Family Nurse Practitioner

As an FNP student, online coursework and hands-on training will provide you with a strong foundation in patient wellness and prevention as well as the knowledge and skills to provide treatment for everything from mild ailments to serious conditions.

Upon program completion, you will be eligible to sit for the Family Nurse Practitioner exam administered through the American Nurse Credentialing Center and the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board. Our graduates are employed in a variety of settings ranging from outpatient care settings, NP practices, clinics, physician’s offices, women’s health centers, schools and specialty care practices.

Founded in 1801, then-South Carolina College flourished pre-Civil War, overcame post-war struggles, was rechartered in 1906 as a university and transformed itself as a national institution in the 20th and 21st centuries.

The Palmetto State established South Carolina College — the precursor to the University of South Carolina — on Dec. 19, 1801, as part of an effort to unite South Carolinians in the wake of the American Revolution. South Carolina's leaders saw the new college as a way to promote "the good order and harmony" of the state.

The founding of South Carolina College was also a part of the Southern public college movement spurred by Thomas Jefferson. Within 20 years of one another, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia established state-supported colleges.