History of the College of Nursing Origin
The College of Nursing at the Medical University of South Carolina had its origin in 1882 when the City Council of Charleston approved a request by the City Hospital for $2,000 to establish a "Training School for Nurses," The school was opened in 1883 and continued until the City Hospital was destroyed by an earthquake in 1886. It was reestablished as "The Charleston Training School" in 1895. A two-year program of instruction was offered, with some lectures given by the Medical College Faculty. From 1916 to the Present
In 1916, the Board of Commissioners of the Roper Hospital proposed the incorporation of the Training School with the Medical College, and in 1919 the Roper Hospital Training School for Nurses became the School of Nursing of the Medical College of the State of South Carolina. Later the words "of the State" were deleted. In September 1966, the school began the process of phasing out the three-year diploma program and establishing a four-year baccalaureate program.
In 1969, when the Medical College was designated as "The Medical University of South Carolina" by the State Legislature, the school became one of the six colleges comprising the University. In 1976, the College of Nursing began to offer a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) program. In 1983 the College of Nursing celebrated one hundred years of nursing education and service to the citizens of South Carolina and the nation. The College of Nursing launched a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Nursing in 2001, and a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Degree in 2009. In 2008, the College of Nursing celebrated 125 years of nursing education and excellence (click to watch video), making it one of the oldest schools of nursing in the country. Current Programs The College of Nursing now offers programs of study leading to the Bachelor of Science in Nursing, the Master of Science in Nursing, the Doctor of Nursing Practice and the Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing. The baccalaureate program is campus-based, while all graduate programs are offered entirely online. The Colleges houses a state-of-the–science clinical simulation laboratory and the Center for Community Health Partnerships. In addition, the College has a robust research portfolio and a number of faculty clinical practice sites.
Preserving CON ’s Rich History MEDICA is a publicly accessible digital repository of scholarly and historical materials relating to MUSC and the history of health sciences in South Carolina. MEDICA’s collections include articles written by MUSC faculty, theses and dissertations written by MUSC students, and historical photographs and documents relating to the history of the health sciences. The College of Nursing has already begun a historical collection. You can explore the collection at http://medica.library.musc.edu/conhome.php | 
