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| Accelerated BSN Program At-a-Glance |
| Application deadline |
5:00pm PST
Oct. 15th, 2010 |
| Applications available |
August 2010 -
October 2010 |
| Length of program |
5 quarters |
| Degree awarded |
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) |
| Part-time study available? |
No |
| Distance learning available? |
No |
The ABSN program, for individuals who have previously earned a Bachelor's degree, is an
accelerated version of the BSN program, which condenses the two year (six quarter) course
progression into five consecutive quarters (including two summers), allowing students
to complete a BSN degree in slightly over one year.
As described in the UW School of Nursing philosophy of
undergraduate education, the Bachelor of Science in Nursing is a professional program
that builds on a foundation of knowledge in science, humanities and related professional
disciplines. BSN graduates are prepared as general clinical practitioners, and are eligible
to sit for the National Council Licensure
Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX) in order to obtain Washington State RN licensure.
BSN coursework emphasizes critical thinking, health and human functioning, care and therapeutics,
person/environment fit and health care resources. Clinical experiences occur in a wide variety of
hospital and community settings serving diverse populations; role development, decision making, health
status evaluation, and scholarship are emphasized. The BSN program is highly competitive, and
demands rigorous academics combined with experiential learning.
The University of Washington Bachelor of Science in Nursing program is fully accredited by the
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
through 2009.
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