Program Options

The Division of Nursing at MidAmerica offers two programs for persons seeking the BSN degree in preparation for taking the NCLEX-RNŽ, the RN licensing exam. Students in both the basic and accelerated programs take the same courses but the sequencing of courses differs between the two program.

1. The basic program consists of the standard, two-year, upper-division curriculum and is the curriculum appropriate for most students. Courses are taken during the fall and spring semesters each year.
2. The accelerated basic program involves taking parts of the junior-level courses in the fall and spring semesters along with lower-division nursing and prerequisite courses. The remainder of the junior-level courses are taken in a very heavily concentrated summer session involving 19 credit hours of course/clinical work. This allows the student to take senior-level courses the following fall and spring, thus eliminating one calendar year of study. The accelerated program is not appropriate for all students due to the pace required in each course and the added stress it places on financial and personal resources. Therefore, applicants for the accelerated program will be carefully selected based on several factors including previous college/university background, GPA, previous health care experience, performance in prerequisite nursing courses, individual strengths, and level of commitment. Generally speaking, fewer applicants are accepted for this program than for the fall program.

Twelve hours of lower-division nursing courses are taken by students seeking admission to both the basic and accelerated programs. Course descriptions for these, and all nursing courses, may be found in the MNU Catalog.

2008-2009 (PDF 2.26 MB Help )

• NURS 2022 Principles of Health Promotion - 2 hours
• NURS 1082 Basic Nursing Skills I - 2 hours
• NURS 1003 Nursing Perspectives - 3 hours
• NURS 2002 Health Assessment for Nurses - 2 hours
• NURS 2083 Basic Nursing Skills II - 3 hours

The Basic Nursing Program

The upper-division nursing major for students in the Basic Nursing Program consists of the following sequencing of courses:

Level II

	Fall of the Junior Year:
		8 hours	Health Restoration I
		2 hours	Pharmacology I
		2 hours	Pathophysiology I
		1-3 hours	Special Topics elective
	Spring of the Junior Year:
		8 hours	Health Restoration II
		2 hours	Pharmacology II
		2 hours	Pathophysiology II
		3 hours	Pediatric Nursing

Level III

	Fall of the Senior Year:
		3 hours	Maternal and Women's Health Nursing
		3 hours	Mental Health Nursing
		3 hours	Community Health Nursing
		2 hours	Patient Care Management
		2 hours	Gerontological Nursing
	Spring of the Senior Year:
		3 hours	Role Development
		5 hours	Nursing Internship
		3 hours	Nursing Research/Informatics
		2 hours	Preparation for NCLEX
		1-3 hours	Special Topics elective (if needed)

The Accelerated Basic Nursing Program

The upper-division nursing major for students in the Accelerated Basic Nursing Program consists of the following sequencing of courses:

Level II
Level II courses span the sophomore year and summer accelerated semester. These courses establish the foundation for professional nursing theory and nursing.

	Fall Semester Prior to the Summer Accelerated Program:
		2 hours	Principles of Heath Promotion
		2 hours	Basic Nursing Skills I
		3 hours	Nursing Perspectives
		2 hours	Pharmacology I
		2 hours	Pathophysiology I
			Other prerequisites/general core courses as needed
	Spring Semester Prior to the Summer Accelerated Program:
		2 hours	Health Assessment
		3 hours	Basic Nursing Skills II
		2 hours	Pharmacology II
		2 hours	Pathophysiology II
			Other prerequisites/general core courses as needed

Level III

	Summer Accelerated Program:
		8 hours	Health Restoration I
		8 hours	Health Restoration II
		3 hours	Pediatric Nursing
	Fall of the Senior Year:
		3 hours	Maternal and Women's Health Nursing
		3 hours	Mental Health Nursing
		3 hours	Community Health Nursing
		2 hours	Patient Care Management
		2 hours	Gerontological Nursing
	Spring of the Senior Year:
		3 hours	Role Development
		5 hours	Nursing Internship
		3 hours	Nursing Research/Informatics
		2 hours	Preparation for NCLEX
		1-3 hours	Special Topics elective (if needed)