Prerequisites: Four-year track
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 School of Nursing.
- A copy of all college transcripts that demonstrate completion of 61 credit hours of the courses below.
SC Technical College Equivalents 
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 |