Faculty hold master's and/or doctoral nursing degrees.
This degree program builds on the knowledge, skills and experience students have gained as a registered nurse and serves as an academic bridge from the coursework they completed in an associate or diploma nursing program to a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN). Research also shows that Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)-prepared nurses contribute to better patient outcomes, fewer hospital readmission rates and lower mortality rates, leading to a recommendation from the Institute of Medicine that 80% of nurses earn a BSN. Registered nurses who earn a BSN benefit through career advancement, leadership opportunities and in many cases higher wages. An increasing number of hospitals are requiring nurses to have a BSN for employment - earning a BSN will give nurses a competitive advantage. Graduates will be prepared for supervisory, manager, director or executive-level positions in hospital/acute care, long-term care, physician office practice, home health and hospice, pharmaceutical industry, medical insurance, government healthcare agencies, veteran’s administration and the military.
Evidence of graduation from accredited high school or acceptable score on the General Education Development (GED) exam. Additionally, students must have an associate's degree in nursing and a registered nurse license. Undergraduate applicants with a high school and/or college cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or better will be given priority admission to the school.
Applications are taken for every term on a rolling basis.