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Degree Requirements
The School of Nursing offers the Bachelor of Science in Nursing. This program is approved by the South Carolina State Board of Nursing and is fully accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission.
The graduate of this program is prepared to practice professional nursing in a variety of settings and has the necessary background for graduate nursing education.
| Hours | |||
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1. General Education Requirements |
55 | ||
| A. Skills and Competencies | |||
| English 101 and 102 Composition and Literature | 6 | ||
| Statistics and Math or Logic | 6 | ||
| Applied Speech Communication | 3 | ||
| B. Methods and History of Disiplines* | |||
| Natural Sciences (Anatomy, Physiology, Microbiology and Chemistry) | 16 | ||
| Social and Behavioral Sciences (Introductory Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Introductory Sociology) | 9 | ||
| Humanities (at least two areas) (History, English 280 and above, Fine Arts, Religion, Humanities (AHUM acronym), Foreign Language 300 and above, Philosophy (not logic), Speech Communication (not Applied) | 9 | ||
| History of Civilization (AHST 101 or 102) | 3 | ||
| American Political Institution (APLS 201, AHST 201 or AHST 202) | 3 | ||
| 2. Major Requirements | 65 | ||
| A. Associate Degree or Diploma in Nursing | |||
| Basic nursing education must include content in the following areas: Fundamentals of Nursing, Maternal-Child Nursing, Medical-Surgical Nursing and Psychiatric Nursing |
33 | ||
| B. Baccalaureate Level Courses | |||
| ANRS 307, 308 | 6 | ||
| ANRS 312, 315 | 8 | ||
| ANRS 413, 421 | 8 | ||
| ANRS 414, 417, 422 | 10 | ||
| Total hours | 120 | ||
| *At least 3 credit hours must be in non-western world studies. | |||
