Accelerated BSN

The Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (ABSN) is a 16-month, on-campus program. This program starts annually in January. The ABSN program option combines your previous bachelor’s degree with 60 credit hours of nursing courses, to equal 120 credit hours of study. Students who successfully complete the BSN program and pass the NCLEX-RN, may be seamlessly admitted into the Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) or the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program. On campus housing is available on a first-come, first-serve basis with other students enrolled in professional programs and graduate students.

This degree plan is an example of student progression through the program. Academic departments reserve the right to alter the term in which a course is offered.

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As a student in the BSN program, you'll have opportunities to:

1. Use clinical judgment to provide care to clients, families, and diverse populations.
2. Demonstrate effective communication and collaboration with healthcare professionals, clients, and families to deliver high-quality and safe care.
3. Integrate current evidence and patient/family preferences in planning, implementing, and evaluating outcomes.
4. Apply concepts of leadership to promote quality improvement and patient safety.
5. Utilize information management and patient care technology in the delivery of quality patient care.
6. Plan self-development to uphold ethical and legal standards to maintain a professional nursing practice.
7. Provide population-focused care incorporating concepts of health promotion and illness prevention.
8. Distinguish financial and regulatory healthcare policies that directly and indirectly influence the nature and functioning of the healthcare system.