Overview

The Accelerated Nursing program prepares students to become generalists in nursing and assist persons, families, and communities towards the goal of health throughout life.

The Second Degree/Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program at Saint Francis University enables a non-nurse with a baccalaureate degree (BA/BS), the ability to earn a BSN in as little as 15-months.

Key Features

Work hands-on with simulated patients that bleed, take seizures, and even give birth AND with real patients during clinical rotations
Franciscan values are embedded in the coursework, ensuring we graduate caring, ethical nurses.
At Saint Francis you will not be just a face in a classroom, you will be known by name. Our commitment to small clinical groups (1-8 faculty-student ratio) will enhance your learning experience.
Five state-of-the-art simulation suites are being incorporated into the design that include a mock Emergency Room, Intensive Care Room, Patient Room, Maternity Room, and Exam Room. The suites have the ability to be utilized simultaneously and feature computer-controlled mannequins and two-way audio-video conferencing.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Nursing Assessment of the Person
Health and the Developing Person
Fundamentals of Human Care Nursing
Care of Childbearing Families
Care of Adults with Acute Alterations in Health

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 15 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-30 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-08-01 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-01-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-15 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2027-01-01 00:00:00 , National

More details

This program has rolling admissions.

Language

English

Credits

60 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Altoona, United States

Disciplines

Nursing Health Sciences View 1571 other Bachelors in Health Sciences in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

3.0 Cumulative Transfer GPA.
Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited College/University in a major other than nursing.
2.6 Cumulative GPA in the Natural Science courses is required.
Nursing courses require at least a B- grade.
All non-nursing and nursing prerequisite courses must be completed prior to the professional phase of nursing.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

44600 USD / year

≈ 44600 USD / year
Out-of-State

44600 USD / year

≈ 44600 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

44600 USD / year

≈ 44600 USD / year

Living costs

Altoona

United States

1000 - 1500 USD / month

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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