Nursing, A.A.S.

Program Notes

• This program prepares students to meet the educational requirements for licensure in the state of Illinois. For information about how this program may meet licensure requirements in other states, see State Licensure/Certification Information on the Parkland website.
• This is a selective admissions program-students must be admitted into the program before taking NUR courses. See the selective admissions page  for more information regarding admission, progression, and graduation.
• CNA or equivalent is preferred for admission to the RN program.

Requisite conditions to be met prior to scoring for admission:

• Attain college reading, writing, and mathematics placement:
  • Current placement out of MAT 072 - Mathematical Literacy  or completion of college level math within the past five years. Note: developmental math expires in two years.
  • Placement into ENG 101 - Composition I  and college level reading.
• For students who are non-native speakers of English, establish English proficiency prior to applying through:
  • Minimum TOEFL iBT scores in reading, listening, speaking, and writing: 20-22-26-20; or
  • Minimum IELTS scores in reading, listening, speaking, and writing: 6.5-6.5-8-5.5.

Minimum admission score:

• Achieve a selective admissions score of 2.75 or above.

Requirements for remaining in the program and graduation:

• Complete program requirements for graduation within a maximum of 6 semesters. At least one nursing course with a clinical component or lab must be taken each semester to remain in the program.
• Maintain a 2.5 minimum program GPA.
• Maintain a 2.5 minimum GPA in NUR courses. Program grading scales are higher than the traditional college scale.
• Attain at least a grade of C or higher in each program course including general education courses.
• Pass all clinical and lab requirements as specified in the course syllabus and core competencies.
• Complete the required standardized testing requirements as stated in each course syllabus.
• Demonstrate Level 4 behaviors and competencies as defined in the National League for Nursing (NLN) Core Clinical Competencies document in the Program Handbook.
• Adhere to the Parkland Code of Ethics; the Essential Qualifications for Nursing; and the American Nurses Association (ANA) Code of Ethics.

Graduation Requirements

Suggested Full-time Sequence

Suggested Part-time Sequence

Students wishing to pursue course work on a part-time basis should complete the courses marked with † before admission to the nursing program. See Program Notes for further explanation of requirements once admitted. Gen Ed and other non-NUR required courses can be taken prior to the semester recommended, but courses cannot be postponed past the semester scheduled in the full-time sequence.

Once the student is admitted to the nursing program, all courses in the first semester must be completed in order to progress to the second semester. The same is required for each subsequent semester.