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BSN
Completion Program for Registered Nurses
 The BSN is offered at the Urbana Adult & Continuing Education site on the campus of the Community Hospital
School of Nursing
in Springfield. Adult & Continuing Education, Urbana's adult education arm, facilitates degree
completion through part-time study in an accelerated evening format. General
education and support courses are also available to the BSN Completion student
at Adult & Continuing Education sites on Urbana's main campus and in Dayton, Bellefontaine, Piqua,
and London. The mission of the BSN Completion Program for registered nurses
is to prepare liberally educated graduates with a strong foundation in nursing
science and practice who will serve the health care needs of the community
as clinical nurse experts, leaders and managers.
The BSN Completion
Program for registered nurses extends the partnership
with the Springfield Community Hospital School of Nursing in which
graduates currently earn the Associate of Arts in Health Sciences from Urbana
and the nursing diploma from CHSN. Grounded in adult education
theory, the BSN Completion Program welcomes graduates of all diploma and
associate degree nursing programs and:
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Offers direct
admission to upper division studies.
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Engages the
registered nurse student in career planning, knowledge enhancement and
skill development.
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Provides
opportunities for satisfying community-based learning and service close
to home.
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Establishes
the necessary foundation to later earn advanced degrees for careers as
clinical nurse specialists, nurse practitioners, nurse anesthetists,
nurses executives and nursing faculty.
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Learning
begins immediately. There are no challenge exams or prior knowledge
validations.
- Outreach programs are being planned in Bellefontaine and Piqua.
The BSN program began in August 2003. Urbana University awarded its first Bachelor of Science in Nursing degrees during its May 14, 2005 Commencement Ceremony. Eighteen BSN students received their degree. Several of our May graduates have begun graduate studies within the year.
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May 2007 graduates |
CCNE Accreditation
The BSN is accredited by the Collegiate Commission on Nursing Education (CCNE). Urbana University is a member of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN).
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Curriculum Plan
Requirements
for admission to the BSN Completion Program
BSN students must meet
the admission requirements of the university. They are also required
to submit the following:
(1) verification of current, unrestricted Ohio registered
(RN) license,
(2) evidence of a satisfactory background check in compliance
with the Ohio Revised Code,
(3) health assessment by physician or advanced practice
nurse,
(4) validation of immunizations (including Hepatitis B)
and TB screening,
(5) current CPR certification,
(6) verification of individual professional liability insurance.
Forms and directions are available from the BSN Program
Director. These materials are due to the BSN Program Director within 30
days of application for admission or by the end of the second week of your first
UU
class whichever is earliest. Upon matriculation in the Nursing major, you
will receive an acceptance letter from
the BSN Program Director.
For More Information
Request a BSN Completion Program information
packet from the Office of Adult & Continuing Education by phone at
937-484-1363 or email at SAGE@urbana.edu.
Attend a BSN Completion Program Information Session at the Adult & Continuing Education site in
Miller Hall on the campus of the Community Hospital School of Nursing in Springfield
on Burnett Rd south of East High St. There is free parking in the Visitor's
Lot directly behind the CHSN. Use the front entrance on Burnett Rd to
enter the School and follow the signs. For more information please call
937-328-9610.
Session Dates (All
sessions will be held at CHSN in Conference Room 103)
- Tuesday, August 14 @ 4 PM
- Tuesday, September 18 @ 4 PM
- Thursday, October 11 @ 2 PM
- Tuesday, November 13 @ 2 PM
- Monday, December 3 @ 4 PM
Contact the BSN
Program Director to make an appointment
for more information about the program and an individual consultation
on how your previous education applies to degree completion. You may
send unofficial transcripts in advance of your appointment to: Dr.
Nancy Sweeney, Director, BSN Completion Program, Urbana University, 101 Miller
Hall, 330 South Burnett Rd., Springfield, Ohio 45505, 937-328-9610, nsweeney@urbana.edu.
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