Galen College of Nursing 4 credits STA
This course will provide learners with an overview of applied statistics for use in diverse settings from an analysis-of-data viewpoint. General concepts of basic statistical tools including research design, organization and display of data, elementary probability, descriptive and inferential statistics, hypothesis testing, confidence intervals, analysis of variance, correlation and regression and select nonparametric tests will be addressed in terms of practical application. OTHER RESOURCES Hours of Operation Faculty office hours will be noted in the appropriate course syllabus. Full-time faculty members are available to provide student advisement and academic counseling. Staff members will be available in the administration office from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Academic Calendar and Holidays Offices are closed and no classes will be held at Galen on these holidays: • New Year's Day • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day • Memorial Day • Juneteenth • Independence Day • Labor Day • Thanksgiving Day and the Friday following • Christmas Day Galen will be open and in session on all other national holidays. If students desire to observe any of these holidays, they must notify the Program Administrator in writing at least three school days prior to the holiday. Students will be accountable and responsible for all course material covered on that particular day. The absence will be recorded but not counted in any corrective action. The current Academic Calendar can be found in this section. 2026 Academic Calendar – Prelicensure Programs Class Start and End Dates Spring Quarter January 5 – March 24 Summer Quarter April 6 – June 23 Fall Quarter July 6 – September 22 Winter Quarter September 28 – December 15 Course Add/Drop Dates* Spring Quarter Add by: January 7 Drop/Withdraw by: January 11** Summer Quarter Add by: April 8 Drop/Withdraw by: April 12** Fall Quarter Add by: July 8 Drop/Withdraw by: July 12** Winter Quarter Add by: September 30 Drop/Withdraw by: October 4** * For complete information, please see the Adding or Dropping and the Withdrawing from a Course policies section of this Student Catalog. **Students who withdraw from a course after the published dates will earn a grade of W, WP or WF. For complete information, please see the Withdrawing from a Course Policy section of this Student Catalog. 2026 HOLIDAYS AND BREAKS New Year’s January 1 Martin Luther King, Jr., Day January 19 Spring Break March 25 – April 5 Memorial Day May 25 Juneteenth June 19 Summer Break June 24 – July 5 Independence Day July 3 Labor Day September 7 Fall Break September 23 – September 27 Thanksgiving Break November 26 - 27 Winter Break December 16 – January 3, 2027 Galen College of Nursing 30 Town Square Blvd. Suite 220 Asheville, NC 28803 Mark A. Vogt, Chief Executive Officer July – December 2026 Galen Health Institutes, Inc. dba Galen College of Nursing is a private corporation owned by Isleworth Partners, Inc. The Board of Directors are Dr. Robyn Begley, Lynda Benton, Sherri L. Crowley, Ed Jones, Rebecca Love, and Erica Rossitto. The corporate officers are Dr. Janice Brewington and Mark A. Vogt, Chief Executive Officer.
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