Undergraduate Programs

The School of Nursing at the Brooks College of Health offers three (3) tracks for the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.). The curriculum is community-based in that it supports engagement with the community throughout the nursing major. 

The RN-BSN program is proud to have earned the High-Quality (HQ) designation. This significant accomplishment indicates that the courses have met rigorous, research-based course design standards. HQ standards are centered on the best practices in instructional design and online learning using the national Quality Matters rubric and standards.

Undergraduate Program Tracks

1. Nursing Prelicensure BSN
2. Freshman Admit Nursing BSN
3. RN-BSN Bridge Online

Baccalaureate Program Outcomes

1. Synthesize knowledge from nursing, the natural and social sciences, mathematics, and the humanities as the basis for providing culturally-competent care within a diverse society.  AACN Essentials (2021) Domain: Knowledge for Nursing Practice
2. Use person-centered care principles to protect, promote, and optimize health for individuals, families, and communities throughout the lifespan in a variety of environments of practice.  AACN Essentials (2021) Domain: Person-Centered Care
3. Employ strategies to partner, advocate, and advance healthcare policies to prepare and positively impact the health of diverse populations.  AACN Essentials (2021) Domain: Population Health
4. Evaluate and integrate scientific findings into evidence-based professional nursing practice.  AACN Essentials (2021) Domain: Scholarship for Nursing Discipline
5. Employ quality improvement principles in healthcare settings to improve outcomes and facilitate a culture of safety.  AACN Essentials (2021) Domain: Quality and Safety
6. Collaborate intentionally across professions with care team members, clients, families, communities, and other stakeholders to optimize care, enhance the healthcare experience, and strengthen outcomes.  AACN Essentials (2021) Domain: Interprofessional Partnerships
7. Coordinate resources within complex systems of healthcare ensuring proactive, safe, quality, and equitable provision of care to diverse populations.  AACN Essentials (2021) Domain: Systems-Based Practice
8. Incorporate into practice professional nursing standards, effective written and verbal communication skills, and the use of information management and care technology to support clinical judgment and improved care processes.  AACN Essentials (2021) Domain: Informatics and Healthcare Technologies
9. Cultivate a nursing identity guided by principles of ethics, legal responsibility, self, and social awareness, empathy, self-regulation, and cultural humility to ensure excellence in nursing practice.  AACN Essentials (2021) Domain: Professionalism
10. Employ self-reflective and self-care practices to craft a professional nursing identity rooted in action, empathy, understanding, resilience, commitment to lifelong learning, and meaningful professional relationships to inspire change.  AACN Essentials (2021) Domain: Personal, Professional, and Leadership Development