Change of Major Application

Any USC Columbia student interested in changing their major to Pre-Nursing Lower Division within the College of Nursing must participate in the following change of major process and meet minimum academic requirements for consideration. Acceptance into Pre-Nursing Lower Division does not guarantee acceptance into Nursing Upper Division. A separate, departmental, application is required for consideration into Nursing Upper Division. Students accepted as a change of major will receive additional information regarding when and how to apply to Nursing Upper Division.

Students must meet the minimum eligibility to change major to nursing:

A minimum Institutional GPA of a 3.500
Grade Forgiveness will not be factored into the calculations of your GPA
No more than one below C grade in a BSN required science course
Complete a minimum of 12 graded credit hours prior to application

IMPORTANT: Due to the capacity limits of the College of Nursing meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee acceptance.

TIMELINE: For spring semester, all change of major applicants must submit the following application by October 1^st. For fall, all change of major applicants must submit the following application by July 1^st. For summer semesters, all change of major applicants must submit the following application by March 1^st. The Deadline has been extended to March 15th, 2024. Notifications for both acceptances and denials will be sent via email on or near April 1st.

ACCEPTED STUDENTS: All accepted change of major applicants are required to attend a College of Nursing New Major Information and Advising Session. This session will provide an overview of the BSN program, the curriculum, application process to Nursing Upper Division and will include a one-on-one advising appointment with one of the College of Nursing academic advisors.

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First Name *

Middle Name (If you do not have a middle name, please indicate NA) *

Last Name *

USC Email Address - Notifications will be sent to this address. *

Cell Phone Number *

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I am currently enrolled in the following college (check one response) *

I understand that in order to be considered for admissions into the College of Nursing as a change of major student that I need to have a minimum Inst. GPA of 3.500 on a 4.000 scale. When my GPA is calculated for consideration of acceptance grade forgiveness will not be factored into the calculation. *

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I understand that as a result of the limited capacity of the College of Nursing the change of major process is extremely competitive. Meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee admissions. *

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I understand that the College of Nursing requires all students to earn a grade of C or better in required science courses and not earning such grades impacts academic standing within the college. These courses include, BIOL 243, BIOL 243L, BIOL 244, BIOL 244L, BIOL 250, BIOL 250L, and CHEM 102. If a change of major applicant has earned more than one grade of below C (D+, D, F, etc.) in any of the above courses they are not eligible for consideration into the college. *

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I understand that if accepted it is a requirement to attend a new major information and advising session hosted by the College of Nursing. Notification of when and where the session will be held will be included in the acceptance notification email. *

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