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Are you interested in Nursing?
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You’ll be empowered to make a difference in the lives that you touch with a nursing degree from ACU. If you feel called to serve, we’re here to help you find your way.
B.S. in Nursing
Degree Details
Note: Freshmen may begin as pre-nursing students and, after two years of general education, apply for admission into the School of Nursing.
Tracks & Related Degrees
Post-licensure
Pre-nursing
Required Hours
University Hours: 53
Major Hours: 72
Electives: 3
Total Required: 128 credit hours
Example Coursework
- Experiential Learning in Nursing
- Applied Pathophysiology
- Clinical Skills I: Fundamentals of Nursing
- Nursing Assessment and Diagnostics
- Evidence-Based Mental Health Nursing
- Nursing Leadership and Management
- Spirituality and Nursing Care
View the catalog for a complete listing of courses.
Minor Available
No
While ACU does not offer a minor in this study, explore all of the available minors at the button below. We encourage you to contact the department, for further assistance on finding a minor that will fit well with this degree.
Department
Career Options
Consider the wide range of exciting careers available.
- Nursing informatics analyst
- Nurse case manager
- Nurse anesthetist
- Medical writer
After Graduation?
- ER nurse
- Nurse researcher
- Nurse practitioner
- Nursing informatics analyst
- Nurse case manager
- Nurse anesthetist
- Medical writer
- Patient advocate
- Flight transport nurse
Clubs and Activities
While earning a degree in nursing at ACU, you will participate in a variety of healthcare-related experiences such as:
- Medical missions throughout the world
- Clinical experiences
- Work in a state-of-the-art simulation lab
- Undergraduate research opportunities
The baccalaureate nursing program at Abilene Christian University is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street, NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001, 202-887-6791.
The BSN degree consists of 128 credit hours including 68 credit hours of prerequisite courses and 60 credits hours of nursing major courses. After completion of all prerequisite courses including the university requirements and supplement to the major courses, and admission to the BSN Program, students complete the program at the residential campus in Abilene, Texas.
In addition to classroom/didactic education, clinical training is completed in the skills and simulation labs as well as external local and regional clinical facilities.
Upon successful completion of the BSN curriculum, graduates are eligible to take the National Council Licensure Exam for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN).