Course Sequence by Semester

The following sequence of courses represents the program of the nursing student who is already licensed as a Vocational Nurse in California. It is a two semester sequence, which, when combined with the required general education courses, leads to an associate degree. Applicants without current VN licensure who are interested in becoming a Registered Nurse, should refer to the course sequence description for the Generic Nursing Program.

Students are admitted to the standard schedule every semester, depending on the availability of seats.  This schedule offers classes and clinical experiences primarily during the daytime and week days.  However, because of classroom availability and clinical space issues, late afternoon, evening, and weekend experiences are included at times during the sequence of classes and students must be able to accommodate these times. 

Weekend/evening schedules are also available (along with the standard schedule) for students who begin their studies in the winter/spring of each year.  This option begins classroom hours at 4:00 or 4:30 and may begin clinical rotations as early as 3:00 p.m. for weekday hospital hours. This option requires three semester to complete.  If this option is chosen NS 213 would be taken in the Spring and NS 222 in the Fall.  The winter intersession and third semester would remain unchanged.

The structure of some courses varies in length. For a more complete description of course scheduling, please click on "Course Descriptions" at the bottom of this page.  This listing describes all RN courses, including the following courses required for the Career Ladder student.

Winter Intersession or Summer Session:

Winter Intersession or Summer Session: