Registered Nursing Program
The Registered Nursing Program at Jefferson State Community College is a two-year associate degree program accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. (ACEN) and approved by the Alabama Board of Nursing.
Nursing program graduates take the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) and are employed in area hospitals as beginning associate degree registered nurses.
The Nursing program combines general education and nursing courses in sequence that allows the student to develop basic skills to the practice of nursing. Nursing and general education courses are taught at all four Jefferson State Campuses.
Program Entrance Requirements
Students are admitted to the RN program every semester. Applications are evaluated on GPA, selected coursework, mathematical scores, and ACT scores. Admission will be on ranking scores. See the website for more information and updates at www.jeffersonstate.edu/nursing.
Informational handouts and the minimal requirement check sheet are available for pick up in the Advisor’s Offices or online at Nursing Application.
Standard Associate Degree
Nursing Curriculum
First Term
NUR 112 Fundamental Concepts of Nursing
MTH 100 Intermediate Algebra
BIO 201 Human Anatomy & Physiology I
Orientation Success
Second Term
NUR 113 Nursing Concepts I
ENG 101 English Composition I
PSY 210 Human Growth & Development*
BIO 202 Human Anatomy & Physiology II
Third Term
NUR 114 Nursing Concepts II
NUR 115 Evidence Based Clinical Reasoning
SPH 107 Public Speaking (or SPH 106)
Fourth Term
NUR 211 Advanced Nursing Concepts
BIO 220 Microbiology
Fifth Term
NUR 221 Advanced Evidence Based Clinical Reasoning
Humanities Elective
* PSY 200 will be waived if a student has not taken PSY 210 prior to admission to the FT program and the student wishes to take PSY 210 in the program.
Important Dates
All applications must be in by 4:30 p.m. on the deadline dates listed below:
- Summer 2024 nursing application deadline is: March 5, 2024
- The Fall 2024 nursing application deadline is: May 21, 2024
Starting fall 2024 for the 2025 program deadlines
- Fall 2025: May 10, 2025
- Spring 2025: September 27, 2024
- Summer 2025: February 23, 2025
Deadlines for application submission that fall on weekends will extend to the next business day. The Evening Track, St. Clair-Pell City Campus and Chilton-Clanton Campus Programs accept applications for the fall semester only.
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Pre-Nursing Advisor’s Contact Information
Kathleen Johnson
Advisor, Nursing & Allied Health
Jefferson Campus
Allen Library, room 100
[email protected]
(205) 856-7947
Kim Rigg
Advisor, Nursing & Allied Health
Shelby-Hoover Campus
General Sciences Building, room 100
[email protected]
(205) 983-5949
