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Program Description for BSN Accelerated	View Basket

Provider

Ferris State University - Main Campus (Big Rapids)

Date of last update

7/14/2009

Description

Graduates of the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program at Ferris are eligible to write the National Council Licensure Exam (NCLEX-RN) to become a registered nurse. Registered Nurses (RNs) with the BSN degree are preferentially hired in a variety of health care settings because they are prepared to provide nursing care for a wide variety of patient populations. The Registered Nursing BSN program at FSU prepares nurses to promote health, prevent disease and to help patients cope with a variety of health problems. RNs with a BSN degree can anticipate opportunities in hospital nursing with positions to include medical, surgery, obstetrics, pediatrics, psychiatric, emergency or intensive care units. RNs can also work in a variety ambulatory care settings such as clinics, emergency medical centers, surgicenters and health maintenance organizations (HMOs) or in long-term care settings caring for the elderly. In addition, BSN prepared RNs can also expand their clinical practice to community settings such as Public Health, home care, hospice or school nursing. BSN prepared RNs are also educated to assume entry level management positions in the health care system.

Contact Name

Arlene Morton

Contact Phone Number

(231) 591-2270

Contact URL

http://catalog.ferris.edu/programs/493

Course Length

120 Credit Hours

Admission Requirements

Students must be admitted to the Univ. Must have at least a 2.7 cum GPA w/a min grade of “B-“ in the following courses or their equivalent: MATH 115 or MATH 117, BIOL 108, BIOL 205 & CHEM 114. Students who are applying for the accelerated pgm must have an earned BS degree and must complete the required pre-requisite science courses: BIOL 108, BIOL 205 & CHEM 114 or their equivalents; and core curriculum courses: CCHS 101, CCHS 102, CCHS 103 and EHSM 315; prior to beginning the three semester professional sequence. Students who have or will meet these qualification criteria by the end of the fall semester are required to apply to the program’s professional sequence between Aug 1-15 prior to the Jan entry for this track of the pgm.

Credential Earned

Bachelor's Degree

Other Credential Description

None

Sources of Financial Assistance Accepted

Individual Training Accounts, Pell Grants

Estimated Waiting Period to Enter Program

2 Years

License Fee for Employment

Yes

Program Cost

$36,000

Additional Costs

Yes, $1,485

Internship/Externship Required

Yes, 774 hours

New Program

Yes

Completion Rate

Not Available

Number of Graduates in the last year

Employment Rate

Not Available

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Training-Related Placement Rate

Not Available

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Average Starting Wage

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Program Description for BSN Accelerated