Carolina Core and College General Education total requirements must equal 60 or more credit hours, depending on language placement test and use at most of the two overlay courses in Carolina Core. Minimum hours equal 31. Carolina Core and College General Education courses may require admitted RN-BSN students to take in person, on-campus coursework.

Carolina Core and College General Education Requirements

Expand allCMW: Effective, Engaged, and Persuasive Communication: Written Component (6 hours)

• ENGL 101 - Critical Reading and Composition and
• ENGL 102 - Rhetoric and Composition

ARP: Analytical Reasoning and Problem-Solving (6 hours)

•  STAT 112 - Statistics in the Media and
• STAT 205 - Elem Stats for Biol & Life Scio
  • STAT 201 may substitute for STAT 205

SCI: Scientific Literacy (12 hours)

• BIOL 243 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I (3 hours)*
• BIOL 243L - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Laboratory (1 hour)*
• BIOL 244 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II (3 hours)
• BIOL 244L - Human Anatomy and Physiology II Laboratory (1 hour)*
• BIOL 250 - Microbiology (3 hours)*
• BIOL 250L - Microbiology Laboratory (1 hour)*
  *Pre or Co-requisite courses for nursing courses

GFL: Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Foreign Language (0-6 hours)

Demonstrate proficiency in a foreign language by achieving a score of two or higher on Foreign Language Placement Test or by completing one Foreign Language through 110 or 121.

GHS: Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Historical Thinking (3 hours)

Any approved Carolina Core GHS course

GSS: Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Social Sciences (9 hours)

• PSYC 101 - Introduction to Psychology*
• SOCY 101 - Introductory Sociology*
• PSYC 420 - Survey of Developmental Psychology* (not a Carolina Core GSS approved course)*Pre or Co-requisite courses for nursing courses

AIU: Aesthetic and Interpretive Understanding (3 hours)

Any approved Carolina Core AIU course.

CMS: Effective, Engaged, and Persuasive Communication: Spoken Component (0-3 hours)

Any approved overlay or stand-alone Carolina Core course.

INF: Information Literacy (0-3 hours)

Any approved overlay or stand-alone Carolina Core INF course.

VSR: Values, Ethics, and Social Responsibility (0-3 hours)

Any approved overlay or stand-alone Carolina Core VSR course. Note: Electives 9-24

RN-BSN Courses (28 Total Hours)

Tailor your RN-BSN journey with two curriculum tracks, each featuring the same coursework but varying timelines. 100% of the RN-BSN didactic coursework is online. There is a required 56-hour face-to-face practicum at the end of the program that can be completed in Columbia, SC or in the student's local community. Most courses span seven-week terms, with a few courses spanning the full semester. Select the curriculum track that aligns with your preferences and lifestyle. 

Expand allTrack 1 (6-9 hours per semester for a total of 4 semesters)

Semester	Fall		Spring			Summer	Fall
Term	A	B	A	B	Full Term	Full Term	Full Term
Course	NURS 250	NURS 309	NURS 318	NURS 420	NURS 400	NURS 431* NURS 313*	NURS 434 (3*) NURS 428 (4*)
Credit Hours	3	3	3	3	3	*	*
Total Credit Hour By Semester	6		9			6	7

• NURS 250 - Nursing Science in Professional Practice (3 hours)
• NURS 309 - Nursing Health Assessment (3 hours)
• NURS 313 - Nursing Care of the Older Adult (3 hours)
• NURS 318 - Application of Pathophysiology and Pharmacology in Nursing (3 hours)
• NURS 400 - Evidence Based Practice (3 hours)
• NURS 420 - Emerging Issues in Health Care (3 hours)
• NURS 428 - Nursing Leadership and Management (4 hours)
• NURS 431 - Population Health Nursing (3 hours)
• NURS 434 - Community Health Practicum for RNs (3 hours)-*requires a 56 hour hands-on, face-to-face practicum in student's community or in Columbia, SC. There are no online options for this portion of the course

Track 2 (6 hours per semester for a total of 5 semesters)

Semester	Fall		Spring		Summer	Fall	Spring
Term	A	B	A	Full Term	Full Term	Full Term	Full Term
Course	NURS 250	NURS 309	NURS 318	NURS 400	NURS 420 (3*) NURS 431 (3*)	NURS 313	NURS 434 (3*) NURS 428 (4*)
Credit Hours	3	3	3	3	*	3	*
Total Credit Hour By Semester	6		6		6	3	7

• NURS 250 - Nursing Science in Professional Practice (3 hours)
• NURS 309 - Nursing Health Assessment (3 hours)
• NURS 313 - Nursing Care of the Older Adult (3 hours)
• NURS 318 - Application of Pathophysiology and Pharmacology in Nursing (3 hours)
• NURS 400 - Evidence Based Practice (3 hours)
• NURS 420 - Emerging Issues in Health Care (3 hours)
• NURS 428 - Nursing Leadership and Management (4 hours)
• NURS 431 - Population Health Nursing (3 hours)
• NURS 434 - Community Health Practicum for RNs (3 hours)-*requires a 56 hour hands-on, face-to-face practicum in student's community or in Columbia, SC. There are no online options for this portion of the course

Licensure Exam Credit

After admission to the RN-BSN program and completion of RN-BSN courses, students with an A.D.N. degree from an accredited (ACEN, formerly NLN) program will be awarded up to 38 credits for completion of their Associate Degree in Nursing (RN Licensure). Students with a diploma in nursing from an accredited (ACEN, formerly NLNAC) program will be awarded up to 25 credits towards meeting education competencies for their diploma degree (RN Licensure).