The following curriculum includes courses required for AAS in Nursing graduation. Please note that not all AAS General Education Courses need to be completed prior to applying for the AAS.

For detailed program information, including course descriptions, please review the academic catalog.

AAS Required General Education Courses (27 credits)

  • ENGL 10103 (was RHET 1311) Composition I
  • ENGL 10203 (was RHET 1312) Composition II
  • MATH 11103 (was 1321) Quantitative Mathematics & Reasoning or higher level mathematics course
  • PSYC 20043 (was 2300) Psychology and the Human Experience or SOCI 2300 Introduction to Sociology
  • BIOL 23394 (was 1433) Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology or BIOL 24004 (was 1411) Anatomy and Physiology I and BIOL 24104 (was 1412) Anatomy and Physiology II
  • CHEM 10544 (was 1405) Fundamentals of GOB Chemistry or it’s equivalent or a higher level chemistry course (excludes Chemistry & Society)
  • HIST 21103 (was 2311) or History 21203 (was 2312) US History or PLSC 20003 (was POLS 1310) American National Government
  • BIOL 20194 (was 2401) Microbiology

Required AAS Nursing Courses (33 credits)

  • NURS 10082 (was 1200) Introduction to Nursing: Concepts I
  • NURS 10282 (was 1202) Introduction to Nursing: Concepts II
  • NURS 11083 (was 1310) Adult Nursing I: Acute Care
  • NURS 12083 (was 1320) Adult Nursing I: Chronic Care
  • NURS 11094 (was 1410) Adult Nursing II
  • NURS 12094 (was 1420) Mental Health Nursing
  • NURS 21084 (was 2410) Obstetrics & Reproductive Health
  • NURS 22084 (was 2420) Pediatric Nursing
  • NURS 25095 (was 2550) Adult Nursing III
  • NURS 25082 (was 2250) Competency for Entry into Practice

BSN Required General Education Courses (26 credits)

*Courses listed below are required only for students interested in pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Priority should be given to the AAS required general education courses at the top, as those calculate into GPA for admission ranking

One of the following: Fine Arts – 3 credits

  • MUSC 20003 (was MUHL 2305) Intro to Music
  • ARHS 10003 (was ARHA 2305) Intro to Visual Arts
  • THTR 10003 (was THEA 2305) Intro to Theater and Dance
  • MCOM 20643 (was 2306) Intro to Motion Pictures

One of the following: Humanities – 3 credits

  • ENGL 21103 (was 2337) World Lit
  • ENGL 29033 (was 2339) Mythology
  • ENGL 28833 (was 2338) World Lit Themes
  • PHIL 23093 (was 2320) Ethics and Society

One of the following: Social Sciences – 3 credits

  • HIST 11103 (was 1311) History of Civ I
  • HIST 11203 (was 1312) History of Civ II

One of the following:

  • ENGL 31693 (was RHET 3316) Writing for the Workplace or
  • ENGL 30203 (was RHET 3326) Technical Writing

One of the following:

  • PSYC 21043 (was 2310) General Psychological Statistics or
  • PSYC 33554 (was 3435) Statistics and Methods I or
  • SOCI 33003 (was 3381) Social Statistics or
  • MATH 21003 (was STAT 2350) Intro to Statistical Methods

Core Flex (any humanities/social science/fine arts course) – 3 credits

Upper-Level Elective (8 Credits)

Required Upper-Level Nursing Courses (34 credits)

*UA Little Rock Nursing Students must complete or be in the final semester of their AAS prior to enrolling in upper-level BSN courses

  • NURS 32082 (was 3220) Health Assessment I
  • NURS 32982 (was 3230) Health Assessment II
  • NURS 31083 (was 3310) Professional Role Development
  • NURS 32184 (was 3420) Wellness Promotion and the Nurse Educator
  • NURS 32994 (was 3430) Health Care Economics
  • NURS 34084 (was 3440) Research and Evidence-Based Practice
  • NURS 35083 (was 3350) Ethics, Legalities, and Advocacy
  • NURS 41584 (was 4415) Nursing Practice: Community Health Needs
  • NURS 42084 (was 4420) Nursing Practice: Leadership and Management
  • NURS 43084 (was 4430) Nursing Practice: Integration of Concepts

Refer to the Arkansas Department of Higher Education website (ACTS) for course equivalencies or visit our transfer website.

The School of Nursing at UA Little Rock meets the state education requirements for the Associate of Applied Science and Bachelor of Science in Nursing Registered Nurse license in the state of Arkansas. UA Little Rock has not determined if the School of Nursing meets the state education requirements in any other state, any U.S. territory, or the District of Columbia.