SCC's LPN Program: Apply Today!
NOTE: The LPN program at SCC is located at the SCC Cherokee County Campus in Gaffney, SC. You must be a currently enrolled student at SCC to apply for Licenced Practical Nurse - LPN - program! The application will be available in the MySCC Portal for all current students.
Apply to Spartanburg Community College if you are not already a current student. Students need to be accepted to SCC before applying for the program. All transcripts should be sent directly to the SCC Admissions department if you are transferring classes. Please contact them at (864) 592-4800 or admissions@sccsc.edu with any questions regarding transcripts.
LPN Application Process
How do I apply? Admission Requirements:
Admission into the SCC nursing program is very competitive. All applications are carefully reviewed by the School of Nursing. Please consult the Spartanburg Community College academic website and the nursing website (www.sccsc.edu/nursing) for more details, including the Frequently Asked Questions section.
Minimum Admission Criteria:
- Applicants must be admitted to Spartanburg Community College and have a minimum GPA of 2.5 in required general education courses
- Applicants must earn a grade of C or better in all prerequisite courses. All general education courses do not have to be completed to apply to the program.
- PN students need BIO 112. They are eligible to substitute BIO 210 & BIO 211, if successfully completed within the prescribed time range, but neither is required. BIO 225 is also not required for PN. Please view the current Biology Policy.
- Applicants must complete the TEAS test to be considered for admission. Details for the exam can be found in the TEAS Policy.
Application Steps:
Apply to SCC, if you are not a current SCC student.
If you are already a current student at SCC, go to Step 2.- Complete the pre-admissions exam, TEAS test. Register for online TEAS test, TEAS at ATI.
- If you have previously taken the TEAS test, official scores need to be transferred to SCC. Must be verion VI, VII, or TEAS at ATI.
- View or download TEAS Policy.
- Submit your application for the SCC LPN program. View and download items needed for this packet in the next section.
- Applications are accepted every Spring and Fall semester. The Spring semester applications are for Fall semester acceptance. The Fall semester applications are for Spring semester acceptance. Watch the nursing website for dates and deadlines of applications.
- Application documents are submitted on the ADN MySCC Portal site.
- All applicants must upload a copy of a SCC unofficial transcript to support courses/grades included on selective ranking sheet, even if all courses were transferred in.
- Students must upload a copy of their official scores on the TEAS test. Version VI, VII or the online test, TEAS at ATI.
- If you have taken the TEAS test at another school, your official scores must be transferred to SCC for verification. Request TEAS scores to be transferred at ATI store (new website)
Accreditation
The Associate of Applied Science in Nursing program is in candidacy by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), 3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400, Atlanta, GA 30326; Phone (404) 975-5000; www.acenuring.org.
Courtney Holmes Maricondo, MBA | Director of Nursing Operations
Phone: (864) 592-4420
Sara "Beth" Johnson, MSN, RN | Dean of the School of Nursing
Phone: (864) 592-4483
Dr. Shelia Jennings-Jeter, DNP | Director of Nursing, SCC Union
Phone: (864) 466-0348
Myra Westbrooks | Director of Nursing, SCC Cherokee
Phone: (864) 206-2718