year 2001-2002 you have the option to take a diversity studies course instead of Math 102. Please see a counselor for more information. Transfer Students Students transferring from other colleges must follow the enrollment procedure for all students. Transfer students must submit a letter from their previous nursing program director indicating that they are eligible to return to their former program. Eligible transfer students must complete NS 200, Nursing Transition, which is offered in the summer. A student may be granted credit for nursing courses taken at other colleges if the courses are comparable to AVCs ADN courses in content, hours and units. Course syllabi must be provided with the application packet to enable the ADN faculty to evaluate the course work for equivalency. The student must petition the faculty for transfer credit of nursing courses. (Please refer to Transfer and Challenge Policy and Procedures.) Challenge examinations are available for all nursing science courses. Transfer students must meet with a counselor prior to submitting an application for the ADN program to determine equivalency of science and general education

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