Career Learning Centers

Branding Content

• Content Image

• Content Title

  Course Descriptions

• Content Main

  General Education Requirements

  Please note: If you have successfully completed any of the courses listed below, with an accredited institution, you will not be required to retake the course.

  General Education Requirements

  Expand all Collapse all

  • ENG 111: English Composition (8 weeks - 6 SH)

    This exam assesses the ability to produce writing that explains, interprets, analyzes, or presents and supports a point of view, as well as to apply the principles and conventions of standard written English.
    

  • PSY 210: Developmental Psychology (3 weeks - 3 SH)

    This exam covers developmental psychology throughout the life span. It measures understanding of the concepts, covers principles and theories associated with life span development as well as the ability to apply this understanding in specific situations. The ASN student will be expected to integrate content across the stages of the life span.

  • INL 102: Information Literacy (Online - 1 SH)

    This exam will ensure that the student can demonstrate competency in information literacy.  This requirement provides a broad overview of information literacy concepts.

  • PHI 310: Ethics (3 weeks - 3 SH)

    This exam measures ethical knowledge as it applies to practical ethical situations. Application of knowledge about ethics is accomplished through the use of case studies and related sets of multiple-choice questions. Knowledge categories include basic theories and concepts such as utilitarianism, natural law theory, justice, duties and obligations, and rights.

  • REL 310: Religions of the World (4 weeks - 3 SH)

    This exam reflects an interdisciplinary exam of study of the major religions as viewed in their social and historical contexts. It draws content from sociology, psychology, and philosophy.

  • BIO 210: Anatomy & Physiology (12 weeks - 6 SH)

    This exam includes an understanding of anatomical and physiological factors involved in the functioning of major body systems, with emphasis on systems that maintain, integrate, and control body functions.

  • SOC 101: Introductory Sociology (4 weeks -3 SH)

    This exam deals with social institutions; stratification; social patterns, processes, changes, and the sociological perspective. It emphasizes facts and concepts as well as general theoretical approaches.

  • BIO 220: Microbiology (8 weeks - 3 SH)

    This exam tests for a knowledge and understanding of bacteria, algae, fungi, protozoa, viruses, and their relationships with humans. It includes introduction to microbiology, biology of microorganisms, control of microorganisms, disease and resistance, biology of infectious diseases, and industrial and environmental microbiology.

  • PSY 101: Introductory Psychology (4 weeks - 3 SH)

    This exam includes topics such as learning and cognition, behavior personality, perception, motivation and emotion, life span development, and social psychology.

  Nursing Component Requirements

  Please Note:  If you enrolled with Excelsior College prior to 9-31-07, the nursing component requirements are slightly different than what’s listed below.  Please contact the director’s office at Career Learning Centers to discuss in detail.

  Nursing Component Requirements

  Expand all Collapse all

  • NUR 104: Essentials of Nursing Care: Health Safety (6 Weeks - 3 SH)

    This examination tests the ability to apply concepts and principles related to medication safety, physical safety, emotional safety and environmental safety. In addition, application of the nursing process to care for patients across the life span who are responding to common health needs related to health promotion, wellness and self-responsibility is tested.

  • NUR 105: Essentials of Nursing Care: Health Differences (6 Weeks - 3SH)

    Currently LPN's are not required to complete this requirement. This examination tests the ability to apply concepts and principles relevant to the nursing care of patients across the life span with common health differences related to nutrition, elimination, oxygenation, fluid and electrolyte balance, rest and activity.

  • NUR 106: Essentials of Nursing Care: Chronicity (6 Weeks - 3 SH)

    This examination tests the ability to apply concepts and principles relevant to the nursing care of patients across the life span in community settings who are experiencing chronic illness, disability, or end of life, with primary health concerns including, comfort, pain and sensory impairment.

  • NUR 107: Essentials of Nursing Care: Reproductive Health (6 Weeks - 3 SH)

    This examination tests the ability to apply concepts and principles related to the application of the nursing process to care for patients across the life span with nursing care needs related to human sexuality, congenital anomalies, genetic disorders and reproductive disorders. In addition, this examination tests the nursing student's ability to care for the childbearing family.

  • NUR 211: Health Differences Across the Life Span 1 (6 Weeks - 3 SH)

    This examination tests concepts and principles related to the application of the nursing process to care for patients across the life span who are experiencing health differences related to cardiovascular and respiratory illness or abnormal cell growth.

  • NUR 212: Health Differences Across the Life Span 2 (6 Weeks - 3 SH)

    This examination tests concepts and principles related to the application of the nursing process to care for patients across the life span who are experiencing health differences related to behavioral, regulatory, and metabolic dysfunction.

  • NUR 213: Health Differences Across the Life Span 3 (6 Weeks - 3 SH)

    This examination tests concepts and principles related to the application of the nursing process to care for patients across the life span who are experiencing health differences related to musculoskeletal disorders, infectious and communicable diseases, tissue trauma and neurological dysfunction.

  • NUR 214: Transition to the Registered Professional Nurse Role (3 Weeks - 3 SH)

    This examination tests concepts and principles related to the professional role development of the Registered Nurse. Emphasis is placed on supervisory and delegation functions of RN practice as well as differentiating levels of RN practice. In addition, the examination tests factors affecting the health care system, knowledge and skills necessary for functioning on interdisciplinary teams, legal, ethical, and educational aspects of nursing as well as the influences of history, nursing organizations, and regulatory bodies on nursing practice.

  • FCCA: Focused Clinical Competencies Assessment (4 Weeks - 4 SH)

    This simulated clinical assessment provides a means for nursing students to demonstrate competencies related to the following three essential elements of nursing practice:
    

    • Head-to-toe Assessment and Nursing Process
    • Managing Multiple Patients
    • Participating in the Interdisciplinary Health Care Teams

  • NUR 299: Clinical Performance in Nursing Examination: CPNE (20 Hours-Variable Scheduling - 8 SH)

    The Excelsior College CPNE tests application of the nursing process and technical components of nursing practice in the care of adults and children in the acute care setting. Patients in these settings are experiencing potential, actual, and/or recurring health problems requiring maintenance and restorative interventions.
    
    The CPNE is organized around three phases of the nursing process: planning, implementation, and evaluation. The planning phase includes assessment and analysis of information necessary for identifying nursing diagnoses. Interventions based on sound assessments and patient responses to health problems are designed to maintain, restore, alleviate, or rehabilitate, and are then evaluated for effectiveness. Critical thinking, diagnostic reasoning, use of knowledge from nursing and related disciplines, and standards of care are assessed in this examination.

  • NCLEX: National Council Licensure Examination: (4 Weeks - RN Licensure)

    Entry into the practice of nursing in the United States and its territories is regulated by the licensing authorities within each jurisdiction. To ensure public protection, each jurisdiction requires a candidate for licensure to pass an examination that measures the competencies needed to perform safely and effectively as a newly licensed, entry-level registered nurse.

• Seminar Dates

• Location

   
  
  3201 W. Commercial Blvd. Suite 120
  Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33309
  
  View Map

• Contact Information

  1-866-353-5240

• Business Affiliations