School of Nursing

The School of Nursing offers programs from the certificate level to graduate degree. The Department of Nursing offers several program options:

Generic BSN degree program

The department strongly recommends that prospective nursing students prepare themselves in high school by taking the following courses: English (four years), mathematics (three or four years, including two years of algebra), social studies (four years) and one unit each of biology, chemistry and physics. Students without the necessary high school preparation in algebra and chemistry may need to take additional preparatory courses in these subjects, which will lengthen their program. For further information, refer to the School of Nursing BSN website.

LPN to BSN program
(for LPN's desiring to obtain a baccalaureate degree)

Students with an LPN license who request admission to the BSN program, and who have graduated from an LPN program within 5 years of admission into the BSN program and/or who have worked as an LPN within 5 years of admission into the BSN program, are granted, without testing, advanced placement credit for: NE 201 (4 credits), NE 202 (1 credit) and NE 204 (2 credits). For further information, refer to the School of Nursing BSN website.

RN to BSN degree program
(for registered nurses who desire to obtain a baccalaureate degree in nursing)

Credit for selected previous nursing courses will be granted to those individuals transferring from an NLN accredited program or a community college with who the School of Nursing has an articulation agreement, and successful completion of the Department RN to BSN transition classes. For further information, refer to the School of Nursing BSN website.

MSN degree program
(with a Family Nurse Practitioner functional track as its specialty)

The School of Nursing provides a program of graduate study that leads to a Master of Science in Nursing with specialization as a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP). The program provides registered nurses (RN) with advanced knowledge and clinical skills to serve as primary health care providers for individuals of all ages and their families. FNPs practice in a variety of rural and urban ambulatory settings such as physician offices, hospital outpatient clinics, health maintenance organizations, community health clinics, and specialty clinics. For further information, refer to the School of Nursing MSN website.

Practical Nursing Programs

The LPN Department offers certificates in practical nursing upon successful completion of its program.

Practical Nursing program

The practical nursing program prepares the graduate to provide nursing care to patients and their families in hospitals, nursing homes, physician's offices, home health care agencies and health clinics. The program of study combines nursing theory lectures with planned patient care learning experiences in hospitals, nursing homes and community health care agencies. Graduates are qualified to take the NCLEX-PN licensure examination.

Special Learning Opportunities

• Student Practical Nurses Association