Clemson Nursing Expansion Program

Thanks for your interest in Clemson Nursing. Information about our Nursing program is below.

The Bachelor of Science with a Major in Nursing degree at Clemson University is an eight-semester program that awards a four-year degree. As freshman and sophomores, students focus primarily on the sciences and general education courses, and students are introduced to nursing in their first semester and have nursing courses throughout these first two years. During their final years, students are split into two cohorts due to clinical availability. The junior and senior semesters focus on nursing courses and clinical experiences. Students have clinical experiences with high-fidelity human patient simulators in the simulation spaces on Clemson's campus and the Clemson University Nursing building in Greenville as well as in various hospital and community agencies throughout the Upstate.

About the Cohorts

Students are part of one of two clinical cohorts – a Clemson-based traditional cohort or a Greenville-based accelerated cohort. Students express their cohort preference during their first two years of study, allowing time to fully explore both options. Whenever possible, students are matched with the cohort of their choice. While cohort preference is not guaranteed, all students are guaranteed a clinical space in their junior and senior years. Students in both cohorts take general education and nursing foundation courses on Clemson’s main campus their freshman and sophomore years.

In their junior and senior years, students in the Clemson-based traditional cohort continue coursework at Clemson’s main campus and complete clinical rotations at various area health care systems. Students in the Greenville-based accelerated cohort take courses at the Clemson University Nursing building located on Greenville Memorial Medical Campus and complete clinical rotations at one or more of Prisma Health-Upstate’s participating campuses. Transportation is provided between the two sites of instruction. Click here for more information

Students in the Greenville-based accelerated cohort take the three Senior 1 nursing courses – Women’s Health and Developing Families, Pediatrics, and Mental Health – during the summer semester after the junior year allowing them to graduate in December, one semester early. Both cohorts have eight semesters of coursework and tuition. Students in the program expansion cohort can use South Carolina’s LIFE and Palmetto Fellows scholarships for summer semester tuition.

Student Life

Students in both cohorts have the same opportunities to take part in campus activities all Clemson students enjoy – athletic events, campus recreation, varsity sports, sororities and fraternities, Clemson University Honors College, Nursing Departmental Honors, honor societies, Creative Inquiry, service learning, and other student organizations.

Students in both cohorts can take advantage of on-campus student housing, Academic Success Center, Watt Family Innovation Center, Cooper Library, Fike Recreation Center, Michelin Career Center, Center for Career and Professional Development, Redfern Health Center, Student Financial Aid, and all other campus services.

Additional Clemson Nursing Partnerships

Clemson is also collaborating with Tri-County Technical College, Greenville Technical College, and AnMed Health, Bon Secours St. Francis, Cannon Memorial Hospital, Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital, Prisma Health Baptist Easley Hospital, and Spartanburg Regional Medical Center to develop a working solution to the nursing shortage. Together, we have created a program to advance your educational level no matter where you are in your nursing career. With LPN or RN programs at Tri-County Technical College and Greenville Technical College, you can work and earn a bachelor’s, master’s or even doctoral degree at Clemson University. These collaborations allow you to:

• Meet the educational requirements needed for advancement
• Enjoy flexible schedules that complement your busy lifestyle
• Participate in Web-enhanced courses that meet your needs
• Obtain one degree while working toward the next degree

Students are required to be in the Clemson-based Traditional Cohort

There are a few students who must be part of the Clemson-based Cohort: D1 athletes, including Cheerleaders, Rally cats, and the Tiger mascot; Tiger band members; student government officers; and students who receive ROTC scholarships.