Overview

What You'll Learn

Students build on foundational courses that include human anatomy, chemistry, infectious disease and psychology with classes centered on the nursing profession from assessing patients to nursing in community and mental health settings. During students’ junior and senior years, they participate in clinical experiences at healthcare institutions and agencies in rural and urban areas across Western North Carolina. A four-semester accelerated bachelor’s degree program in nursing is based at Western Carolina University’s Biltmore Park campus in Asheville for students who already hold a bachelor’s degree in a different discipline. Additional programs allow for dual enrollment with several community colleges, and to concurrently take courses that will fulfill requirements for advanced nursing degrees.

Where You'll Go

Nursing graduates are able to sit for the licensure examination to become registered nurses, and students who graduate from WCU programs typically perform well on their licensure or certification exams with pass rates well above national averages.Hospitals, medical offices, home health and nursing facilities hire registered nurses, and places such as correctional centers, schools or military units may have nurses on staff. Graduates also may pursue advanced nursing degrees. WCU offers graduate nursing programs for students interested in becoming family nurse practitioners, nurse anesthetists, nurse educators and nurse leaders. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects growth in the number of registered nurse positions based on factors such as increased attention on preventative care and growing rates of chronic conditions such as diabetes and obesity.

Programme Structure

Nursing curriculum include:

Human Anatomy and Physiology
Etiology of Infectious Diseases, Lecture
Professional Transitions in Nursing
Etiology of Infectious Diseases Laboratory
Clinical Update for RN's
Nursing Leadership I: Theory
Nursing Research I: Research Process

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-13 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-08-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-01 00:00:00 , International

More details

Any fall applications submitted or completed after February 2 will be considered on space available basis.

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Cullowhee, United States
Asheville, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

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General requirements

Minimum GPA Requirement: 3.00. Admission is based on cumulative GPA (3.00) minimum on all previous undergraduate college work and test scores. Students are expected to adhere to not only the academic requirements below but also the technical and professional standards and safe practice policies of the program.
Required Prerequisites: To be considered for admission, all students must have completed, or be in the process of completing, 60 semester hours of college work, including program requirements.

Retention in the Program: Students must take and pass with a grade of C (2.00) or better all required courses in sequence and demonstrate professional and safe nursing practice. In addition, courses which combine selected content areas require the student to demonstrate competency in each content area by achieving a minimum exam score average of C (77%).

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

5569 USD / year

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Out-of-State

5569 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

3569 USD / year

≈ 3569 USD / year

Living costs

Cullowhee

United States

900 - 1400 USD / month

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What You'll Learn

Where You'll Go

Programme Structure

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Duration

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Delivered

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