The Accelerated BSN at Marian University is designed for individuals who hold a bachelor’s degree or higher in a non-nursing major. Graduates receive a BSN degree and are eligible to sit for the National Council Licensing Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN).

Program Highlights:

• Accelerated 16-month program of concentrated study

• Personal attention from well-qualified, experienced faculty

• Eligibility for graduate program enrollment upon completion of BSN and licensure as a registered nurse

Portable and Personal: Your Virtual Classroom

The online portion of your education is a very unique interactive experience. This is not an effort you make alone, as independent or self-study. The online classes are similar to traditional classes, where you will work with a group of students guided by a faculty professor. There are assignments, tests, projects, and discussions. However, with these classes being online, you enjoy "anytime, anywhere" convenience within a given time frame. There is personalized attention at every step, with advisement and virtual faculty office hours.

You will learn:

• Critical core knowledge related to health assessment, pharmacology, and clinical interventions and procedures

• Health promotion, risk reduction, and disease prevention

• Community and global healthcare issues

• Illness and disease management

• Information and healthcare technology

• Healthcare ethics

• Cultural diversity

• Healthcare systems, policy, and law

• Interdisciplinary care

• Research and evidence-based practice

• Health education and advocacy

Getting Clinical: Your On-Site Classroom

At the same time you are taking your online classes, you will also be begin your clinical work. This hands-on education takes place at St. Vincent Health facilities, where you will begin your work with other students and faculty. The clinical work begins in a clinical nursing lab where you can learn and practice with faculty supervision and feedback. Working with patients and families, and in some cases, one-on-one with a nurse, you then develop your competencies.

Your clinical experience will cover:

• Adult health

• Obstetrics

• Pediatrics

• Behavioral health

• Acute care

• Intensive care

• Long-term care

• You will also gain community health experience that might include home care, hospice care, wellness and health promotion, prevention, occupational health, and clinics.