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
- 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.
- Incorporate effective interprofessional and collaboration skills to provide safe, nursing care that promotes patient preferences, mutual respect and improved health and outcomes.
- 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.
- Examine the use of information technology to promote the delivery of safe, quality nursing care.
- 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
Career Development Services
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 |
| 30 |
| |
| ENC 1101 | College Composition I | 3 |
| SPC 2608 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| ENC 1102 | Composition: Literature | 3 |
| or ENC 2210 | Technical & Professional Writing |
| 2 | |
| 6 |
| |
| 9 |
| |
| 2 | 3 |
| STA 2023 | Elementary Statistics I | 3 |
| |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 24 |
| 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 3825 | Professional Role Transition | 3 |
| NUR 4829 | Leadership and Management in Nursing | 3 |
| NUR 4837 | Health Care Policy and Economics in Nursing | 3 |
| NUR 4945C | Nursing Capstone | 3 |
| 6 |
| Informatics in Healthcare | |
| Gerontological Nursing | |
| Nursing Care of Vulnerable Populations | |
| Critical Care Nursing | |
| Total Hours | 120 |
Students may also take NUR 3145 and HSC 4404 at partnering BSN programs as transient students.
As per the amended Florida Rule 6A-10.02413, prior to the award of an 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 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
