​​​​​​​​​Graduation Requirements:

The California Community College Chancellor's Office, California Board of Registered Nursing, and Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, have approved the curricula @ Santa Ana College's Nursing Program.

The first table lists the Concept Based Curriculum courses and sequencing for students who entered Spring 2017 through Spring 2019. The second table lists the curriculum courses and sequencing for students entering Fall 2019 and thereafter. The third table indicates the general education course requirements for the Associate Degree in Nursing. 

Table 1: Nursing Program Concept-Based Curriculum courses and sequencing, prior to Fall 2019

Table 2: Nursing Program Two-Year Pathway, Fall 2019 Implementation and Phased In

Table 3: Nursing Program's Graduation Requirements for the Associate Degree in Nursing:  

 **The asterisks before courses indicate they are required for Option III - 30 unit option students.

Cultural Breadth and Lifelong Understanding/Self-Development requirements are met for nursing students by completion of the major.

Math proficiency for graduation: Successful completion of math proficiency is required for graduation.

The California BRN stipulates that RN students must complete sixteen (16) units of natural, behavioral, and social sciences as well as six (6) units of communications skills, to qualify for examination and licensure.

Please note: Science courses must have been completed within seven (7) years prior to the student applying to the nursing program.​​

Webpage Updated: 6/11/20