Bulletin Year: 2026-2027

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Additional Information specific to the BSN program:

Transfer applicants must have a 3.5 GPA or higher to qualify for admission to the Pre-Nursing major.

The following courses are pre-requisites for NURS 216: BIOL 243/L, CHEM 102, BIOL 244/L.

NURS 112 & NURS 208 are typically taken during a student’s first year in the program. Transfer students should plan to take these courses in their first year at USC.

Progression courses that make up a student’s Progression GPA are listed in bold within this transfer guide.

For more information on the process of applying to Upper Division please visit this website: https://www.sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/nursing/academic_programs/bs_nursing/progression_to_ud/index.php

Students must meet all requirements for admission to USC and must be accepted through the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. Consult the University Bulletin for specific entrance requirements. Nothing in the foregoing supersedes any University, college, departmental, or programmatic regulation or policy.

Not all USC majors offer Transfer Advising Guides. The university’s top transfer majors were selected for these guides.

*For more information about program requirements please visit https://academicbulletins.sc.edu/undergraduate/programs-az/ and the course equivalency transfer table at https://banner.onecarolina.sc.edu/BannerExtensibility/customPage/page/z_spg_codes-transferequiv?mepCode=COL to determine how additional courses may transfer from your institution.

**In Resident Requirement: The last 25% of a student’s degree must be completed in residence at the University of South Carolina, and at least half of the hours in the student’s major course and in the student’s minor courses (if applicable) must be taken at the University.

***Transfer credits to USC must be from regionally accredited institutions for academic courses completed with grades of C or better.

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Complete at SC Technical College System

Complete foundational coursework before transferring.

Semester One (17-18 Credit Hours)

SCTCS Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade	USC Equivalent Course
ENG 101 English Composition I	3	C	ENGL 101 Critical Reading & Composition (CC- CMW)
CHM 105 General Organic Biochemistry	4	C	CHEM 102 Fundamental Chemistry I (CC- SCI)
BIO 210 Anatomy & Physiology	4	C	BIOL 243 & 243L Human Anatomy & Physiology I (CC- SCI)
PSY 201 General Psychology	3	C	PSYC 101 Introduction to Psychology (CC- GSS)
MAT 110 College Algebra	3 or 4	C	MATH 111/ 111i Basic College Math (may be exempted based on USC placement score) (Elective)

Semester Two (16 Credit Hours)

SCTCS Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade	USC Equivalent Course
ENG 102 English Composition II	3	C	ENGL 102 Rhetoric Composition (CC- CMW)
CPT 101 Intro to Computers or CPT 111 Basic Programming I or No SCTCS Equivalent	3	C	CSCE 101 Intro to Computer & Programming Concepts Using AI or CSCE 102 Web Design & Development Using AI Tools or STAT 112 Statistics in the Media (CC- ARP)
BIO 211 Anatomy & Physiology II	4	C	BIOL 244 & 244L Human Anatomy & Physiology II (CC- SCI)
SOC 101 Intro to Sociology	3	C	SOCY 101 Intro to Sociology (PR)
HIS 201 American History: Disc to 1877	3	C	HIST 111 US History to 1865 (CC-GHS & FD)

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Courses That Must Be Completed at USC

Complete major coursework and remaining degree requirements.

Semester Three (15-18 Credit Hours)

USC Course Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade	SCTCS Equivalent Course	University Requirements
NURS 112 Intro to Nursing Profession	2	C	No SCTCS Equivalent. Must be taken at USC.	(PR)
NURS 216 Biophysical Pathology	3	C	No SCTCS Equivalent. Must be taken at USC.	(PR)
BIOL 250/ 250L Microbiology	4	C	BIO 225 Microbiology	(CC- SCI)
STAT 205 Elem. Stats for the Biological & Life Sciences	3	C	No SCTCS Equivalent. USC will accept MAT 120 in place of STAT 205	(CC- ARP)
PSYC 420 Survey of Developmental Psychology	3	C	No SCTCS Equivalent.	(PR)
Carolina Core GFL 109 * (May be exempted based on USC placement score or credit earned)	0-3	C	SCTCS Equivalencies vary by language. See course equivalency table*	(CC- GFL)

Semester Four (14 Credit Hours)

USC Course Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade	SCTCS Equivalent Course	University Requirements
NURS 208 Intro to Nursing Informatics	2	C	No SCTCS Equivalent. Must be taken at USC.	(PR)
NURS 220 Clinical Nutrition	3	C	No SCTCS Equivalent. Must be taken at USC.	(PR)
PHIL 213 Communicating Moral Issues *	3	C	No SCTCS Equivalent for PHIL 213. Students may take SPC 205 through SCTCS to meet the CC-CMS requirement and PSC 201 to meet the CC-VSR requirement.	(CC- CMS & CC- VSR)
Carolina Core Requirement: AIU *	3	C	Equivalent if Applicable *	(CC- AIU)
Carolina Core GFL 110 * May be exempted based on USC placement score or credit earned.	3	C	SCTCS Equivalencies vary. See course equivalency table*	(CC- GFL)

Code Definitions

University Requirements: Bachelor’s degree-seeking students must meet Carolina Core (general education) requirements.

Code	Definition
CC	Carolina Core
CC-AIU	Carolina Core – Aesthetic and Interpretive Understanding
CC-ARP	Carolina Core – Analytical Reasoning and Problem-Solving
CC-CMS	Carolina Core – Effective, Engaged, and Persuasive Communication: Spoken Component
CC-CMW	Carolina Core – Effective, Engaged, and Persuasive Communication: Written Component
CC-GFL	Carolina Core – Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Foreign Language
CC-GHS	Carolina Core – Historical Thinking
CC-GSS	Carolina Core – Social Sciences
CC-INF	Carolina Core – Information Literacy
CC-INT	Carolina Core – Integrative Course
CC-SCI	Carolina Core – Scientific Literacy
CC-VSR	Carolina Core – Values, Ethics, and Social Responsibility
CR	College Requirement
MR	Major Requirement
PR	Program Requirement