Students in the Accelerated Program:

  • complete the BSN in?15 months/4 semeters
  • classes are held at the Dwight Schar College of Nursing & Health Sciences Mansfield Campus
  • complete 64 credit hours of nursing coursework including clinical, laboratory and observation instruction led by faculty with speciality expertise

Nursing students are introduced to the profession?s:

  • Theoretical knowledge base
  • Research for evidence-based practice
  • International perspectives in healthcare
  • Nursing process as applied to families and communities

Students learn the highly technical and clinical skills needed for working with patients and their families in a variety of settings.?Students explore the role of nurses as leaders and managers. Students investigate the role of nurses in legal, ethical and political settings.? This degree also provides the foundation for graduate education in nursing.