Program Description

The Bachelor of Science in Nursing (RN-BSN) degree at Lake-Sumter State College complements the coursework and clinical experiences of the Associate in Science Nursing degree, providing a seamless and efficient pathway to a BSN degree.

RN to BSN End-of -Program Student Learning Outcomes 

1. Synthesize knowledge from nursing science and liberal studies to apply critical thinking, clinical reasoning, and decision-making skills that improve nursing care of individuals, families, and communities through the life span. 
2. Incorporate effective interprofessional and collaboration skills to provide safe, nursing care that promotes patient preferences, mutual respect and improved health and outcomes. 
3. Analyze the concepts of nursing leadership and management in the ethical principles of professional nursing to promote safe and quality outcomes of wholistic care in various healthcare environments. 
4. Examine the use of information technology to promote the delivery of safe, quality nursing care. 
5. Integrate nursing research, theory, and current trends related to nursing practice that promotes health and provides access to healthcare for diverse populations.  

RN to BSN Program Outcomes 

Program Completion Rate

Benchmark: 85% of students will finish the RN to BSN program within 100% of program length or 3 calendar years. 

Job Placement Rate

Benchmark: 85% of BSN graduates will be employed full- or part-time in a nursing position within 12 months of graduation. 

Academic Advising

• advising@lssc.edu 352-787-3747

Career Development Services

• Careers@lssc.edu 352-323-3603

Program Contact Information 

Dr. Cynthia Thompson,  RN to BSN Program Director RN to BSN, thompsonc@lssc.edu, 352-365-3534

RN to BSN Degree Requirements (120 Credit Hours)

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Lower Division Nursing Courses
30 articulated credit from an ASN program at an institution accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.		30
General Education 1
Area I: Communications
ENC 1101	College Composition I	3
ENC 1102	Composition: Literature	3
or ENC 2210	Technical & Professional Writing
SPC 2608	Public Speaking	3
Area II: Humanities 2
Select two Humanities courses		6
Area III: Social/Behavioral Sciences 2
Select two courses from the Social/Behavioral Sciences list		6
Area IV: Mathematics (3 credits required prior to admissions) 3
MAC 1105	College Algebra (Or)	3
MAC 1140	Precalculus Algebra (Or)
MAC 1114	Trigonometry (Or)
MAC 2311	Calculus with Analytic Geometry I (Or)
MGF 1130	Mathematical Thinking
STA 2023	Elementary Statistics I	3
Area V: Natural Sciences
BSC 2085C	Human Anatomy & Physiology I with Lab 3	4
BSC 2086C	Human Anatomy & Physiology II with Lab 3	4
General Education Flex
MCB 2010C	Microbiology w/Lab 3	4
Elective College Credits
Choose 21 credits, which may include Writing Emphasis courses, Foreign Language, and Civic Literacy		21
BSN Core
NUR 3825	Professional Role Transition	3
NUR 3125	Pathophysiology for Nursing Practice	3
NUR 3169	Evidence and Research in Nursing Practice	3
NUR 3634C	Community and Public Health Nursing	3
NUR 3667	Global Trends Nursing	3
NUR 4829	Leadership and Management in Nursing	3
NUR 4837	Health Care Policy and Economics in Nursing	3
NUR 4945C	Nursing Capstone	3
BSN Electives
Select two of the following:		6
NUR 3145	Pharmacology
NUR 3870	Informatics in Healthcare
NUR 4286	Gerontological Nursing
NUR 3678	Nursing Care of Vulnerable Populations
NUR 4257	Critical Care Nursing
Total Hours		120

¹

Students may have already completed some of the general education requirements.

²

See course options.

³

Must be completed prior to admission into program.

Civic Literacy Requirement

As per the amended Florida Rule 6A-10.02413, prior to the award of a specialized associate in arts transfer degree, associate in arts, associate in science, or baccalaureate degree, LSSC students under the 2022-2023 Catalog and thereafter must demonstrate competency in civic literacy through one of the following options prior to graduation:

• successfully passing POS 2041 American National Government or AMH 2020 U.S. History Since 1877, or AMH 2010 U.S. History to 1877 (beginning Fall 2024 forward), or AMS 2010 Civil Discourse and the American Political Order and achieving a 60% or higher on the Florida Civic Literacy Exam , or
• successfully passing a prescribed assessment:
  • AP Government & Politics Test: United States (passing score of 3), or
  • AP U.S. History Test (passing score of 4), or
  • CLEP: American Government (passing score of 50)
  • CLEP: History of the United States I (passing score of 50)

To verify your Civic Literacy Requirement, please visit Degree Works

Fulfill the Florida Foreign Language Competence requirement for bachelor’s degrees, even if this requires the student to exceed 120 total semester credit hours. Students may fulfill this requirement by successfully completing one of the following options:

• Completion of two (2) credits at the secondary (high school) level in the same language
• Complete and pass the elementary 2 level or higher of one foreign language at the college level