The Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) is designed for individuals with a bachelor’s degree in another discipline. This 83-credit program equips you with the knowledge and clinical expertise needed to transition into nursing efficiently and effectively.

The ABSN curriculum combines classroom instruction, laboratory and simulation training, and practical clinical experiences, ensuring that graduates are prepared to excel in a wide range of healthcare environments.

The program is designed to be completed in as little as 16 months but must be finished within three years. Students will collaborate with the program director to develop a personalized plan of study tailored to meet their individual academic and professional goals.

Student Learning Outcomes

Graduates of the Bachelor of Science Degree Program in Nursing are prepared to function as generalists who practice professional nursing in a variety of health care settings, are prepared to pursue graduate studies, and are prepared to:

• Provide patient-centered, priority-based nursing care to individuals, families, and groups through independent and collaborative application of nursing process;
• Implement factors that create a culture of safety and a just culture;
• Integrate evidence, clinical judgment, inter-professional perspectives and patient preference in planning, implementing and evaluating outcomes of care;
• Incorporate the use of technology that supports clinical decision-making, patient education, error prevention, and care coordination;
• Use inter- and intra-professional communication and collaborative skills to deliver evidence-based, patient-centered care;
• Participate in the use of quality indicators and core measures to evaluate the effect of change in the delivery of care as derived through health policy.

Progression/Retention Requirements

• Receive a minimum grade of 2.67 (B-) in any nursing course;
• Receive a passing clinical evaluation in each nursing course with a clinical laboratory component.  A notation of failure in the clinical laboratory component of a nursing course will result in a grade of F for the course;
• Receive a minimum grade of 2.67 (B-) in science courses;
• Receive a passing grade in each of the required general education courses;
• Attain a 2.67 grade-point average at the completion of each semester.

Any student who fails to meet the Division of Nursing requirements in any required course must repeat that course.  Students are not allowed to take any challenge or CLEP examinations for a course for which they did not meet the minimum required grade.

Please see the Student Nursing Handbook for more detailed information.