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Practical Nursing Program Requirements for North Carolina

To receive the Diploma in Practical Nursing, students must earn 48.5 semester credit hours. The program requires a minimum of 4 semesters, which is equivalent to 15 months or 60 weeks of instruction. The program requirements are as follows:

Program Requirements

Core Curriculum

BIO114Anatomy and Physiology I with Terminology

2
BIO114LAnatomy and Physiology with Terminology I Lab

1
BIO118Anatomy and Physiology II with Terminology

2
BIO118LAnatomy and Physiology II with Terminology Lab

1
COR104Freshman Orientation

1
COR107Study Skills

0.5
ENG114College Composition

1.5
NUR111Dosage Calculations

1
NUR134Pharmacology

1.5
NUR174Concepts of Nursing I

2.5
NUR177Concepts of Nursing II

3
NUR179Concepts of Nursing III

3
NUR205Medical Surgical Nursing I

3

NUR206Medical Surgical Nursing II

4

NUR207Medical Surgical Nursing III

3

NUR235Acute Care Nursing I

4

NUR236Acute Care Nursing II

4

NUR237Acute Care Nursing III

4

NUR238Role Transition

4

PSY106Normal Life Span

1

PSY111Introduction to Psychology

1.5

Contact hours: 1,736

Diploma program length: minimum weeks of instruction, 60 weeks;

Maximum satisfactory time frame for completion is 90 weeks.