Lower Division Courses (64 Total Hours):

• English (6 Hours)
• History (3 Hours)
• Fine Arts (3 Hours)
• Social Sciences (6 Hours)
• Analytical Reasoning (6 Hours)
• CHEM 102 - Fundamental Chemistry II (4 hours)
• BIOL 243 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I (3 hours)
• BIOL 243L - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Laboratory (1 hour)
• BIOL 244 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II (3 hours)
• BIOL 244L - Human Anatomy and Physiology II Laboratory (1 hour)
• BIOL 250 - Microbiology (3 hours)
• BIOL 250L - Microbiology Laboratory (1 hour)
• NURS 201 - Introduction to Human Genetics : A Clinical Approach and Emphasis (3 hours)
• NURS 210 - Facilitative Communication (3 hours)
• NURS 212 - Evolution of Nursing Science (3 hours)
• NURS 216 - Biophysical Pathology (3 hours)
• NURS 220 - Clinical Nutrition (3 hours)
• NURS 226 - Socio-Cultural Variations in Health and Illness (3 hours)  
• Electives (6 Hours)

Upper Division Courses (58 Total Hours):

• NURS 311 - Introduction to Health Assessment (3 hours)
• NURS 312 - Foundations of Nursing Practice (5 hours)
• NURS 313 - Nursing Care of the Older Adult (3 hours)  
• NURS 314 - Clinical Reasoning in Nursing Practice (2 hours)
• NURS 324 - Chemical Therapeutics (3 hours)
• NURS 400 - Evidence-based Nursing Practice (3 hours)
• NURS 411 - Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing (5 hours)
• NURS 412 - Acute Care Nursing of Adults I (6 hours)
• NURS 422 - Acute Care Nursing of Adults II (5 hours)
• NURS 424 - Maternal/Newborn Nursing (4 hours)
• NURS 425 - Nursing of Children and Families (4 hours)
• NURS 431 - Family and Community Health Nursing (3 hours)

English:

6 hours

• ENGL 101 - Critical Reading and Composition
• ENGL 102 - Rhetoric and Composition
• or higher

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

• UNIV 101 - The Student in the University is strongly recommended

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.