The
College of Nursing offers a 14-month accelerated bachelor of science
degree in nursing program, designed for the student who already
possesses a bachelor's degree in another field. Second-degree students
will be a part of a group of highly motivated students who are seeking
professional advancement and personal fulfillment.
Requirements for the accelerated bachelor of science in nursing for second-degree students
Required prerequisite courses:
Introduction to Sociology
Statistics
Anatomy and Physiology I and II
Organic Biochemistry (with lab)
Microbiology
technology elective
Lower-division nursing courses that may be taken as prerequisites or challenged, include:
705:229 Life Span: A Holistic Approach
705:233 Human Interactive Process
705:202 Cultural Dimensions of Humans and Their Environment
11:709:255 Nutrition and Health
All required prerequisite courses are required to be completed with a grade of C
or better prior to enrollment in this program.
Summer Session (12 weeks)
120:245 Pathophysiology
705:306 Health Assessment across the Lifespan
705:307 Nursing Care Provider I (first 6 weeks)
705:322 Nursing Care Provider II (second 6 weeks)
705:395 Pharmacotherapeutics
Fall Semester
705:310 The Childbearing Family
705:390 Research Process in Nursing
705:407 Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing
705:415 Health and Illness of Older Adults
Winter Session (3 weeks)
705:411 Nursing Care in Psychiatric/Mental Health
Spring Semester
705:223 Trends in Health Care Delivery
705:314 Health and Illness of Children and Adolescents
705:320 Health and Illness of Adults
Summer Session 2 (12 weeks)
705:444 Community Health Nursing (first 6 weeks)
705:498 Leadership and Management in Nursing (second 6 weeks)
