Nursing Core Requirements
College of Nursing
The University of South Alabama's College of Nursing welcomes transfer students to our BSN program. Students are accepted into the upper division Professional Nursing Component each semester (including summer). Students may submit an application while pre-requisite courses are still in progress, but pre-requisites must be completed before admission to the Professional Component. Admission to the Professional Component is competitive based on GPA on prerequisite courses. Criteria for admission are as follows:
- Submission of completed application by deadline
- Payment of $50.00 non-refundable application fee
- Minimum GPA of 2.50 in all pre-requisite courses
- Minimum USA GPA of 2.0
- Minimum of "C" in all pre-requisites
- Submission of health data form and evidence of health insurance as specified in application
- Evidence of CPR certification as specified in application
About six months before you finish prerequisite courses, you will need to submit an Application to the College of Nursing for the Professional Component. The application for the BSN program can be found at
http://www.southalabama.edu/nursing/BSN.html A $50.00 non-refundable application fee must accompany your application before it will be processed. You may mail your application and fee to us, or you may bring it by the College of Nursing.
Application deadlines for the USA College of Nursing Professional Component are as follows:
- Applications for fall semester are due April 1
- Applications for spring semester are due September 1
- Applications for summer semester are due February 1
In addition to the College of Nursing Professional Component Application, transfer and second-degree seeking students will also need to submit an application for admission to the University through the USA Admissions office. The USA Admissions application can be downloaded here. Students who have been previously enrolled at USA but have not attended classes for one term (excluding summer term) will need to reapply to the university through the Registrar's Office. Applications for readmission are located on the Registrar's Office website located at http://www.southalabama.edu/registrar/readmission.htm
Note: While there are more than 64 transferable semester hours, you may only count 64 semester hours as transfer credit from a community college.
Pensacola Junior College
English Composition
ENC 1101
-and-
ENC 1102
Fine Arts
Choose one of the following courses:
ARH 1050
ARH 1051
ARH 1831
ARH 2000
MUH 2011
THE 2000
Literature
Choose one of the following courses: AML 2010
AML 2020
ENL 2012
ENL 2022
LIT 2110
LIT 2120
History
Choose one of the following courses:
AMH 2010
AMH 2020
EUH 1000
EUH 1001
History or Literature Sequence
Complete either a Literature or History sequence by taking the second course in the sequence started above (for example, if you choose to take a complete Literature sequence in American Literature, then you would take both semesters in that sequence.
Humanities Electives
If History sequence chosen, complete two additional humanities electives chosen from the following. If Literature sequence is chosen, complete one additional Humanities elective chosen from the following:
HUM 2210
HUM 2230
PHI 2010
PHI 2100
PHI 2600
SPC 1600
FRE 1120
FRE 1121
FRE 2200
FRE 2201
FRE 1120
FRE 1121
GER 2200
GER 2201
REL 2000
SPN 1120
SPN 1121
SPN 2200
SPN 2201
ITA 1120
ITA 1121
ITA 2200
ITA 2201
RUS 1120
RUS 1121
RUS 2200
RUS 2201
Social Science Electives
If Literature sequence chosen above, complete two additional courses from the following. If History sequence chosen above, complete one course from the following.
DEP 2003
GEA 2000
POS 2041
SYG 2020
SYG 2010
Mathematics/Statistics
MAC 1105
-or-
MAC 1140
-and-
ST 2023
Economics
ECO 2013
-or-
ECO 2023
Chemistry CHM 1045/1045L
Psychology
PSY 2012
Biology
Complete the following three courses (with lab):
BSC 1093/1093L
-and-
BSC 1094/1094L
-and-
MCB 1000/1000L
-or-
MCB 2013/2013L
Biology Elective
Choose one of the following courses (with lab):
BSC 1005/1005L
BSC 2010/2010L
BOT 1010/1010L
ZOO 1010/1010L
Computer Science
CGS 1570
Special Notes:
- The University of South Alabama will accept a maximum of 64 semester hours from a junior/community college.
- No course in which a student has earned a grade of lower than "D" will transfer to the University of South Alabama. No grade lower than "C" will transfer in English Composition I & II (EH 101 & 102)
- Completion of the courses listed in this Advising Guide does not guarantee completion of program.
Questions regarding degree/graduation requirements and the applicability of transfer credit toward satisfaction of degree requirements should be directed to the
College of Nursing, SHAC 1012, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36688-0002 (251/434-3410).
Questions regarding transfer admission and transfer credit evaluation should be directed to the Office of Admissions, Meisler Hall Suite 2500, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36688-0002 (251) 460-6141 or (800) 872-5247.
For more information regarding the degree in Nursing at the University of South Alabama, please consult the
USA Bulletin.
