Pre-Nursing Certificate

Certificate: Health Science
Credit Requirements: 26 Semester Credit Hours

The Pre-Nursing Certificate is a curriculum program, which offers 26 hours of college credit. Pending admission to one of the Nursing programs, students may complete the certificate program. While completion of this certificate may not be an admission requirement, it will provide the student with skills and knowledge prior to entering one of the Nursing programs.

The curriculum incorporates classroom and laboratory instruction. Students interested in the Pre-Nursing Certificate program should attend an Open Advising Session or complete the online Open Advising Session by visiting TTC’s Web site. For more information, call 843.574.6370.

Recommended Sequence of Courses

First Semester

 

Anatomy and Physiology I

4

 

Introduction to Computers

3

 

English Composition I

3

 

General Psychology

3

Total 13

Second Semester

 

Anatomy and Physiology II

4

 

College Algebra

3

 or

Probability and Statistics

3

 

Human Growth and Development

3

** 

Introduction to Theater

3

Total 13

**This course requirement can be met by taking both a Humanities elective and either Public Speaking (SPC 205) or Interpersonal Communication (SPC 209). See Humanities Electives.

Note: Completion of the Pre-Nursing Certificate alone does not meet the pre-nursing certificate option for admission to the Nursing program. Students using the Pre-Nursing Certificate as their admission option must complete all courses in the Pre-Nursing Certificate with a grade of C or better and minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5. No more than 50 percent (four courses) of the total number of courses required for the Pre-Nursing Certificate may be repeated, and no required course may be repeated more than once to meet this admission option.