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The health nursing major offers emphasis areas in community/public health, primary care, and parent-child health nursing. Primary care areas include family nurse practitioner, pediatric nurse practitioner, and adult nurse practitioner. Also offered is an M.S.N./M.P.H. dual degree option with the Arnold School of Public Health.

Admission

The admission process attempts to identify individuals who have a high probability of successfully completing the program. All factors are considered in combination. Specific requirements include:

1. a bachelor of science in nursing degree from a program that is nationally accredited;
2. transcripts of all previous college studies (The average undergraduate GPA for recently admitted students was greater than 3.25; the average nursing GPA was greater than 3.35.);
3. general GRE verbal and quantitative scores or Miller Analogies Test score (The average GRE scores for recently admitted students were greater than 475 verbal and 535 quantitative. The average MAT score was greater than 421.)
4. registered nurse licensure in South Carolina or possession of an unencumbered license in the state in which clinical practice will occur;
5. a completed application to The Graduate School with the College of Nursing supplement;
6. two references written by master’s or doctorally prepared nurses who are qualified to evaluate nursing practice performance and academic potential;
7. resume or cv.

Course planning with the student’s advisor is required before registration. All students are required to submit a Master’s Degree Program of Study form to the Office of Graduate Studies at the earliest convenient date (no later than the end of the first year). These forms may be obtained in the Office of Graduate Studies and must be completed with the assistance of the academic advisor. The original will be forwarded to the dean of The Graduate School for approval. Copies of the approved program will be kept in the student’s permanent file in the Office of Graduate Studies, College of Nursing.