MSN Start-Up Costs

These are anticipated start‐up and final semester graduate program out-of-pocket costs for post-licensure MSN students. Some state residencies require additional costs. All prices are estimates and are subject to change.

One-Time Fees

$200 (stethoscope, USC CON ID badge, one lab coat)

$210

$520 (approx.)^*

Tuning Fork ($10)
Reflex Hammer ($10)
Fiber Optic Ophthalmoscope/Otoscope (up to $500)

^{*excludes HL and NI programs}

Every two years (varies)

Total One-Time Fee Costs: $930 (approx.)

MSN Annual Fees

$36

$25

Total Annual Cost: $61 (approx.)

Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP)

NURS 704^*	2 Textbooks	$150
	EKG Academy	$75
NURS 773	EKG Academy	$75
NURS 774^*	-	-
	Total	$300

Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)

NURS 704^*	2 Textbooks	$150
	EKG Academy	$75
NURS 718	EKG Academy	$75
NURS 756^*	1 Textbook	$165
NURS 757^*	1 Textbook	$185
NURS 758	1 Textbook	$150
	EKG Academy	$75
NURS 760	1 Textbook	$260
	APEA Pre/Post Predictor	$90
	Total	$1,225

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)

NURS 704^*	2 Textbooks	$150
	EKG Academy	$75
NURS 761	Neuroscience Education Institute Student One-year membership	$99
NURS 764	Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy	$35
NURS 768	APEA Pre/Post Predictor	$90
	Total	$449

Healthcare Leadership (HL)

NURS 788	EHR Go	$75
	Total	$75

Nursing Informatics (NI)

NURS 788	EHR Go	$75
	Total	$75

Nursing Education (NE)

NURS 704^*	2 Textbooks	$150
	EKG Academy	$75
	Total	$225

Nurse-Midwifery (NM)

NURS 704^*	2 Textbooks	$150
	EKG Academy	$75
NURS 718	EKG Academy	$75
NURS 752^*	X Textbooks	$300
NURS 753^*	X Textbooks	$300
NURS 762^*	X Textbooks	$300
	Total	$1,200

^*Out-of-pocket course fees do not include course immersion weekends since travel and lodging will vary.

For questions, email nursinQ@mailbox.sc.edu.

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