RN-BSN Prerequisites
Admission Requirements
Applications for admission to the RN Completion Track must be submitted by February 1 for the next fall semester. Applications must include the following:
1. Documentation of admission to the University of South Carolina Upstate.
(Official transcripts are required for admission to USC Upstate.)
2. A completed application to the Mary Black School of Nursing.
3. A copy of all college transcripts that demonstrate completion of 61 credit hours of the courses below.
Technical College Equivalents
| Course Name | Course Number | Credit Hours |
| English Composition | SEGL 101 | 3 |
| English Literature | SEGL 102 | 3 |
| Speech | SSPH 201 | 3 |
| Intro to Psychology | SPSY 101 | 3 |
| Developmental Psychology | SPSY 302 | 3 |
| Intro to Sociology | SSOC 101 | 3 |
| Anatomy | SBIO 232/232L | 4 |
| Physiology | SBIO 242/242L | 4 |
| Microbiology | SBIO 330 /330L | 4 |
| Chemistry of Living Things | SCHM 109/109L | 4 |
| History | SHST 101, 102, 105, and 106 | 3 |
| American Government | SGIS 201 or SAMS 101 | 3 |
| Intro to Computer | SCSC 138 | 3 |
| Mathematics (College Algebra) | SMTH 120 or SMTH 121 | 3 |
| Statistics | SMTH 102 | 3 |
| Fine Arts | Art , Music or Theatre elective | 3 |
| Arts & Humanities | Art, Music, Theater, Film, Philosophy, Religion, Language, or Literature elective | 3 |
| Foreign Culture | Foreign Language, Art, Anthropology, Government, International Studies, English, Geography, History, Religion | 3 |
| Elective | | 3 |
4. A copy of transcript from an accredited associate degree nursing program or an accredited diploma program that demonstrates completion of the equivalent of 35 credit hours of nursing.
5. Some general education and supporting courses may be exempted by successful completion of Advanced Placement tests in high school, CLEP tests, DANTES, or challenge examinations prepared at USC Upstate. (See the USC Upstate catalog.) Every effort will be made to give RN students credit for all applicable college courses they have completed in the past.
Contact Us for More Information
RN-BSN Program
225 S. Pleasantburg Drive
Greenville, SC 29607
Phone: 1-888-551-3858 or 864-552-4248
Fax: 864-250-6731
Interim Dean
Katharine Gibb, EdD, MSN, RN
Interim Assistant Dean and Associate Professor
Angie Davis, DSN, RN
Assistant Professor and Director of the JCNRS
Margaret Hindman, PhD, APRN-BC, FNP
Director of Nursing
Student Services
Terri Whitaker, MEd
Application
BSN (4-yr track) Application
Not accepting applications at this time.
Re-admit Application: 4 Yr Track Only
Application Deadlines:
May 1 for spring semester
Dec 1 for fall semester
Admission Requirements
RN-BSN Application/Reapplication
Application Deadline:
Feb 1 for fall semester
Additional Information
Student Handbook
Prerequisites for Four-Year Track
Prerequisites for RN-BSN Track
BSN Policies and Curricula
USC Upstate Student Nurses Association
FAQ: Four-Year Track
FAQ: RN-BSN
Contact Us
USC Upstate
Mary Black School of Nursing
800 University Way
Spartanburg, SC 29303
Phone: 864-503-5440
nursing@uscupstate.edu
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