This accelerated program option is available to licensed RNs that have completed a non-nursing bachelor's degree, in addition to an associate degree in nursing. Each student will take 3 BSN bridge courses before starting graduate level work. 

All applicants must meet MSN Admission requirements. Students WILL FOREGO a BSN degree with this option, receiving their MSN upon completion.

Curriculum Plan

 

•  BSN Bridge Courses
    - NURS 315 Foundations and Contemporary Issues for RNs
    - NURS 316 Nursing in a Multicultural Society  
    - NURS 415 Nursing of Families and Communities in RNs

             Complete change of major form to declare concentration in MSN program

• MSN Course Work
    - 12 - 14 courses (37 - 49 credit hours) depending on MSN concentration
               - CNS, Education, Administration, Law, Theology