About Associate Degree Nursing
Advisory Committee Membership
Accreditation Agency Info.
Admissions
Clinical Training Sites
Students in the Associate Degree Nursing Program are taught the knowledge and skills needed to work with patients and their families in a variety of health-care settings. Graduates are prepared to work collectively and collaboratively with other members of the health-care team to provide nursing care for patients and their loved ones. The graduate mat find employment in areas such as hospitals, clinics, home health-care agencies and physician's offices. A career in the field provides a vast range of employment and advancement opportunities. Registered nurses are in high demand both state and nationwide. Beginning salaries usually range upward from $15 to $20 per hour.
Advisory Committee Members - A.D.N
Advisory Committee Members are from Community, Business and Health Care Facilities. All have expressed interest in education of future nurses.
Accreditation Agency
The Board of Nursing for the State of Texas
333 Guadalup, Suite 3-460
Austin, TX 78701
Admissions
The Associate Degree Nursing Program (ADN) is a two-year (six-semester) program leading to an A.A.S. The Board of Nurse Examiners for the State of Texas has granted full accreditation status to this program (BNE, 333 Guadalup, Suite 3-460, Austin, TX 78701.) Upon satisfactory completion of all requirements in the degree program, graduates are eligible to apply to take the NCLEX-RN Examination to become a registered nurse.
To be considered for acceptance into the program, applicants must complete the admission process. Advanced placement of Licensed Vocational Nurses by challenge examination may be requested. However, Licensed Vocational Nurses must meet the necessary qualifications required by the ADN Program. Transfer applicants are considered for admission on an individual basis. Day and evening programs are offered at the Coleman College of Health Sciences for August admissions only.
Requirements for admission consideration are as follows: MINIMUM grade point average (GPA) of 2.0; and college ready; BIOL 2401; ENGL 1301; PSYC 2301; and RNSG 1301 WITH A GRADE OF "C" OR HIGHER before June 1 of the year in which the student wishes to be considered for admission into the ADN Program. Note: BIOL 2401, BIOL 2402 and PSYC 2314 must have been taken within five years of admission; RNSG 1301 must have been taken within two years of admission. All remaining academic courses must be taken prior to, or concurrent with, the nursing curriculum. Applicants are encouraged to complete the REQUIRED ACADEMIC CORE courses prior to admission.
A grade of “C” or higher must be attained in each course to advance in the program of study. All courses must be completed in sequence according to the nursing curriculum. Due to limited space, even though an applicant meets admissions requirements, the applicant is not automatically assured admission into the ADN Program. The College may refuse admission to an applicant. Readmission applicants (those students who have withdrawn from or failed any course with a NURS/RNSG prefix) must complete a Readmission Application. The Readmission Application must be received by the Coleman College for Health Sciences A.D.N. office by the following dates: Fall Semester, June 1; Spring Semester, October 1; Summer Semester, March 1.
Readmission is considered on an individual basis and is dependent on available class space. All courses in the nursing curriculum must be completed within four (4) years from the date of a student’s registration in the first course with a RNSG prefix. All courses with RNSG prefix require a cumulative score of 75 percent to successfully pass the course.
Persons interested in applying should contact a counselor at the Coleman College of Health Sciences. For further information, please see the general applications procedures for Health Science programs. The capstone for the Nursing AAS is RNSG 2170.
For additional information, call 713-718-7230 or e-mail mary.clark@ hccs.edu.
All applicants are required to attend an Information Session for A.D.N. Program. They are held each month on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday at 12 noon and 3rd Thursday at 5 PM in the Coleman College for Health Sciences Auditorium, 1900 Pressler Street.
Clinical Training Sites
Clinical training sites are with various facilities in the Texas Medical Center and outlying areas.
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