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 2025-01-15 00:00:00

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Starting 2025-08-21 00:00:00

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More details

This program has rolling admissions.

Language

English

Credits

60 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Nursing Health Sciences View 1825 other Bachelors in Health Sciences in United States

Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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

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

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 Fee

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International

41020 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 41020 USD per year during 15 months.
National

41020 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 41020 USD per year during 15 months.
In-State

41020 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 41020 USD per year during 15 months.

Living costs for Altoona

1000 - 1500 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

Below you will find Bachelor's scholarship opportunities for Accelerated Nursing.

Available Scholarships

You are eligible to apply for these scholarships but a selection process will still be applied by the provider.

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