Admission Requirements
Applications for admission to the Four-Year BSN Track open on or about Nov. 1 for fall admission or May 1 for spring admission. Please see the BSN Application Instructions for deadlines for the current term. 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 College of Nursing.
- A copy of all college transcripts that demonstrate completion of 61 credit hours of the courses below.
SC Technical College Equivalents (PDF)
Course Name | Course Number | Credit Hours
| English Composition | ENGL 101 | 3 credits |
| English Literature | ENGL 102 | 3 credits |
| Public Speaking | SPCH 201 | 3 credits |
| Intro to Psychology | PSYC 101 | 3 credits |
| Developmental Psychology | PSYC 302 | 3 credits |
| Anatomy and Physiology I | BIOL 243/243L | 4 credits |
| Anatomy and Physiology II | BIOL 244/244L | 4 credits |
| Principles of Microbiology | BIOL 250 /250L | 4 credits |
| Chemistry of Living Things | CHEM 109/109L | 4 credits |
| Pathophysiology | NURS 308 or BIOL 370 | 3 credits |
| American or World History | HIST 101, HIST 102, HIST 105, HIST 106 | 3 credits |
| Intro to Computer Science | CSCI 138 or INFO 101 | 3 credits |
| Mathematics (College Algebra) | MATH 120 or MATH 121 | 3 credits |
| Statistics | MATH 102 | 3 credits |
| Fine Arts | African American Culture, Art, Music or Theatre elective | 3 credits |
| Foreign Language | Choose 1 – ASLG 101, FREN 101, SPAN 101, GERM 101, CHIN 101 | 3 credits |
| Nutrition | NURS 301 | 3 credits |
| Elective | Recommended Electives: UNIV 101, NURS 230, LIBR 201, SOCY 101 | 3 credits |
| Elective | Recommended Electives: UNIV 101, NURS 230, LIBR 201, SOCY 101 | 3 credits |