Nursing - Accelerated (ABSN), B.S.N.

The Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (ABSN) program is for individuals who have bachelor degrees in other fields and wish to become registered nurses. This program builds upon the current BSN degree program which is fully approved by the Commission Collegiate on Nursing Education (CCNE) and approved by the Ohio Board of Nursing. Admission to the ABSN program will follow the successful completion of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited program. For more information, see https://acceleratednursing.xavier.edu/ . If you are interested in the ABSN program, but do not have a bachelor’s degree, please see Accelerated BSN / BLA with Nursing concentration Pathway

The following four program objectives guide the ABSN program: 1. Demonstrate scholarship through critical thinking vital to professional judgement and ethical/moral decision making; 2. Exemplify service by valuing the dignity and worth of each person while providing thoughtful, compassionate and competent professional care with clients in transition; 3. Demonstrate leadership by coordinating, delegating, collaborating and maintaining collegial relationships with other members of the interdisciplinary health care team to promote the health and welfare of clients; and, 4. Value personal and professional growth through involvement in professional activities and by assuming responsibility for professional competence and continuing education.

The 63 credit hour curricula for the ABSN program is sequentially and logically structured to achieve expected individual and aggregate student outcomes related to program objectives. Didactic content is applied to health care delivery in eight (8) practicum courses over program. Practicums are started in the first semester. Content becomes more complex with each succeeding semester. Students are gradually placed in more complex health care environments within the community (i.e. schools, nursing homes, hospitals, rehabilitation centers and home health) and end their course of practicum study with an immersion experience. Successful completion of objectives for individual courses within the nursing major at each level provides the knowledge and skills necessary for a smooth transition to the next level. Upon completion of the program, students will have provided nursing care to individuals across the life span with diverse cultural backgrounds. The combined course work promotes student achievement of program objectives.

Admission Criteria

Hold a Baccalaureate or higher degree in a discipline other than nursing from an accredited higher education institution OR have completed nursing prerequisites and XU Core requirements through the APEX program.
Preference will be for students with a cumulative GPA of 2.7 or greater
Complete or have completed the following prerequisite courses or equivalent courses* with a “B” average or better and a minimum grade of “C” in each course. (only one retake permitted of any of the following courses):
- Human Anatomy or Anatomy & Physiology I with Lab, 4 cr.
- Human Anatomy or Anatomy & Physiology II with Lab 4
- Microbiology, 3 credits for students who hold a baccalaureate or higher*
- Microbiology, 4 credits for students in the BSN/BLA track
- Basic/Elementary/General Statistics, 3 cr.

*Students who live in California or Pennsylvania are required by the respective Boards of Nursing to take a microbiology lab course. We strongly encourage all students who plan to be licensed outside of the state of Ohio to check the requirements for the appropriate Board of Nursing

Prerequisites must be completed within eight years of your ABSN program start date. In limited cases science courses older than 8 years might be reviewed individually for consideration.
We do NOT accept any transfer nursing courses from other institutions.
Students that failed out of a nursing program or were dismissed are not eligible for our program.
If a student withdraws from a nursing program and leaves in good standing, they are eligible for our program if they meet the other admissions criteria.
Students who have a CNA certificate or LPN license are eligible if they meet the other admissions criteria, however, they should be advised there are LPN-RN options available to them.

Major Requirements

63 credit hours

NURS 112 Health, Culture, Diversity (ABSN)
NURS 128 Ways of Knowing (ABSN)
NURS 228 Nursing Communication & Assessment (ABSN)
NURS 229 Nursing Communication & Assessment Practicum (ABSN)
NURS 234 Nursing Fundamentals (ABSN)
NURS 235 Nursing Fundamentals Practicum (ABSN)
NURS 268 Pharmacology for Nursing Practice (ABSN)
NURS 356 Adults in Transition 1 (ABSN)
NURS 357 Adults in Transition 1 Practicum (ABSN)
NURS 358 Adults in Transition 2 (ABSN)
NURS 359 Adults in Transition 2 Practicum (ABSN)
NURS 368 Pathophysiology (ABSN)
NURS 378 Introduction to Nursing Research (ABSN)
NURS 388 Health Transitions in Children and Family (ABSN)
NURS 389 Health Transitions in Children and Family Practicum (ABSN)
NURS 386 Childbearing Health in Transitions (ABSN)
NURS 387 Childbearing Health in Transitions Practicum (ABSN)
NURS 454 Mental Health Nursing (ABSN)
NURS 455 Mental Health Nursing Practicum (ABSN)
NURS 336 Community/Public Health Nursing (ABSN)
NURS 337 Community/Public Health Nursing Practicum (ABSN)
NURS 474 Care of the Complex Client (ABSN)
NURS 475 Care of the Complex Client Practicum (ABSN)
NURS 494 Senior Seminar (ABSN)