Accelerated Nursing Curriculum

You’ll complete 56 credit hours over four full-time semesters during our 15-month Accelerated 2^nd Degree ABSN program. Our ABSN curriculum is designed to prepare you with the foundational nursing knowledge needed to sit for the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN®).

This program requires 56 credits of nursing courses:

Semester I

Course	Description	Credits
NUR 301	Holistic Health Assessment	4
NUR 303	Nursing Informatics	2
NUR 305	Foundations of a Caring Profession	5
NUR 310	Pathopharmacology	4
	Total Credits	15

Semester II

Course	Description	Credits
NUR 304	Healthy Aging	3
NUR 307	Nursing Research	3
NUR 308	Professional Nursing Care: Psychiatric/Mental Health	4
NUR 311	Professional Nursing Care of the Adult I	4
	Total Credits	14

Semester III

Course	Description	Credits
NUR 408	Professional Nursing Care: Maternal & Newborn Nursing	4
NUR 409	Professional Nursing Care of the Adult II	4
NUR 417	Professional Nursing Care: Children & Families	4
	Total Credits	12

Semester IV

Course	Description	Credits
NUR 431	Community Health Nursing	5
NUR 441	Caring Approaches in Nursing Leadership and Practice	4
NUR 461	Clinical Practicum	6
	Total Credits	15

Our rigorous curriculum will prepare you to enter the health care field as a confident and capable nurse. As such, our ABSN program requires dedication, commitment, and determination. If you’re ready to leverage your previous education and earn a BSN in as few as 15 months, our program may be right for you.