Program Snapshot
Academic CredentialCertificate
Total Credit Hours45.0V
Average Time to Complete45 weeks
Academic PathwayHealth Sciences
AdvisorDeborah Brzuska, MSN, RN, CMSRN, CNE
Coordinator, Gulf/Franklin Campus Nursing Programs and Simulation Center
850.913.3317
dbrzuska@gulfcoast.edu
GFC Nursing Sr. Administrative AssistantJustin Ryan Walding
850.769.1551 ext. 5522
jwalding@gulfcoast.edu
Access the Academic Program PageCoordinator, Gulf/Franklin Campus Nursing Programs and Simulation Center
850.913.3317
dbrzuska@gulfcoast.edu
GFC Nursing Sr. Administrative AssistantJustin Ryan Walding
850.769.1551 ext. 5522
jwalding@gulfcoast.edu
Practical Nurse, Certificate
CoursesCredit Hours
Total Degree Hours45.0V
**Vocational credit is awarded to the student if completed prior to entering the program.
If accepted, the student will not have to repeat these courses. Upon completion of
these courses in the program, the student is eligible to sit for the state Licensed
Practical Nurse examination.
• General Education Core.
+ Prerequisites and/or corequisites required. See course descriptions.
# Applies to AS degree and certificate programs.
= Career Certificate course.
* Minimum grade of "C" required.