Courses

General education courses are those non-nursing, general topic courses you're expected to take: math, sciences, English, etc.
- These are offered during the day, evening, online, and on all campuses.
- These can be taken before you're accepted into the program, earlier than listed on the plan of study, or exactly as listed on the plan of study.
- If general education courses are not completed with a "C" or better by the semester they are listed in, on the plan of study, students will not be able to continue to the next semester of their nursing program until the course is completed.
Nursing technical courses are those technical courses which start with the program code: 'NURS' for the ADN, LPN to ADN Transition, and Paramedic to ADN programs, and 'NPN' for the PN program.
- These must be taken exactly in the semester they're listed in on the plan of study, no earlier and no later.
- If first semester nursing courses are not completed with a "C" or better, then the student will need to reapply to their nursing program.
- If nursing courses beyond the first semester of the program are not completed with a "C" or better, then the student is subject to the Nursing Program's "Readmission Policy," https://www.cotc.edu/sites/main/files/file-attachments/adn_policies.pdf?1724248475 (p. 82).
- They are only offered on the campus hosting the program cohort you are accepted to.
- The majority of nursing technical courses are delivered face-to-face. Only a few courses are delivered in Hybrid or Online format
- Most technical courses are offered only during the daytime.
COTC uses Canvas (Learning Management System) for all courses, even face-to-face courses for instructor announcements, posting of grades, course syllabus, and other activities. (You're already somewhat familiar with this system because you're using it right now!)

Nursing Clinicals

During the program, students will complete at least 4 clinical rotations are various hospitals and healthcare facilities throughout central Ohio.
Clinical assignments may be up to 1.5 hours away from the home campus of your program.
Clinical courses 2-3 days per week.
Clinical days are primarily 1st shift.
Students complete approximately 200-400 clinical hours.