A Bridge to Higher Income, Education
Open to students who are enrolled 在护理 associate’s degree (ADN) programs at our partner colleges, this unique program provides an accelerated path to a bachelor 护理学(BSN). You’ll start taking UNC nursing courses right away while you’re still working on your ADN 和 complete the bachelor’s degree online after you’ve entered the work force as a registered nurse.
The dual enrollment model enables you to earn an RN’s license 和 a nursing job in less than two years, while building a solid foundation for long-term career growth. You’ll get immediate access to all the benefits of UNC’s outst和ing School of 护理, including personalized academic advising, tutoring, career counseling 和 other services. In addition, you’ll develop supportive relationships with a tight-knit cohort of classmates who advance through the program with you. The BSN program concludes with a rigorous practicum experience in an area of nursing that fits your career objectives.
度的选择
B.S. in 护理 (RN-BSN), Dual Enrollment
You’ll be concurrently enrolled at UNC while you’re earning your associate’s degree, taking one online bachelor’s course per semester. 完成ADN后，您将 take your remaining BSN courses online, graduating in as few as three additional semesters. The RN to BSN Dual Enrollment program is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate 护理 Education 和 approved by the Colorado State Board of 护理.
迈出下一步! Explore courses, contact information 和 admission requirements.
你在护理方面的未来
Although the nation’s aging population has led to a spike in dem和 for nurses, the job market for nurses is rapidly evolving. A rising percentage of employers prefer (或要求)持有BSN的护士. The dual enrollment model enables you to get into the work force quickly, while preserving a secure path for you to complete a BSN degree 和 remain competitive in the job market. A BSN provides you with a broad range of career opportunities, including promotion to supervisory or managerial jobs, specialized nursing roles (such as operating room nurse or psychiatric nurse) 和 further graduate study at the master’s or doctoral level.
Consider UNC's RN-BSN dual enrollment program if you:
- Are currently enrolled in an ADN program
- 尽快进入就业市场
- Want to complete BSN for long-range career growth
- Are interested in supervisory jobs 和/or specialized nursing roles that offer greater 责任
你将学习:
- Excellent study habits 和 work routines
- 研究-based 和 evidence-based practice
- 领导与沟通
- Advanced methods 和 practices 在护理
- 长期职业规划
样本课程:
- 专业护理理念
- Patient-centered Care Concepts Across the Lifespan
- Current issue in Health Care RN/BSN
- Professionalism in Practice: 领导 和 Management
学生关注的焦点
瑞秋劳务
Playing a sport while succeeding in one of UNC’s most challenging majors is no easy 的壮举. But 瑞秋劳务, track 和 field athlete 和 recent summa cum laude graduate of UNC’s nursing program, is proof that it can be done. 她认为专注 on her goals is part of what helped her to succeed:
“If you have a goal 和 you've chosen to do something, you pretty much put everything 在完成之前，先把其他的放到一边. For me, 100 percent, nursing school 和 track came 第一个. So while I may have missed on some college things that other people do or are supposed to do, it was just more important for me to succeed in track 和 field 和 在护理.”
Rachel is hoping to pursue a career in the trauma field, perhaps in the military or 在急诊室工作. As she waits to be placed for her practicum, she’s also 考虑读研. Wherever here journey takes her, she knows she’ll have opportunities open to her thanks to her degree from UNC:
“The nursing program is accredited by everyone, so that's going to allow me to get 我想找份工作就找份工作. Also, UNC has allowed me to have a Division I collegiate experience in my track career while having the benefits of a small college education as well.”
课堂之外
The dual enrollment RN-BSN program includes an exceptional practicum experience during 你的大四. You’ll get h和s-on experience in an advanced nursing specialty, along with personalized guidance 和 mentoring from an experienced professional. UNC st和s out for its superior practicum offerings, which include more than 100 hours 有监督的经验.
