RN to BSN - Nursing

The Associate in General Education - Nursing (AGE-Nursing)

The Associate in General Education (AGE) in Nursing is designed for students who wish to begin their studies toward the Associate in Nursing degree and a Baccalaureate degree in Nursing at a four-year college or university.

Course Selection Guide

This course selection guide has been developed by referencing the Uniform Articulation Agreement (UAA) between the University of North Carolina RN to BSN programs and the North Carolina Community College System Associate Degree Nursing programs and the RN to BSN requirements on the websites of the four -year universities. Indicated below are the stated requirements for those institutions within the restrictions defined by the UAA. In order to be eligible, students must have entered a NC community college nursing program on or after Fall 2015 and earn an AAS with a GPA of at least 2.0 and a grade of C or better in all RN to BSN classes

Students should print out and save the baccalaureate degree plan (BDP) for their major and intended transfer university.

Printable Nursing Course Selection Guide (pdf).

BLOCK I – 23 SHC (“Semester Hours of Credit”)

Block 1 consists of certain prerequisite nursing courses that are taken as a part of all North Carolina community college AAS nursing programs

English Composition (6 SHC)

Durham Tech / UAA Requirement	App State	ECU	FSU	NCAT	NCCU	UNCC	UNCG	UNCP	UNCW	WCU	WSSU
ENG 111 Writing & Inquiry	ENG 111	ENG 111	ENG 111	ENG 111	ENG 111	ENG 111	ENG 111	ENG 111	ENG 111	ENG 111	ENG 111
ENG 112 Writing/Research in the Disciplines	ENG 112	ENG 112	ENG 112	ENG 112	ENG 112	ENG 112	ENG 112	ENG 112	ENG 112	ENG 112	ENG 112

Humanities/Fine Arts (H/FA) (3 SHC)

Select one course.

Durham Tech /UAA Requirement	App State	ECU	FSU	NCAT	NCCU	UNCC	UNCG	UNCP	UNCW	WCU	WSSU
One course selected from ART 111, ART 114, ART115, HUM 115, MUS 110, MUS 112, PHI 215, PHI 240	HUM 115	Any	HUM 115	Any	Any	ART, DRA, or MUS	Any	PHI 215 or 240	PHI 215 or 240	Any	Any

Human Anatomy and Physiology with Lab (8 SHC)

The sequence of BIO 165 and 166 are also accepted but are not offered at Durham Tech.

Durham Tech / UAA Requirement	App State	ECU	FSU	NCAT	NCCU	UNCC	UNCG	UNCP	UNCW	WCU	WSSU
BIO 168—Anatomy and Physiology I	BIO 168	BIO 168	BIO 168	BIO 168	BIO 168	BIO 168	BIO 168	BIO 168	BIO 168	BIO 168	BIO 168
BIO 169—Anatomy and Physiology I	BIO 169	BIO 169	BIO 169	BIO 169	BIO 169	BIO 169	BIO 169	BIO 169	BIO 169	BIO 169	BIO 169

Social Science (6 SHC)

Durham Tech / UAA Requirement	App State	ECU	FSU	NCAT	NCCU	UNCC	UNCG	UNCP	UNCW	WCU	WSSU
PSY 150—General Psychology	PSY 150	PSY 150	PSY 150	PSY 150	PSY 150	PSY 150	PSY 150	PSY 150	PSY 150	PSY 150	PSY 150
PSY 241—Developmental Psychology	PSY 241	PSY 241	PSY 241	PSY 241	PSY 241	PSY 241	PSY 241	PSY 241	PSY 241	PSY 241	PSY 241

BLOCK II – 18-19 SHC

Block II consists of additional general education requirements that are not a part of an AAS degree but are required to earn a BSN.

English Literature (3 SHC)

Select one course.

Durham Tech / UAA Requirement	App State	ECU	FSU	NCAT	NCCU	UNCC	UNCG	UNCP	UNCW	WCU	WSSU
One course selected from ENG 231, ENG 232	ENG 231	Any	Any	Any	Any	Any	Any	Any	Any	Any	Any

History (3 SHC)

Select one course.

Durham Tech /UAA Requirement	App State	ECU	FSU	NCAT	NCCU	UNCC	UNCG	UNCP	UNCW	WCU	WSSU
One course selected from HIS 111, 112, 131, 132	HIS 111	Any	Any	Any	HIS 112	HIS 111 or 112	HIS 111 or 112	Any	Any	Any	Any

Fine Art(3 SHC)

Select one additional course not taken in Block I

Durham Tech / UAA Requirement	App State	ECU	FSU	NCAT	NCCU	UNCC	UNCG	UNCP	UNCW	WCU	WSSU
One course not selected above from ART 114, ART 115, MUS 110, MUS 112	ART 111	Any	Any	Any	Any	Any	Any	Any	Any	Any	Any

Mathematics (3-4 SHC)

Select one course.

Durham Tech / UAA Requirement	App State	ECU	FSU	NCAT	NCCU	UNCC	UNCG	UNCP	UNCW	WCU	WSSU
One course selected from MAT 143, MAT 171	MAT 143	MAT 171	MAT 143	Any	MAT 171	Any	Any	Any	Any	Any	Any

Sociology (6 SHC)

Select SOC 210 and one additional course. SOC 213, 230 and SOC 240 are also accepted but are not offered at Durham Tech.

Durham Tech / UAA Requirement	App State	ECU	FSU	NCAT	NCCU	UNCC	UNCG	UNCP	UNCW	WCU	WSSU
SOC 210—Introduction to Sociology	SOC 210	SOC 210	SOC 210	SOC 210	SOC 210	SOC 210	SOC 210	SOC 210	SOC 210	SOC 210	SOC 210
One course selected from SOC 220, 225	Any	Any	Any	Any	Not required	SOC 225	Any	Any	Any	Any	Any

BLOCK III – 17-18 SHC

Block III consists of additional nursing or other requirements that are not a part of an AAS degree but are required to earn a BSN. Please note, individual RN to BSN programs may require a maximum of two elective courses to meet additional school-specific degree requirements that are not a part of the RN to BSN AA. In no case may these two additional requirements necessitate completing more than 128 credits in order to earn a BSN.

Mathematics (4 SHC)

Durham Tech / UAA Requirement	App State	ECU	FSU	NCAT	NCCU	UNCC	UNCG	UNCP	UNCW	WCU	WSSU
MAT 152 — Statistical Methods I	MAT 152	MAT 152	MAT 152	MAT 152	MAT 152	MAT 152	MAT 152	MAT 152	MAT 152	MAT 152	MAT 152

Microbiology with Lab (4 SHC)

BIO 175 is also accepted but is not offered at Durham Tech.

Durham Tech / UAA Requirement	App State	ECU	FSU	NCAT	NCCU	UNCC	UNCG	UNCP	UNCW	WCU	WSSU
One course selected from BIO 175 or 275—Microbiology	Any	Any	Any	Any	BIO 275	Any	Any	BIO 275	BIO 275	BIO 275	BIO 275

Chemistry with Lab (4 SHC)

CHM 130/A are also accepted but are not offered at Durham Tech.

Durham Tech / UAA Requirement	App State	ECU	FSU	NCAT	NCCU	UNCC	UNCG	UNCP	UNCW	WCU	WSSU
One course selected from CHM 131 and 131A, CHM 151	Any	Any	Any	Any	CHM 131/A	Any	Any	Any	CHM 151	Any	Any

Electives (6 SHC)

Select two elective courses.

At NCCU, students must take 8 hours of general education courses at NCCU. If the student did not take CHM 131/A, we recommend CHEM 1500(L), Chemistry and Human Life (4)); HEDU 1541, Fitness (2); and your choice of sociology or economics (3).

Courses that fulfill the World Cultures requirement at Western Carolina include GEO 111, POL 220, REL 110, ART 117, or ASL 111/181. 

Durham Tech / UAA Requirement	App State	ECU	FSU	NCAT	NCCU	UNCC	UNCG	UNCP	UNCW	WCU	WSSU
ECO 251, ECO 252, POL 120 or transferable electives	HUM 110 POL 120	ECO 251 or 252 POL 120	COM 231  HEA 110 or PED 110	Any	COM 231 FL 112 HEA 110 PED 110	Any	Any	Any	FL 112 PED 110	COM 231 HEA 110 World Cultures	Any

BLOCK IV – 30-34 SHC

Block IV consists of credit awarded by the community college for the nursing course content taken as a part of the AAS degree program. These credits are awarded only after an RN student has successfully completed one or two initial nursing courses.

BLOCK V – 30-34 SHC (May vary depending on credit allocation from Block IV)

Block V consists of university-based courses that are taken as a part of the RN to BSN program. The number of awarded credits in blocks 1 through 5 must total between 120 and 128 (the number of credits required to earn a BSN at the UNC constituent institutions’ RN to BSN programs.

Guaranteed Admissions Pathways

Durham Tech has partnered with several universities to develop guaranteed admissions pathways for a seamless transition into their baccalaureate programs for eligible students who complete a Durham Tech university transfer degree (AA, AS, AFA, and AE). Students must apply for acceptance into these programs.

View more information about Guaranteed Admissions Pathways and the list of universities.  

Associate in Applied Science (AAS) Degree

Western Governors University (WGU)

Durham Tech has partnered with Western Governors University (WGU) to develop bilateral agreements, for a seamless transition into their baccalaureate programs. Durham Tech students who complete the Associate of Nursing AAS degree may transfer into one of the following programs:

• BS Nursing (RN to BSN)
• MS Nursing - Education (RN to MSN)
• MS Nursing - Leadership (RN to MSN)
• MS Nursing - Nursing Informatics (RN to MSN)

Also see Nursing university transfer options.