Online Baccalaureate Degree for the Registered Nurse (BSN)

INSTITUTION INFORMATION Institutional Accreditation: Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Program Accreditation: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission Institutional Membership(s): None Program Membership(s): None PROGRAM DETAILS Program Information: Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Bachelor's Enrollment: 999 seats total Application Deadline: Open How Students and Instructors Communicate: E-mail, Postal, Voice, Video, WWW Subject: Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences METHOD OF COURSE INSTRUCTION

The program is delivered primarily through videotape

Supplemental delivery formats include videotape

 

The Baccalaureate for the Registered Nurse (BSN) program is for registered nurses who are graduates of associate degree or diploma programs and would like to obtain a bachelor's degree in nursing. The BRN major, which is designed to address the adult learner's past educational preparation and nursing experience, is offered in a distance learning format in association with the Division of Special Programs. Ten of the thirteen required nursing courses are offered in a distance learning format, as are most of the prerequisites. For complete information on the BRN, visit us on the web

All students must attend three 1-credit on-campus weekend courses (NURS 343, 441, and 445).

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SPECIAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

This program is for Registered Nurses.

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Continuing Education students are advised by the ACCESS Center in the Division of Continuing Education.
Matriculated students are assigned an advisor in the College of Nursing.

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Students must be a Registered Nurse.

All students must attend three 1-credit on-campus weekend courses (NURS 343, 441 and 445). All other nursing courses are available in a distance learning format. Most non-nursing support courses are avaliable via the distance learning delivery system, also.

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