Curriculum: 30 hours
RN-BS Program Plan:
The College of Nursing offers a Baccalaureate of Science degree with a major in nursing for registered nurses. This degree consists of 30 hours of coursework. This program of studies has been organized around the following components:
- Common core 15 credits
- Leadership/Management Cluster (Minimum 6 hours) or
- Patient/Staff Education Cluster (Minimum 6 hours) or
- Clinical Excellence Cluster (Minimum 6 hours) and
- Elective courses from any cluster (9 hours)
Program Plan
| Course Number |
Course Name |
Credit Hours |
| Semester I Core Courses |
| NUR 3078 |
Information Technology Skills for Nurses |
1 |
| NUR 3805 |
Educational Transitions for RN's |
2 |
| NUR 4895C |
Educational Role of the Nurse in Healthcare |
3 |
| Semester II Core Courses |
| NUR 4828C |
Foundations of Nursing Healthcare Leadership & Management |
3 |
| NUR 4169C |
EBP for the Baccalaureate Prepared Nurse |
3 |
| Semester III 2 Required Cluster Courses - Contact Advisor to choose cluster prior to this term! |
|
Clinical Practice |
Education |
Leadership |
|
|
NUR 4069
Health Assessment |
Nursing Education
Focused Course |
Leadership & Management
Focused Course |
3 |
|
NUR 4128
Patho/Pharm |
Nursing Education
Focused Course |
Leadership & Management
Focused Course |
3 |
| Semester IV 2 Elective Courses |
|
Nursing Elective |
3 |
|
Nursing Elective |
3 |
| Semester V 1 Elective Course and Final Core Course |
|
Nursing Elective |
3 |
| NUR 4634C |
Population Health |
3 |
| Total Nursing Credits: 30 |
Sample cluster courses include:
- NSP 3880 Foundations of Healthcare Quality Improvement & Patient Safety (Leadership/Management)
- NSP 4869 Health Care Finance (Leadership/Management)
- NSP 3147 Web-based Education for Staff Development (Patient/Staff Education )
- NUR 4069 Health Assessment (Clinical Excellence)
- NUR 4128 Pathophysiology/Pharmacology Update for RNs (Clinical Excellence)
- NSP 4485 Interdisciplinary Perspectives on AIDS (Clinical Excellence)
- NSP 4545 Substance Abuse Across the Life Span (Clinical Excellence )
- NUR 3678 Nursing Health Care for Vulnerable Populations (Clinical Excellence)
- NSP 3640 Introduction to Military and Veteran Heath (Clinical Excellence)
Note: Following completion of nine (9) hours of a specific cluster and the required clinical practice experience (typically two (2) years), the graduate may elect to sit for a certification examination, i.e., Nursing Management , Nurse Educator (Professional Development) or other certifications.
Additional State-Mandated and University Requirements:
The following courses are required for those in the RN-BS or RN-MS programs, in order to complete the Bachelor of Science with a major in Nursing.
Note: English Composition I and II are required to be admitted to the program. The remainder of these courses may be taken prior to entering USF or while a student in the nursing program at USF.
- Gordon Rule Math (3) - College Algebra, Finite Math, or Math for Liberal Arts
- Human Anatomy & Physiology I (4) BSC 2085/L
- English Composition I and II (6) ENC 1101 and ENC 1102
- Human Anatomy and Physiology II (4) BSC 2086/L
- Microbiology with lab (4) - MCB 2000/L
- Any one course in: Chemistry (CHMxxxx), Biology (BSCxxxx), Physics (PHYxxxx), or Biochemistry (BCHxxxx) (3-4)
- Life Span (Human Growth and Development) (3) - DEP 2004
- Human Nutrition (3) - HUN 2201
- Statistics (3) STA 2122
- Any one course in: Psychology (PSYxxxx), Sociology (SYGxxxx), or Social Psychology (SOPxxxx) (3-4)
- Fine Arts (3)
- Humanities (6)
- Human and Cultural Diversity in a Global Context (3)
- Social and Behavioral Sciences (6)
- Foreign Language (8)
Consult the catalog for specific requirements: http://www.ugs.usf.edu/gec/fkl/FKLcourses.html. Students with a Florida Community College AA degree will be considered to have met all of the USF Liberal Arts requirements except for foreign language.
All information contained in this document is for informational purposes only and is superseded by the catalog for your intended term of entry.
As approved by Graduate Council 04/16/2012, effective Fall 2012. Will be published in 2013-2014 USF Graduate Catalog.