Nurse Aide, Career Studies Certificate

Program Code: 221-157-04

The Nurse Aide Career Studies Certificate prepares students for full-time employment as nurse aides in the health care profession. After successful completion of HCT 101 and HCT 102 courses, students are eligible to take the National Nurse Aide Assessment Certification examination for Nurse Aide. Students who wish to take nurse aide training alone may take HCT 101 and HCT 102 without pursuing a Nurse Aide Career Studies Certificate. Further, HCT 101 and HCT 102 will not apply to the college’s AAS in Nursing degree.

Semester 1

Semester Total: 12

Semester 2

BIO 141 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I
PSY 230 - Developmental Psychology
___ ___ - Approved Elective¹
___ ___ - Humanities Elective²

Semester Total: 13

Program Total Minimum Credits: 25

Program Footnotes

¹Intended nursing majors should take MTH 154 or MTH 155 with MTH 155 highly recommended. Science majors should select any approved Communication, Mathematics, Humanities, or Social Science Elective listed as a General Education Core Requirements .

²Intended nursing majors should take PHI 220 . Science majors should select an elective from the eligible Humanities Electives listed under the General Education Core Requirements .