The Second Bachelor of Science in Nursing (SDBS) program offers full-time and part-time options and is designed for individuals who have completed a baccalaureate degree in a non-nursing discipline or major. All students must complete prerequisites before entering the program. Graduates of both the full-time, 15-month program and the part-time, seven-semester program are eligible to take the NCLEX-RN licensure examination and are well prepared to pursue graduate nursing degrees.

Learning and Program Outcomes

Upon completion of the program, graduates will be able to:

  • Achieve a liberal education by applying principles from the sciences, arts, and humanities to patient-centered nursing practice.
  • Apply knowledge and skills in basic organizational and systems leadership, quality improvement, interpersonal communication, and patient safety, to provide high-quality health care and implement health care information technologies in the management of quality patient care.
  • Demonstrate scholarship for evidence-based practice by integrating best current evidence with clinical expertise in delivering safe, quality care to diverse individuals, families, and communities.
  • Define the current health care policy, finance, and regulatory environments and how these entities influence the nature and functioning of health care systems and consideration for practice.
  • Practice as a baccalaureate nurse generalist with patients across the lifespan and across the continuum while respecting the variations, complexity, and resources needed for care of patients.

Program Success Outcomes

  • 75 percent or more of students entering the program will successfully complete the program within six academic semesters (150 percent of the expected completion time) for the accelerated program and within 11 academic semester (150 percent of the expected completion time) for the part-time option.
  • Graduates’ licensure exam pass rates (for first-time test takers) will be at a minimum of 80 percent.
  • 80 percent or more of the graduates will obtain employment as registered nurses within 12 months of graduation.

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