May 30, 2024  
2024-2025 WNCC College Catalog 
    
2024-2025 WNCC College Catalog

Associate Degree of Nursing (AD-N)


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The Associate Degree of Nursing (AD-N) requires successful completion of 72 credit hours of nursing and general education courses.  After successful completion of the AD-N program, graduates are eligible to take the National Council Licensure Examination for the Registered Nurse.

Total Credits

The Associate Degree of Nursing requires 72 credit hours.  The student must successfully complete 22 credits of general education / prerequisite requirements (see link below) and be College Algebra ready for the program.  Fifty (50) hours of program specific coursework is required.

General Education Total Credits: 18 Credits


Written Communication


(3 Credits)

Quantitative Reasoning


(4 Credits)

Social Science


(3 Credits)

Additional Prerequisite Courses


Total Additional Prerequisite Courses: 4 Credits


Required Program Specific Coursework


Students will be required to complete program specific coursework after completing all prerequisites and being accepted to the AD-N program.

Program Specific Coursework: 50 Credits


Minimum Total Credits for AD-N: 72 Credits


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