May 13, 2024

Dallas College Catalog 2024-2025

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Dallas College Catalog 2024-2025

Associate of Science Degree with a Field of Study in Nursing

Location(s): Brookhaven, El Centro, Mountain View, North Lake

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This plan is an official Field of Study Degree approved by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

Offered on Brookhaven, El Centro, Mountain View and North Lake Campuses

This is a new award effective Fall 2020.

Degree Code: AS.FS.NURSING

This degree plan is designed to meet the needs of students who plan to major in Nursing and transfer to a four-year college or university. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board approves the field of study in Nursing included in this degree. This degree plan will constitute a semester credit hour transfer block to any public Texas four-year college or university with a Nursing Major.

Transferring students shall not be required to repeat courses transferred as part of the field of study curriculum. Completion of the field of study curriculum shall not prevent a receiving institution from requiring additional lower-division courses that may be necessary for specific degree programs. Because of the complexity of requirements, student must plan very carefully and work with an advisor/counselor.

In order to be eligible to receive this A.S. degree, a student must:

Complete a minimum of 60 credit hours including all the required courses listed;
Earn a grade of “C” or better in ENGL 1301 and the selected college-level mathematics course;
Receive a GPA (2) of at least 2.00 (“C”);
Meet all Texas Success Initiative (TSI) standards and course prerequisites; and
Complete at least 25% of the credit hours required for graduation through instruction by Dallas College.

Students who plan to transfer must work closely with an advisor/counselor.

This degree completes all Core Curriculum course requirements.

This page includes Coordinating Board (CB) Codes.

Courses Required for the A.S. Degree with a Field of Study in Nursing

Communication (CB010)

Select EACH of the following:

ENGL 1301 - Composition I (3 Credit Hours) (a grade of “C” or better is required)
ENGL 1302 - Composition II (3 Credit Hours)

Semester Credit Hours Required: 6

Mathematics (CB020)

Select the following:

(A grade of “C” or better is required.)

MATH 1342 - Elementary Statistical Methods (3 Credit Hours)

Semester Credit Hours Required: 3

Life and Physical Sciences (CB030)

Select EACH of the following:

Semester Credit Hours Required: 8

Language, Philosophy and Culture (CB040)

Select ONE of the following:

Semester Credit Hours Required: 3

Creative Arts (CB050)

Select ONE of the following:

Semester Credit Hours Required: 3

American History (CB060)

Select EACH of the following:

Semester Credit Hours Required: 6

Government/Political Science (CB070)

Select EACH of the following:

Semester Credit Hours Required: 6

Social and Behavioral Sciences (CB080)

Select the following:

BIOL 1322 - Nutrition and Diet Therapy (3 Credit Hours)

Semester Credit Hours Required: 3

Component Area Option (CB090)

Select ONE of the following:

Semester Credit Hours Required: 4

Core Credit Hours for this A.S. Degree: 42 Credit Hours

Nursing Field of Study Required Courses

Select EACH of the following:

Semester Credit Hours Required: 14

Select ONE of the following:

Semester Credit Hours Required: 4

Total Credit Hours Required for this A.S. Degree: 60 Credit Hours

Note(s)

Student’s transcript will indicate the Field of Study has been completed upon successful completion of the following courses: BIOL 1322 , BIOL 2401 , BIOL 2402 , (BIOL 2420 or BIOL 2421 ); CHEM 1405 , or CHEM 1406 or CHEM 1411 ; ENGL 1301 and ENGL 1302 ; MATH 1342 ; PSYC 2301 and PSYC 2314 .