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2015-2016 USC Lancaster Bulletin (Archived Copy) 
    
 
  Nov 21, 2024
 
2015-2016 USC Lancaster Bulletin (Archived Copy) [Archived Catalog]

Nursing-Generic, B.S.N.


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Learning Outcomes

  • Provide evidence-based clinically competent care across the continuum of care.
  • Demonstrate cultural awareness, sensitivity, and competency in providing nursing care to individuals families and groups within a diverse society.
  • Make clinical judgments using reflection, critical thinking, and problem solving skills.
  • Use information and health care technologies.
  • Perform the professional roles of care provider, coordinator of care, member of a profession, and life-long learner.
  • Perform health promotion, risk reduction, and disease prevention.
  • Work as a member of the interdisciplinary health care team.
  • Assume leadership roles within the scope of professional practice.
  • Exhibit professional behavior behavior in all activities.

Degree Requirements (120 Hours) (58-64 Major Hours)

See College of Nursing  for entrance requirements, progression requirements, and other regulations.

Carolina Core and College General Education Requirements


CMW: Effective, Engaged and Persuasive Communication: Writing (6 hours)


ARP: Analytical Reasoning and Problem-Solving (6 hours)


Note:


* Pre-requisite courses for nursing courses

GFL: Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Foreign Language (0-6 hours)


  • Demonstrate proficiency in a foreign language by achieving a score of two or higher on the Foreign Language Placement Test or by completing one Foreign Language through 110 or 121.

GHS: Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Historical Thinking (3 hours)


  • Any approved Carolina Core GHS course.

GSS: Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Social Sciences (6 hours)


AIU: Aesthetic and Interpretive Understanding (3 hours)


  • Any approved Carolina Core AIU course

CMS: Effective, Engaged, and Persuasive Communication: Spoken Component (0-3 hours)


  • Any approved overlay or stand-alone Carolina Core CMS course.

INF: Information Literacy (0-3 Hours)


  • Any approved overlay or stand-alone Carolina Core INF course.

VSR: Values, Ethics, and Social Responsibility (3 hours)


  • Any approved overlay or stand-alone Carolina Core VSR course.

Note:


All lower division courses must be completed before progression to the upper division.

Upper Division Courses (58 Total Hours):


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