Associate Degree Nursing Graduation Requirements
Students who complete the Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) Program at Shasta College are eligible to apply for an Associate of Science Degree. Students must meet all of the requirements for graduation as indicated in the catalog to which they have "catalog rights". Catalog rights are determined based on when a student initially took courses at Shasta College. As long as a student maintains continuous attendance at Shasta College, catalog rights are protected. If there has been an interruption in classes for more than two semesters, the student will be held responsible for the graduation requirements in effect at the time they re-enter Shasta College.
** Graduation requirements will be changing in the 2025 filing period to include Ethnic Studies. Please see a Health Science Counselor for more information.
Required for Application
To be eligible to apply through the Multicriteria Selection Process, applicants must meet all graduation requirements, in addition to program prerequisites. No in-progress courses will be accepted.
Applicants are strongly encouraged to make an appointment with the Health Sciences counselor prior to filing their application packet, to make sure that the graduation requirements are completed.
Note: Effective starting with students added to the Wait List Fall 2017 through Spring 2018, all graduation requirements must be completed prior to being authorized to enroll in the 1st semester of the ADN program.
Degree Filing
In addition to program prerequisites and identified course work, the student must have completed the general education courses for an Associate Degree (Shasta College Catalog).
These include:
Category 1 - English Composition (A), and Oral Communications (B) (minimum of 6 semester / 8 quarter units) which are met with the following prerequisites:
(A) - English Composition met with ENGL C1000 (formerly English 1A)
(B) - Oral Communication - choose one of COMM 54 (formerly CMST 54) or COMM C1000 (formerly CMST 60)
Category 2 - Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning (minimum 3 semester / 4 quarter units)
Category 3 - Arts & Humanities (minimum 3 semester / 4 quarter units)
Category 4 - Social and Behavioral Sciences are met with prerequisites PSYC C1000 (formerly PSYC 1A) or ANTH 2 or SOC 1 (minimum 3 semester / 4 quarter units)
Category 5 - Natural Sciences are met with ANAT 1, PHY 1 and MICR 1
Category 6 - Ethnic Studies (minimum 3 semester / 4 quarter units)
Note: Students who have maintained Shasta College catalog rights prior to the Ethnic Studies requirement should see a counselor before applying.
Note: Any applicant who has already earned a Baccalaureate Degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution is exempt from these graduation requirements. Exemptions do not apply to program prerequisites (only graduation requirements). Additionally, this regulation does not apply to previously earned Associate Degrees.
Please visit Forms for Students then select Degree and Certificate Forms to find and complete the Bachelor’s General Ed Exemption form.