University of Northwestern - St. Paul offers a Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree program. See suggested UNW School of Nursing BSN Curriculum Plans of Study listed in the Appendices:
- 2017-19 Curriculum Plan of Study, Traditional
- 2017-19 Curriculum Plan of Study, Accelerated
- 2017-19 Curriculum Plan of Study, Post-Bac Traditional
- 2017-19 Curriculum Plan of Study, Post-Bac Accelerated
After acceptance to the University of Northwestern – St. Paul and completion of all nursing prerequisites, qualified, traditional undergraduate students and second degree, post-baccalaureate students may apply to the nursing program. Prior to acceptance to the nursing major, students will be required to complete a series of admissions requirements, as well as an interview with the Admission and Progression Committee. (See 5.2 Admission Requirements for the BSN Program).
Northwestern’s BSN program is designed as a hybrid program, which includes face-to-face, blended, and online courses provided in an accelerated or traditional pathway. Blended courses are designed to approach face-to-face instruction as a synthesis experience, emphasizing, for example, scholarly, hands-on, and interprofessional communication applications of content presented online.
Clinical courses include instruction by expert nurse educators in the areas of adult-health, geriatrics, maternity, pediatrics, mental health, transcultural health, community and public health, leadership, and simulation technology. Clinical settings range from rural to metropolitan, traditional to non-traditional, and structured to non-structured. During terms 3 and 4 of the program, students have the opportunity to engage in three (they have 3 clinicals in term 4, but they also have 3 in term 3, so should this be 6?) immersion clinical experiences, including a Synthesis of Care course. Through this rigorous program, students will be prepared to sit for the National Council Licensing Exam for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN®) and for graduate study.