Nurses with a baccalaureate degree in nursing are in high demand for a variety of positions within hospitals and other health care agencies in communities. These nurses advance rapidly into positions of increasing responsibility and leadership in nursing. Courses in the nursing curriculum are based on concepts and principles from liberal studies, the supporting biological and behavioral science and nursing theory. This theoretical base is used with the nursing process to provide nursing care to individuals and groups in a variety of health care setting.

The College of Nursing offers an Accelerated BSN (ABSN) curriculum for qualified and highly motivated students who have already earned a bachelor’s degree in another field. The full-time campus-based 12-month ABSN program incorporates all of the components of a traditional Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program. The rapid pace of the ABSN curriculum demands a full-time commitment to academics. Graduates from accelerated nursing programs are highly valued by employers who recognize the additional skills and education these graduates bring to the workplace.