Registered Nursing (A.S.)
The Cerritos College Nursing Program, approved by the Board of Registered Nursing and accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc., offers an opportunity to prepare for a nursing career through mastery of a specific body of knowledge and skills. Technical Standards/ Essential Functions are available for your review on the program’s website. They have been designed to give you more information about the profession and important skills/functions necessary in the role of the nurse. This information will be helpful to assist you in deciding on your career path. The Nursing Program is an application-based program. Application cycles occur each year, in early Spring se
Courses
- ADN 200A — Pharmacology 1
- ADN 200B — Pharmacology 2
- ADN 200C — Pharmacology 3
- ADN 210 — Foundational Concepts of Nursing
- ADN 215 — Healthcare Participant
- ADN 220 — Nursing Health and Illness Concepts 1
- ADN 225 — Maternal Newborn Health Concepts
- ADN 230 — Nursing Health and Illness Concepts 2
- ADN 235 — Mental Health Concepts
- ADN 240 — Nursing Health and Illness Concepts 3
- ADN 245 — Nursing Health and Illness Concepts 4
- COMM 100 — Introduction to Communications Studies
- COMM 120 — Interpersonal Communication
- COMM 132 — Small Group Communication
- HO 152 — Normal and Therapeutic Nutrition
- MATH 112S — Enhanced Elementary Statistics
- MICR 200 — Principles and Applications of Microbiology
- NRSG 200 — Pharmacology For Nurses
- NRSG 211 — Introduction to Theoretical Framework
- NRSG 213A — Major Drugs and Nursing Management I
- NRSG 215 — Advanced Placement Bridge
- NRSG 220 — Medical-Surgical Nursing 3
- NRSG 251 — Basic Adult Physical Assessment
- PHIL 104 — Philosophy of Cultural Diversity: Challenge and Change
- PSYC 251 — Developmental Psychology
- PSYC 275 — Cultural Psychology
- READ 101 — Literacy and Learning Strategies for College Success
- READ 102 — Academic Literacy in the Content Areas