Four-Year Track Prerequisites
Admission Requirements:
Applications for admission to the Four-Year BSN Track must be submitted by Dec. 1 for fall admission or May 1 for spring admission. Applications must include the following:
- Documentation of admission to the University of South Carolina Upstate. (Official transcripts are required for admission to USC Upstate.)
- A completed application to the Mary Black School of Nursing.
- 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 | ENGL 101 | 3 |
English Literature | ENGL 102 | 3 |
Speech | SPCH 201 | 3 |
Intro to Psychology | PSYC 101 | 3 |
Developmental Psychology | PSCY 302 | 3 |
Intro to Sociology | SOCY 101 | 3 |
Anatomy | BIOL 232/232L | 4 |
Physiology | BIOL 242/242L | 4 |
Microbiology | BIOL 330 /330L | 4 |
Chemistry of Living Things | CHEM 109/109L | 4 |
History | HIST 101, HIST 102, HIST 105, HIST 106 | 3 |
Intro to Computer | CSCI 138 or INFO 101 | 3 |
Mathematics (College Algebra) | MATH 120 or MATH 121 | 3 |
Statistics | MATH 102 | 3 |
Fine Arts | Art , Music, or Theatre elective | 3 |
Arts & Humanities | Art, Music, Theater, Film, Philosophy, Religion, or Literature elective | 3 |
Foreign Language | Foreign Language to the second level: Choose 1 – ASLG 101, FREN 102, SPAN 102, GERM 102, CHIN 102 | 3 |
Elective | Foreign Language 101 or NURS 301-Nutrition is recommended. | 3 |
Elective | UNIV 101 – Student in the University or NURS 301-Nutrition is recommended. | 3 |
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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