program overview
nursing by nature is a service-minded, selfless profession, and is considered a ministry to society.
we know that each person’s journey to a nursing career is unique. the accelerated bachelor of science in nursing (absn) program is designed for students with a bachelor's degree or higher in another field of study who desire to pursue this impactful career.
the absn program takes all the exceptional qualities of the traditional bachelor of science in nursing (bsn) program and condenses it, providing an expedited degree completion option. this option allows qualifying students to earn a bsn degree in 16 months through a hybrid format (online and in-person learning components), while maintaining the same rigor and high-quality of the traditional nursing program.
admissions requirements
all applicants to the asbn must submit a program application, as well as meet or exceed the following prerequisite requirements:
1. complete and earn at least a cumulative 3.0 gpa in a prior bachelor’s degree.
2. earn a "b" average or higher in the three prerequisite science courses:
- introduction to microbiology (4)
- anatomy & physiology i (4)
- anatomy & physiology ii (4)
3. earn a "c" or higher in the absn prerequisite courses:
- any social science course (3)
- college algebra or higher math course (3)
4. the following courses are recommended, not required:
- chemistry
- medical terminology
- statistics
- nutrition
prior to entering the asbn program nursing courses
the following must be completed prior to entering the absn program. an unsatisfactory result in any of the categories below may disqualify the student.
- health history-documentation of appropriate immunizations must be submitted prior to course registration.
- drug screens and background checks-completed annually during enrollment through a third party testing facility. additional drug screens may be required in accordance with the policies of clinical placement sites.
- cpr certification- bls-health care provider- must be provided through the american heart association. a cpr certification card must be provided prior to the beginning the program.
courses
accelerated bsn
- bi 3153 nursing as a kingdom vocation (3)
- nura 2103 pathophysiology concepts of disease (3)
- nura 3013 health assessment (3)
- nura 3024 mental health nursing (4)
- nura 3033 pharmacology for nursing (3)
- nura 3045 foundations of professional nursing (5)
- nura 3056 comprehensive adult health nursing i (6)
- nura 3063 evidenced based practice and theory (3)
- nura 3074 family nursing infant to adolescent (4)
- nura 3084 family nursing women's health (4)
- nura 4016 comprehensive adult health nursing ii (6)
- nura 4026 advanced medical surgical nursing (6)
- nura 4033 nursing leadership and management (3)
- nura 4042 nursing capstone (2)
- nura 4054 community health nursing (4)
- nura 4183 applied christian values in nursing (3)
tuition & aid
$899 per credit hour
the absn student fees are $3,500 per semester
* this includes general university student fees and nursing fees
