ASN计划为学生做好了成为注册护士的准备。注册护士（RNs）提供直接的患者护理，他们就患者的健康状况进行教育并向患者提供建议，并鼓励患者及其家人。毕业生有资格参加全国理事会注册护士执业资格考试（NCLEX-RN），并有资格在医院急诊护理机构，扩展护理机构和其他结构性医疗机构中担任开始护理职位。ASN计划提供夜校课程和晚上或周末的临床轮岗，使学生能够在追求学位的同时全职或兼职。除了课堂学习之外，该课程还包括在临床环境和设备完善的模拟实验室中的广泛动手经验。
The Associate of Science Degree prepares graduates to move directly into beginning nursing positions in hospital acute-care facilities, extended-care facilities, and in other structured health care settings. Nursing education includes extensive hands-on experience in the clinical area. Clinical nursing courses may include a week or weekend day clinical, simulation, in addition to two evening theory classes each week. Students may be assigned to clinical agencies within a 60-mile radius of the University. Graduates of the Associate of Science Degree Program in Nursing are prepared to function as beginning practitioners in structured health care agencies using established protocols. Graduates are eligible to take the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) and are prepared to