For students who hold an active SC paramedic
license and an associate degree:
• Prior to acceptance students must
o Meet college admissions requirements.
o Meet program eligibility requirements including
∆ Be a graduate of an associate degree program from a regionally accredited college.
∆ Be a graduate of a state-approved Paramedic program.
∆ Hold an active South Carolina Paramedic license.
∆ Be employed within the past 6 months as a paramedic in a relevant job.
∆ Have current letters of recommendation from a paramedic school and/or current employer.
∆ Have attended Career Talk (current within two years).
∆ Have attended a pre-admission interview.
o Meet program admissions requirements including
∆ Have completed all general education courses (listed below) and have a technical GPA of 2.50 (required for
general education courses).
∆ Biophysical science courses must be completed within five years of entering the clinical phase of the Nursing
program.
o Biophysical science courses may be repeated one time only to achieve a passing grade.
o BIO 216 may be taken to validate an expired Biology 210 and Biology 211.
o Take the TEAS entrance exam at College Testing Center in Admissions and Registration Center.
o Take the PN Comprehensive Exam and remediate unsuccessful areas of content. Remediation due the day of
Nursing Orientation. Contact (864) 250-8705 to set-up testing.
o Students will receive 21 hrs. of credit for Phase I and Phase II of the ADN program and can enter Phase III after
successful completion of NUR 190, NUR 201, and NUR 230.
• Prior to entering clinicals, the student will
o Have evidence of valid healthcare provider CPR certification.
o Have a negative 10-panel drug screen for clinical eligibility. Random drug screens may be performed throughout the
program.
o Have a crime-free criminal background check. Students must be able to attend all clinical experiences.
o Have a current physical exam and all required testing and Immunizations.
o Have completed OSHA requirements via Healthstream.
• Students who have been accepted into the college but not yet accepted into the Nursing Program will be considered
Pre-Nursing and will be coded as Associate of Science majors. See assigned advisor for questions regarding this
matter.
Required General Education courses:
BIO 210 Anatomy & Physiology I*
BIO 211 Anatomy & Physiology II*
BIO 225 Microbiology*
MAT 120 Probability & Statistics*
ENG 101 English Composition I*
SPC 205 Public Speaking*
PSY 201 General Psychology*/**
Humanities Elective*/**
4.0
4.0
4.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
Recommended Program Schedule
NUR 190
NUR 201
NUR 230
Fundamental Nursing and Patient Care Skills#
Transition Nursing#
Physical Assessment#
1.0
3.0
3.0
Phase III
NUR 239
NUR 241
NUR 243
NUR 253
NUR 256
Mental Health Nursing Concepts#
Health Promotion and Risk Reduction — Maternal/Child#
Health Promotion and Risk Reduction — Children#
Physiological Integrity#
Management of Care#
4.0
4.0
4.0
4.0
4.0
Total credit hours
54.0
*General Education course
**Must be college transferable
# All nursing courses are seven weeks in length.
Visit www.gvltec.edu/gainful-employment for important information about the educational debt, earnings and graduation
rates of students who attended programs.
2017-2018 Greenville Technical College Student Handbook and Catalog