Nursing Degree Completion Prerequisite Courses
The Bachelor of Science (BSN) in Nursing program requires 60 credit hours of general education and nursing prerequisite courses. These courses will typically be taken at another institution for transfer.
See Registrar’s Transfer Credit
Prerequisite Courses taken at a South Carolina technical college (or equivalent): 60 credit hours
| Course | Hours |
| General Education Requirements – 9 hours | |
| English | 6 |
| History | 3 |
| Nursing Requirements – 26 hours | |
| College Algebra | 3 |
| Statistics | 3 |
| General or Introduction to Biology | 4 |
| Anatomy and Physiology I + Lab | 4 |
| Anatomy and Physiology II + Lab | 4 |
| Microbiology + Lab | 4 |
| College Chemistry I + Lab | 4 |
| Social Science- 9 hours – It is preferred that applicants also have the following social science courses. The social science courses are offered online by The Citadel and may be taken concurrently with nursing courses. They must be completed before the start of the fourth semester. | |
| General Psychology | 3 |
| Human Growth and Development/ Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| Sociology | 3 |
| Electives – 12 hours |