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Table of Contents Introduction ................................................................................................. 4 History of Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences ......................................................... 4 Philosophy of the College .................................................................................................. 5 Mission and Educational Outcomes .................................................................................. 5 Learning Outcomes ........................................................................................................... 6 Accreditation ..................................................................................................................... 7 Academic Definitions and Learning Outcomes ............................................ 9 Credit Hours ...................................................................................................................... 9 Terminal Award Definitions ................................................................................................ 9 Core Performance Standards ............................................................................................ 9 Degrees and Certificates Offered .................................................................................... 10 Veterans Services ........................................................................................................... 12 Sciences and Humanities ......................................................................... 13 Mission ............................................................................................................................ 13 Department Description ................................................................................................... 13 Core Curricula ................................................................................................................. 16 Intensives ........................................................................................................................ 18 Associate Degree and Academic Certificate Programs ............................. 19 Cardiovascular Technology ............................................................................................. 19 Diagnostic Medical Sonography ...................................................................................... 22 Medical Laboratory Science ............................................................................................ 26 Nuclear Medicine Technology ......................................................................................... 28 Nursing ............................................................................................................................ 31 Radiography .................................................................................................................... 34 Respiratory Care ............................................................................................................. 37 Surgical Technology ........................................................................................................ 39 Vascular Sonography ...................................................................................................... 42 2 Health Sciences Professional Certificate Programs .................................. 45 Professional Certificate in Healthcare Administration ...................................................... 45 Professional Certificate in Foundation for Health Informatics .......................................... 46 Technical Certificate Programs ................................................................. 47 Medical Assistant ............................................................................................................ 47 Paramedic ....................................................................................................................... 49 Baccalaureate Degree Programs .............................................................. 50 Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Administration ........................................................... 50 Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences .......................................................................... 53 Bachelor of Science in Nursing ....................................................................................... 61 RN to BSN Track ............................................................................................................. 61 Bachelor of Science in Nursing (Pre-Licensure Track) .................................................... 63 Graduate Degree Programs ...................................................................... 67 Master of Healthcare Administration ................................................................................ 67 Master of Science in Nursing – Administration ................................................................ 69 Master of Science in Nursing – Education ....................................................................... 71 Post-Master’s Certificate in Nursing Education ................................................................ 73 Master of Science in Nursing – Nurse Practitioner .......................................................... 74 Post-Master’s Nurse Practitioner Certificate (Advanced Standing) .................................. 78 RN to MSN Bridge ........................................................................................................... 79 Doctor of Nursing Practice............................................................................................... 80 Course Descriptions.................................................................................. 82 Appendix: Core Performance Standards ................................................ 120 The courses and curricular plans presented here reflect the curriculum for the 2021-2022 academic year. Courses and curricular plans may differ for future academic years. Current students should direct any questions regarding future courses or curricular plans to their academic advisor. Potential or incoming students can direct any questions to the Office of Admissions. 3 Introduction History of Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences When the Lancaster General Hospital was founded, its original charter stated it was formed for the purpose of establishing and maintaining a hospital for the treatment and care of the sick and suffering, and the training of nurses to be employed in such care. More than 100 years later, Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health continues to fulfill this mission through Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences. Throughout its more than 100-year history, the College has grown from one nursing program to numerous health science and nursing programs; from a private home for 40 students, to a dormitory for 240 to an all-commuter campus; and from a handful of students to an enrollment of more than 2,000. Though nursing trainees were on Lancaster General Hospital’s staff when the Hospital opened in 1893, a formal nursing school was not established until 1903. Then called the Lancaster General Hospital School of Nursing, the School offered a three-year nursing diploma program for single women. The School graduated its first male nurse in 1974. In 1952, Lancaster General Hospital developed a program in medical laboratory science, its first allied health program, and continued to add additional health sciences programs throughout the following decades. These programs were run independently of the School until 1995, when the nursing and health sciences programs merged to form the Lancaster Institute for Health Education. In 2001, the Pennsylvania Department of Education granted the Institute the ability to confer degrees, and the Institute became the Lancaster General College of Nursing & Health Sciences, offering associate degrees in the health sciences. The College was accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education in 2006. The College introduced baccalaureate-level education in 2009 with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree, including an RN-BSN option. This was soon followed by baccalaureate degree programs in health sciences and healthcare administration. In 2013, following two years of branding research, the Lancaster General College of Nursing & Health Sciences announced a new name: Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences. PA College continues to maintain its relationship with Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health and still functions as a vital part of the organization. The name clarifies the College’s purpose, while positioning it to allow for future growth and expand upon its mission of educating students for excellence in health care practice, leadership and the continuous acquisition of knowledge. Since changing its name, the College has added a number of new offerings, including associate degrees as well as professional, academic and technical certificates. Additionally, the College began offering graduate-level courses in four new master’s degree programs in Fall 2015. In August 2016, the College launched a Three-Year BSN Program – the first of its kind in Pennsylvania. The College added its first doctoral program, a Doctor of Nursing Practice, in 2017, and three nurse practitioner master’s degrees and three post-master’s certificates in 2019. In 2016, PA College relocated its campus to Greenfield Road. The campus offers more than 300,000 square feet of state-of-the-art learning