UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AIKEN
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING
GENERIC TRACK
Sample Program of Study
Semester I
*BIOL 232
*ENGL 101
*CHEM 101
*MATH 108
*PSYC 101
Anatomy
English Composition
Chemistry
College Algebra
Psychology
total semester hours
Semester III
BIOL 250
HIST 101 or102
POLI 201 or
HIST 201or202
COMM 201 or 241
Humanities**
Microbiology
History of Civilization
Amer. Political
Institutions
Applied Speech
total semester hours
Semester V
NURS 309w
NURS 301
NURS 323
Humanities**
Adult Health I
Pharmacology
Maternity
total semester hours
Semester VII
NURS 315
NURS 324w
NURS 414
Humanities**
Community Health
Child Health Nursing
Ethical/Legal Issues
total semester hours
4
3
4
3
3
Semester II
*BIOL 242
*ENGL 102
*SOCY 101
*1PSYC 310 or
EDPY 330
*1 STAT 201
!! AFCI 101
3
3
16
5
3
5
3
16
5
5
3
3
16
4
3
3
total semester hours
3
3
1
17
Semester IV
NURS 201
NURS 307
NURS 312 ***
Fundamental Skills
Health Assessment
Pathophysiology
5
3
3
NURS 202w
Theoretical Foundations
3
17
4
3
3
Physiology
Eng Comp/Lit
Sociology
Developmental
Psychology
Statistics
Semester VI
NURS 310
NURS 322
NURS 413w
NURS 417
Semester VIII
NURS 421w****
NURS 419
NURS 418
Critical Inquiry (freshmen only)
total semester hours
14
Adult Health II
Psychiatric
Research
Gerontological Nsg
total semester hours
5
5
3
3
16
Leadership
Complex
Entry into Practice
5
5
3
total semester hours
13
MATH 108 is a pre-requisite or co-requisite for CHEM 101. CHEM 101 & BIOL 232 are prerequisites for BIOL 242. CHEM 101 & BIOL 242 are
prerequisites for BIOL 250.
Total Program Hours 125
*1
Either Developmental Psychology or Statistics will be accepted as part of the 30 required hours that must be
completed (with a “C” or better) prior to application to professional nursing courses.
*
Must be completed (with a “C” or better) prior to application to professional courses. Minimum GPA requirement 3.0. You must include
and calculate the grade for each time a course is taken. Grade Forgiveness does not supersede this application requirement.
**
One humanities course must be a non-western course.
***
Prerequisite BIOL 250 Microbiology
****
Writing Proficiency Portfolio (WPP) must be completed prior to entering nursing level VIII
!!
This course must be taken during a student’s freshman year.
Disclaimer: This is a sample plan only and is not intended as an official plan for the curriculum. Courses may not be offered in the exact sequence
as indicated above. Course sequence may vary depending on availability
ICE Requirement: A total of 16 are required for all students. Students will not be approved to receive their degree until they have met the ICE
requirement. Transfer and returning students will be awarded ICE credits depending on the number of hours transferred. All transfer and returning
students will be required to do a minimum of two.
Writing Intensive Requirement (WI): A total of 3 are required for graduation. There are 5 WI courses in the professional nursing curriculum.
Math Placement: All students are required to take the math placement test. Exceptions: High School students who have taken AP AMTH that
transfers as AMTH 108 or higher and Transfer Students who have taken math at another college or university and the course fulfills the AMTH 108
or higher requirement.
Statistics: If a student has completed one of the courses listed below the statistics requirement is complete. A nursing major may take one the listed
statistics courses if they have met the prerequisites: PSYC A225: prerequisites are MATH 108 with a grade of C or better or placement above
MATH 108; BADM A296: prerequisites are MATH 170; BADM 290 or successful completion of Computer Applications
Microbiology: If a student has previously competed ABIO 330 the Microbiology requirement is complete.
A nursing major may take BIOL 330 if they have met the prerequisites which are BIOL 121 and CHEM 111.
Deadlines for application are March 15 or October 15 to begin professional courses the following semester.
Revised 6/08; 7/09; 11/09; 12/12; 5/13