Registered Nursing

‡ Prerequisite required.

Program curriculum requirements are subject to change.

This Associate in Applied Science program will transfer to one or more four-year institutions.

Official Wisconsin Technical College System program title: Nursing Associate Degree.

Current MATC students should consult their Academic Program Plan for specific curriculum requirements.

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2021-2022 Program Card

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Fall Start: Petition for program in February

Spring start: Petition for program in September

Deadlines and important dates can be found on:
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Also, you can find dates and deadlines on the MATC Calendar

• Implement one’s role as a nurse in ways that reflect integrity, responsibility, ethical practices, and an evolving professional identity as a nurse committed to evidence-based practice, caring, advocacy and quality care
• Demonstrate appropriate written, verbal, and nonverbal communication in a variety of clinical contexts
• Integrate social, mathematical, and physical sciences, pharmacology, and pathophysiology in clinical decision-making
• Provide patient centered care by utilizing the nursing process across diverse populations and healthcare settings
• Minimize risk of harm to patients, members of the healthcare team and self through safe individual performance and participation in system effectiveness
• Participate as an active member of the multidisciplinary healthcare team to provide effective patient care throughout the lifespan
• Use information and technology to communicate, manage data, mitigate error, and support decision-making

Employers will expect graduates to have a plan for completing their Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Some BSN courses may be taken concurrently with the associate degree courses. See your MATC advisor for more details.

Possible Career

This program admits students through a petition selection process.
Learn more about the petition process

• PAX NLN pre-qualifying exam, score requirement is 120
• B- or higher in the following courses:
  • BIOSCI-177* & 179* or BIOSCI-201* and 202*
  • BIOSCI-197* 
  • CHEM-186* or CHEM-207* and 208* 
• C or higher in all other General Education courses 
• Nursing Assistant training
• Fall Start: Petition for program in February
• Spring start: Petition for program in September

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The Associate Degree Nursing program at Milwaukee Area Technical College at the Downtown Milwaukee and Mequon Campuses located in Milwaukee, WI and Mequon, WI is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)
3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400 Atlanta, GA 30326 404-975-5000;  www.acenursing.org

The most recent accreditation decision made by the ACEN Board of Commissioners for the Associate Degree Nursing program is continuing accreditation.