Overview

With your life experiences and educational background, you'll be able to dive in and put your skills and talents toward a new skill - working in health care. The degree program benefits career changers, and also helps address a looming nursing shortage.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects the need for an additional 203,700 new RNs each year through 2026 to fill newly-created positions, and to replace retiring nurses. According to the Bureau’s Employment Projections 2016-2026, registered nursing is listed among the top occupations of job growth.

The Nursing - Second Degree program at Indiana University Kokomo is open to people who earned a bachelor’s degree in any field, but some prospective students may need to complete prerequisites.

Programme Structure

Courses included:

Health Science

Pediatrics

Ethics

Anatomy
Pathologies

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-01-08 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-10-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2025-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-06-01 00:00:00 , International

More details

Application priority dates. We have a rolling admission here at IU Kokomo.

Language

English

IELTS

5.5

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Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Public Health Nursing Health Sciences View 1834 other Bachelors in Health Sciences in United States

Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

IELTS

5.5

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Student insurance

Make sure to cover your health, travel, and stay while studying abroad. Even global coverages can miss important items, so make sure your student insurance ticks all the following:

Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
Liability
Home contents and baggage
Accidents
Legal aid

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Other requirements

General requirements

Admission to the major is competitive.
Students must be admitted to Indiana University Kokomo as a degree-seeking student.
Bachelor’s degree must be from a regionally accredited institution. Transcripts must be on file at IU.
The baccalaureate degree earned should have at least 120 credits.
Due to the accelerated nature of the track, the overall GPA from the bachelor’s degree must be 3.0, or the student should request a waiver from the Student Affairs Committee.
Required prerequisite coursework may be completed at Indiana University or transferred from another college or university. If transfer credit, the student may not apply until this credit is evaluated and accepted by Indiana University.
Must have a minimum grade of C (2.0) in each required application course.
Students who wish to apply to this track of the BSN program must not have been dismissed from another school of nursing.

Tuition Fee

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International

22988 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 22988 USD per year during 24 months.
National

22988 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 22988 USD per year during 24 months.
In-State

8602 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 8602 USD per year during 24 months.

Living costs for Kokomo

740 - 1140 USD /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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Available Scholarships

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Overview

Overview

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

Delivered

Disciplines

Academic requirements

English requirements

Student insurance

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fee

International

National

In-State

Living costs for Kokomo

Funding

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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