The Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program (BSN) is designed for the individual who already has completed a baccalaureate program in another area of study from a regionally accredited college or university and wishes to obtain a degree in nursing.

The Accelerated BSN is a four semester program beginning in the summer semester. Admission occurs at summer semester only. Students will progress through the curriculum taking the courses as they appear in the program plan. Students will complete the program in August of the next year with a baccalaureate degree in nursing.

Applicants must meet specific admission requirements and all prerequisite science courses must be completed within five years of application to the program.

Curriculum, Brochure, & Information Packet

	Accelerated BSN Curriculum
	Accelerated BSN Program Brochure
	Accelerated BSN Information Packet - General Information Letter - Prospect Record Form (application) - FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) - Background Check Information - Student Handbook

Admission Requirements

	Admission to the University of Akron
	Full time status
	Cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
	Two letters of recommendation
	Resume
	A 500-word personal statement addressing how you can contribute to the field of nursing
	Baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited four year college or university
	Completion of the prerequisite courses prior to beginning the first nursing course
	Prerequisite science courses completed within five years of application to the program. Science courses must have a lab component.
	Prerequisite science courses must have a cumulative 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale.
	Important note: Completion of all admission criteria does not guarantee admission to the accelerated program.

Admissions Procedure

Copies of your transcripts should be submitted along with the Prospect Record Form to Bonita Byrd, the Administrative Assistant for the Accelerated Option, in the College of Nursing. You will receive a written evaluation of the prerequisites you have completed along with those that need to be completed. From this point forward, the student must maintain close contact with the coordinator in order to ensure proper progression towards entry into the program.

Prerequisites may be completed at any regionally accredited university or community college. This course work must be completed by the end of the spring semester prior to the summer of entry into the program.

If you are not a University of Akron student, you will receive written instructions on how to formally apply to the University of Akron and the College of Nursing once prerequisites are completed. If you are currently a University of Akron student, you will receive instructions on how to formally apply for the accelerated program.

If you are interested in applying for this program and have any questions, Bonita Byrd, the administrative assistant for the accelerated option, is available to contact for assistance.

Prerequisite Courses
8 credit hours	Chemistry (any combination of inorganic, organic, biochemistry) with lab
8 credit hours	Anatomy and Physiology with lab
3 credit hours	Microbiology with lab
3-4 credit hours	Developmental Psychology
3-4 credit hours	Science of Nutrition
3 credit hours	Introduction to Ethics
3-4 credit hours	Basic Statistics or Stats for Everyday Life

FELONY AND MISDEMEANOR RECORD CHECK

The College of Nursing requires all entering students to submit their fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation (BCII). This record check may reveal both students� unsealed and sealed convictions. Students should inform the College of Nursing immediately of any convictions, guilty pleas or findings of guilt that occur after enrollment in the College of Nursing. Felony and misdemeanor records may result in an inability to progress in the nursing program and subsequent withdrawal from the program.

FELONY PRECLUSION RULE FOR LICENSURE R.C. 4723.09

In effect for all students entering a pre-licensure nursing program after June 1, 2003.

During the senior year of the nursing program, as part of the application process to take the state licensing examination (NCLEX-RN), the Ohio Board of Nursing requires students to submit their fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation (BCII). If the fingerprint check reveals an egregious felony, the Ohio Board of Nursing will deny the applicant entrance to the examination. According to the Ohio Board of Nursing, egregious felonies include aggravated murder, murder, voluntary manslaughter, felonious assault, kidnapping, rape, sexual battery, gross sexual imposition, aggravated arson, aggravated robbery and aggravated burglary. Other felonies will be referred to the Compliance Unit for investigation and may result in either a denial of entrance to the examination or licensure with a permanent and public notation of Board action (i.e. punishment).

For information concerning the Ohio Board of Nursing licensure requirements, see http://www.state.oh.us.nur/.

Students who wish to be licensed in other states should be aware that similar criminal background check requirements may apply. Consult the applicable state Board of Nursing for further information.

More detailed information on background screening is available at this link:

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