Accelerated Nursing Curriculum
You’ll complete 56 credit hours over four full-time semesters during our 15-month Accelerated 2nd 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.
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