Program Information
The Associate in General Education (AGE)-Nursing is designed for students who wish to begin their study toward the Associate in Nursing degree and a Baccalaureate degree in Nursing as based on Blocks 1 through 3 of the Uniform Articulation Agreement between the University of North Carolina’s Registered Nurse (RN) to Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) programs and the North Carolina Community College Associate Degree Nursing Programs which was approved by the State Board of Community Colleges and the UNC Board of Governors in February 2015. The AGE-Nursing shall be granted for a planned program of study consisting of a minimum of 60 semester hours of credit (SHC) of courses.
Program Learning Outcomes
The College has identified essential learning outcomes that all students should demonstrate in the course of their educational program.
Communication Fluency
The student constructs sustained, coherent arguments, narratives, and/or explications of technical processes.
Quantitative Inquiry
The student computes accurate and relevant calculations AND/OR (either will satisfy).
The student presents valid interpretation of quantitative information.
Engaging Diverse Perspectives
The student interprets personal, social, and/or global issues/ideas from different perspectives.
Knowledge Integration
The student assembles evidence relevant to a problem/question AND/OR (any will satisfy);
The student evaluates the significance of a problem/question AND/OR;
The student applies evidence to analyze a problem/question.
Collaboration
The student collaborates to achieve common goals.
Information Technology
The student employs appropriate and relevant information technology