October 1 is the deadline for prospective students to apply for the one-year accelerated bachelor’s degree in nursing class at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing West Nebraska Division in Scottsbluff.
The accelerated program runs from June 2012 through May 2013.
The UNMC College of Nursing West Nebraska Division in Scottsbluff launched the accelerated program in 2007 with support from Regional West Medical Center. To date, 24 students have graduated from the Scottsbluff program. The college also has accelerated programs in Omaha and Lincoln.
Accelerated bachelor’s degree programs are intense programs that require students who already have a bachelor’s degree in another field, to take nursing classes for essentially one year — two semesters, as well as during the summer, without breaks. Clinical rotations also may be held on evenings and weekends.
Students in traditional bachelor’s degree in nursing programs have earned 62 general college credits. They then take nursing courses for four semesters, with summer and winter breaks to earn their bachelor’s degree in nursing.
For more information, contact Karen Schledewitz at (308) 632-0413 or klschledewitz@unmc.edu. To apply online, go to: http://www.unmc.edu/studentservices/applications.htm
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