Bachelor of Science, Major in Nursing

As a direct admit program, students are accepted as freshmen into nursing and remain in the nursing major as long as they meet progression requirements (see nursing undergraduate handbook). While freshmen are introduced to the nursing profession in their first semester at Clemson through Nursing 1020: Nursing Success Skills, they primarily take general education and science courses during their first two years. During the remaining two years, studies focus more specifically on nursing. Students have the opportunity to work closely with faculty and students on research and service projects through creative inquiry, the honors program, and interdisciplinary courses.

Upon completion of the program students will be able to:

• Use communication skills to interact effectively and appropriately with individuals, families, groups in the community, and other members of the health care team.
• Demonstrate personal and professional responsibility and accountability for personal nursing practice in accordance with the highest standards and codes of the profession.
• Use critical thinking to provide community based professional nursing care for diverse populations across the life span in multiple settings.
• Employ leadership and management skills and knowledge of health policy to enhance the quality of nursing care.

Students obtain clinical practice in a variety of settings. Initially, and at intervals throughout the curriculum, students learn nursing skills in our clinical learning and research center. This center offers a hospital-like environment with high tech equipment, including virtual reality IV simulators and high fidelity human patient simulators. The human patient simulators represent different age groups, providing students at all levels with opportunities to practice critical thinking and hands-on skills in a non-threatening environment. This practice allows students to feel more comfortable in actual clinical areas and helps them identify and intervene in “low occurrence, high risk” situations more quickly.

For their hospital based experiences, students have clinical rotations in a variety of settings including medical centers, regional hospitals and community hospitals. In these experiences, students work closely with faculty members. The ratio of students to faculty is eight to one. Students obtain public health experiences in health departments, hospices, schools and community centers.

To comply with clinical agency contract requirements and South Carolina law, students enrolled in nursing courses with a clinical laboratory must meet specific requirements listed in the School of Nursing Student Handbook.

Nursing Scholarships

Nursing scholarships are available through Clemson University and the School of Nursing.

Please visit the Financial Aid website for Clemson University scholarship information.

Additional scholarships and awards are available in the Spring semester through the School of Nursing. Details and application forms are emailed directly to students in the spring. Please see the list below and contact Mrs. Angie Newton for more information. 

External nursing scholarships can be found on the AACN website.