Accelerated Second Degree Nursing Program Option

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Last updated: Apr 18, 2024 by Amber Tobey
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The EMU nursing program offers an accelerated second degree nursing program. Persons with (or who have almost completed) a first bachelor's degree in a field other than nursing are invited to apply. This accelerated 15-month program begins in mid-May each year and runs through August of the following year. The first and final semesters are condensed into approximately 12-week terms during the summer months.

The second and third semesters follow a traditional fall/spring semester format. Students in the accelerated program may find it difficult to hold employment and may be expected to complete 12-hour and/or weekend clinical rotations. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis from August through January 31.

Admission Requirements

  • A baccalaureate degree

  • If a baccalaureate degree is not complete at the time of application, the degree must be conferred by the second Sunday of May in the year the student wishes to begin the accelerated program.  Such applicants must submit two letters of academic reference - one from an academic advisor and one from a professor - indicating readiness for an accelerated program and readiness to graduate on or before the second Sunday in May.

  • Seven of the nine prerequisite courses must be completed by time of application

  • Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.8

  • Minimum GPA of 3.0 for all prerequisites

  • Anatomy/Physiology I and II

  • One chemistry course (general, inorganic, organic, or biochemistry)

  • Microbiology

  • Nutrition

  • One psychology course (developmental preferred, general or abnormal accepted)

  • One sociology course

  • One speech course

  • One statistics course

Accelerated Second Degree Required Courses (57 SH)

  • NURS 301 Holistic Health Inquiry (3) 

  • NURS 302 Pathophysiology and Pharmacology for Nursing (4) 

  • NURS 303 Foundations of Professional Nursing (4) 

  • NURS 304 Fundamentals Practicum (3) 

  • NURS 310 A Conceptual Framework of Nursing (2) 

  • NURS 320 Adult Health Practicum I (3) 

  • NURS 322 Nursing Care of the Adult I (3) 

  • NURS 323 Psychosocial Nursing (3) 

  • NURS 325 Nursing Care of Children (3) 

  • NURS 326 Nursing and the Beginning Family (3) 

  • NURS 420 Adult Health Practicum II (3) 

  • NURS 422 Nursing Care of the Adult II (3) 

  • NURS 426 Nursing and the Family in the Community (3) 

  • NURS 427 Professional Issues in Nursing (1) 

  • NURS 429 Leadership Practicum (3) 

  • NURS 432 Community Health (3) 

  • NURS 433 Evidence Based Practice for Nursing (2) 

  • NURS 436 Population Health Colloquium (2) 

  • NURS 438 Critical Care Nursing (3) 

  • NURS 440 Transition to Practice (3) 

EMU Core Requirements

  • Six semester hours focused on intercultural learning and understanding power, systems, and justice. (May be satisfied by previous courses related to intercultural learning, equity, or language acquisition.)

    • CORE 300 Power, Systems, and Justice (3 SH)

    • Language Learning (3 SH)

    • NURS 426 Nursing and Family in Community (3 SH)

  • ABP 260: Questions of Faith and Ethics (3 SH) OR NURS 310 A Conceptual Framework of Nursing (2 SH)

  • CORE 301 Transfer Portfolio and CORE 402 Senior Portfolio (1 SH) OR NURS 440 Transition to Practice (3 SH)

  • The student must have completed at least one course in each of the following areas, either at EMU or at a previous college: natural science/mathematics, social/behavioral sciences, and fine arts/humanities.

    A student whose first language is other than English may, upon assessment, be required to complete WRIT 135 College Writing II and/or a Communication Skills course.