The program has the facilities and capabilities to support education for nursing students, including the provision of lecture halls, clinical skills laboratories (adult care nursing laboratory, childbirth laboratory, child care laboratory, nursing basics laboratory) as well as three supporting laboratories for basic and joint sciences with the dental program (Anatomy lab, microbiology lab, and biochemistry lab), English language and computer lab. In addition, the college has a digital library with the support of the Saudi Digital Library (SDL) services to serve the two programs.
The General Nursing program duration is five academic years with an average of eight semesters and a one-year internship, starting the academic year 2024-2025 the program gradually moves into a new curriculum, and the courses are divided as follows:
Edition 1 curriculum: the student must finish 130 credit hours distributed according to course type as follows:
Edition 2 curriculum: the student must finish 132 credit hours distributed according to course type as follows:
For Edition 1 Curriculum please click here
For Edition 2 Curriculum please click here
Language of study for General Nursing program:
The official language of study is English, except for two courses in Arabic and Islamic culture.
Internship Year in General Nursing Program:
The internship year is an intensive training period mandatory for all students. It is a transitional period from the training stage as a student to the preparation stage for his profession, during which the trainee can enhance the knowledge obtained at the undergraduate stage and develop his practical skills. Bachelor’s Student: Upon successful completion of the Bachelor’s program courses with an acceptable GPA of 2/5 or above, the regular or accelerated Bachelor’s student must undergo an intensive clinical training program (Internship) for 48 weeks (12 months) at a recognized institution which offers a comprehensive training curriculum for recent graduates