My D is interested in Nursing and Clemson is one of her schools that she applied to. Can anyone explain how the new Greenville Health system works? Can the students decide if they want to go to Greenville or stay at Clemson? Could be a game changer if she is forced to leave Clemson for her junior and senior year.
https://www.clemson.edu/cbshs/departments/nursing/academics/nursing-program-expansion.html
About the Cohorts
With this collaboration, entering freshmen in 2016 and beyond will have the opportunity to be part of one of two cohorts – a Clemson-based traditional cohort or a Greenville-based program expansion cohort, beginning in the fall of their junior year.
Students in both cohorts will 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 will continue coursework at Clemson’s main campus and do clinical rotations at various area health care systems. Students in the Greenville-based program expansion cohort will take courses at GHS’ Greenville Memorial Medical Campus and do clinical rotations at one or more of Greenville Health System’s seven participating campuses. Transportation will be provided between the two sites of instruction.
Students in the program expansion cohort will take three specialty courses during the summer semester after the junior year that will allow them to graduate in December, one semester early. The Senior I summer courses are Women’s Health and Developing Families, Pediatrics, and Mental Health.
Both cohorts will 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 will have the same opportunities to take part in campus activities all Clemson students enjoy – athletic events, campus recreation, varsity sports, sororities and fraternities, Calhoun 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.
Cohort Selection
Students will express their cohort preference during their first two years of study, allowing time to fully explore both options. Whenever possible, students will be 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!