Accelerated Nursing

Why Edinboro Stands Out.

Edinboro is the only university in northwestern Pennsylvania that offers an accelerated nursing program. It prepares you for a career that is both challenging and satisfying.

Your current degree will be a valuable resource on your journey to become a nurse. Whether you studied the arts, science or business, you can put your life experience and knowledge to work as you learn how to assess a patient’s needs and work with other members of the health care team to coordinate care.

Edinboro’s Accelerated Nursing program is an intense, three-semester commitment. It requires daily class attendance and rigorous clinical activities all three semesters. If you already have the required general education credits, you’ll focus only on professional nursing courses and clinical learning experiences.

Upon completion of the program, you’ll receive a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree and be eligible to take the NCLEX-RN Examination for licensure to work as a registered nurse (RN).

Do you meet these requirements?

If you have completed a previous undergraduate degree program with a GPA of 3.0 or higher, including courses in General Chemistry (with a lab), Anatomy and Physiology 1 and 2 (with a lab), and Statistics, all with  a “C” grade or higher, you are eligible to apply. For more information, see the complete admissions requirements.

How Edinboro Supports You.

Every nurse needs to spend time in the classroom, but nothing compares to real patient-care experiences. At Edinboro, you’ll experience many opportunities for hands-on learning coinciding with your academic coursework. Here are a few examples of valuable, real patient encounters you will experience:

• Summer nurse internships allow you to stay engaged in nursing over the summer, to hone your technical and critical thinking skills and establish a relationship with a potential employer.
• On-campus simulation labs provide a risk-free environment to practice your technical skills and to apply critical thinking skills while engaging in high-risk scenarios which you might not experience as a student in the real clinical setting.
• Clinical rotations with partnering health care agencies provide you ample opportunities to hone your critical thinking and technical skills while being mentored by our highly experienced clinical faculty.

Your Future

This is an exciting time to be a registered nurse. Health care is wide open, with a variety of jobs and specialties that will allow you to pursue your professional interests in many settings.

You don’t have to stop with your bachelor’s degree. A significant number of our graduates choose to go on to graduate school or choose a post-graduate certification programs, opening doors to even more possibilities such as nurse practitioner, certified registered-nurse anesthetist, nurse educator, clinical nurse specialist, nurse manager or nursing informatics specialist.

Learn more about Edinboro’s advanced Nursing degrees:

• Master of Science in Nursing
• Doctor of Nursing Practice

Questions About This Program?

Sheila McCarthy
Admissions Coordinator
Academy Hall
Email: smccarthy@edinboro.edu
Phone: 814-732-1756

Beth Farbotnik
Program Coordinator
125 Jeremy D. Brown Human Services Building
Email: efarbotnik@edinboro.edu
Phone: 814-732-1135

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