10/15/2025
We have an exciting opportunity for you! The SC BOLD Program will pay for 100% of your DNP program (up to $90,000) at USC Upstate! The funds can also be used to refinance loans you may have taken out for other academic programs. Loan forgiveness is achieved through service as a nursing faculty in the state of South Carolina (Read more about the SCBOLD here.) https://www.scstudentloan.org/career-pathways/bold-nursing-faculty-program
Our Doctor of Nursing Program in public and community health is fully accredited by CCNE, fully online, and can be completed in two years of full-time study (part-time options are also available). Read more about our DNP Program here. https://uscupstate.edu/programs/doctorate-in-nursing-practice-dnp/
Apply TODAY! You can begin as soon as spring, 2026, or enter our program in the summer or fall. https://uscupstate.edu/admissions/apply/
For more information, reach out to Zakery Earp, the Advising Specialist for the Mary Black College of Nursing’s Graduate programs at USC Upstate. zearp@uscupstate.edu
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