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护士B.S.N., Accelerated Second Degree

The Kirkhof College of Nursing (KCON) Accelerated Second Degree Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.) program at 大 Valley State University is designed for individuals who have earned a bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or university and wish to pursue a career in professional nursing.

Visit the program website for more information.

This program requires a secondary admission process.

项目概述

The undergraduate curriculum is based on the American Association of Colleges of Nursing's (AACN) Baccalaureate Essentials. 它关注的是 the student's role development as a provider of care, a designer/manager/coordinator of care, and a member of the profession.

学生 are prepared to provide nursing interventions for individuals, families, and communities at a beginning, generalist level and will complete four semesters of clinical coursework.

For more on the accelerated program, visit 博天堂官方.edu/kcon.

Why Study Nursing at 大 Valley?

  • Learning from exceptional faculty invested in student success.
  • Experienced academic advisors supporting you at every step.
  • Individual program plans co-created with your advisor.
  • Relevant clinical practicums arranged for you.
  • State-of-the-art technology for teaching and learning.
  • Accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, ccneaccreditation.org.

职业生涯的见解

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位置 & 格式

学生 in this major continue their upper division studies on the 博天堂官方 健康 校园, near the 大 Rapids Medical Mile.

格式:
  • 面对面

课程

KCON programs are based on our philosophy of nursing education and organizing framework, to foster the behaviors that faculty believe are most important for the roles of provider of care, designer/manager/coordinator of care, and member of the profession. These include: critical thinking; communication; assessment, health promotion, risk reduction, and disease prevention; illness and disease management; information and health care technologies; ethics; human diversity; and, global health care.

Admission Requirements

Eligible applicants will have:

  • Acceptance into 大 Valley State University as a degree-seeking undergraduate student no later than the winter semester preceding the start of the professional nursing program.  要注意 application deadline to 博天堂官方 as it will be during the fall semester. 
  • The first bachelor’s degree must be earned and verified prior to the first day of the professional nursing program.
  • 总绩点3.0 or higher (includes 博天堂官方 and non-博天堂官方 graduate and undergraduate coursework).
  • 总绩点3.0 or higher in the admission pre-requisite courses and a minimum grade of “C” in each course. 这些课程 include BIO 355, BMS 250, BMS 251, BMS 212, CHM 230, and PSY 364.
  • Adhere to the Kirkhof College of Nursing course repeat policy: 学生 may repeat three admission pre-requisite courses of which two can be BMS, CHM, or BIO. No required course may be repeated more 不止一次.                                       
  • In addition, BMS 305, BMS 310, and STA 215 must be completed with a minimum grade of “C” before starting the professional nursing program.

博天堂官方 Course Listings and Descriptions

 

COMPETITIVE ADMISSION PROCESS

The Kirkhof College of Nursing admits 24 students into the Spring/Summer semester, 24 students into the Fall semester, and 24 students into the Winter semester. Admission to the nursing program is highly competitive, and students who only meet the minimum criteria 不得入内. For more information, 点击这里

了解更多信息

Kirkhof College of Nursing

博天堂官方.edu/kcon
德沃斯中心 Interprofessional 健康
333 Michigan St NE, Ste. 410
大 Rapids, Michigan 49503
(616) 331-7160

Kirkhof College of Nursing Office of Student Services

(616) 331-7160
(电子邮件保护)

博天堂官方 and Recruitment Office

博天堂官方.edu/admissions

 

“Because 大 Valley's programs have a good base and such good reputations, I know that I'm going to learn the material I need to know to actually work in the field.”

JOSH FIK
护理的校友