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  Jun 01, 2025
 
2011-2012 USC Salkehatchie Bulletin 
    
2011-2012 USC Salkehatchie Bulletin [Archived Catalog]

Nursing-Generic, B.S.N.



Learning Outcomes College of Nursing 
Curriculum  

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.

Curriculum


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

Degree Requirements (122 Hours) (76 Major Hours)


Lower Division Courses (64 Total Hours):


Note:


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

Upper Division Courses (58 Total Hours):


    General Education Requirements


    General education course selections must meet University general education requirements.

    History:


    3 Hours

    Fine Arts:


    3 Hours

    Social Sciences:


    6 hours

    Two courses from one of these, one course must cover life-span content:

    Sociology
    or
    Psychology

    Analytical Reasoning:


    6 hours

    To be satisfied in one of the following ways:

    Electives:


    6 hours

    Foreign Language:


    Students must demonstrate ability in a foreign language equivalent to that obtained by two years of high-school study of one language. This ability may be demonstrated by placing at level two or higher on the Foreign Language Placement Exam for the language studied in high school. Those failing to do so must satisfactorily complete equivalent study of a foreign language at USC. These students must pass 109 and 110 in French, German, Latin, or Spanish or 121 and 122 in any of the other languages.