Second Bachelor's Track in Nursing
SCHOOL OF NURSING
Choose a career that rewards you with flexibility, creativity, job security — and the potential for enormous impact. In just 17 months, this fast-paced, full-time program provides all the preparation you need to take your NCLEX licensure exam and begin professional nursing practice.
Designed for motivated students who already hold a bachelor’s degree in a field other than nursing, our comprehensive program gives you a solid academic foundation and valuable clinical experience through group projects, seminars, simulated labs, and hands-on activities that integrate the scientific and human dimensions of nursing. As a result, we graduate caring and compassionate practitioners with the knowledge, skills and leadership capabilities to advocate for their patients and promote health and healing across clinical settings and cultural boundaries.
Program Details
Curriculum:
- Intensive introduction to nursing course, health assessment, and first nursing clinical rotation
- Maternity, pediatric and mental health courses
- Medical-surgical nursing, community assessment and research
- Professional role intensive with 270-hour internship
The program requires significant dedication and commitment. Preparation for class and clinical practice is critical to success.
Clinical component: Clinical practice is arranged under faculty direction with the cooperation of community agencies and health care facilities including senior citizen centers, schools, ambulatory care centers, community hospitals, and medical centers, as well as clients’ homes.
Credits: 57 residence credits.
Schedule: 17-month program beginning in September. Students spend up to 5 days each week in the classroom and at clinical sites.
Admission requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in a field other than nursing, as documented by official transcripts (including translations and approved evaluations of non-English transcripts)
- Cumulative grade point average of B or better in the following prerequisite courses: human nutrition, microbiology w/lab, human anatomy w/lab (or Anatomy & Physiology I with lab), human physiology w/lab (or Anatomy & Physiology II with lab), statistics, and human growth and development throughout the lifespan (prerequisites must be completed by February 1)
- Application form
- Application fee
- An application essay - for description of essay go to:
http://www.umass.edu/nursing/sites/nursing/files/WRITTEN%20ESSAY%20DIRECTIONS%20RN%20to%20BS.pdf
- Two professional letters of reference
- Resume
- Official transcripts from all colleges attended
- For non-native speakers of English: An internet-based TOEFL (iBT) score of 80 or higher, a computer-based TOEFL score of 213 or higher, or an IELTS score of 6.5 or higher. Scores must be sent directly from the testing agency to the CPE Admissions office. (Students who earned a bachelor's degree from a U.S. college or university may qualify for a TOEFL waiver, based upon their undergraduate coursework.)
- For international students: To verify finances for visa processing, a sponsor statement and a bank statement
Estimated Fees for Second Bachelor's in Nursing Program (based on fees for academic year 2008-09): The cost of classes is $510 per credit (x 57 credits in the full program = $29,640). In addition there is a $45 per term non-refundable registration fee (x 5 terms = $225). Class and registration fees may change. For information on additional program costs, including health insurance, books and materials, please see the Undergraduate Student Handbook for the School of Nursing at www.umass.edu/nursing/sites/nursing/files/UndergradHandbook_2011-2012.pdf.
Accreditation: The Nursing Program is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), a national nursing education accrediting body and approved by the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing.
Spring 2012 Classes By Program
For more information:
www.umass.edu/nursing
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