Accelerated BSN Programs in Illinois

Program Length & Format

• 15-month
• begins in May and runs through the following August
• Full-time cohort model with start during May Interim each year
• Total program credit hours: 59
• Term credit distribution: Summer (13 hours), Fall (15 hours), Spring (14 hours), Final Summer (17 hours)

Admission Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a discipline other than nursing required
• Minimum 3.0 GPA for the last 60 hours of college coursework
• All prerequisite courses must be completed prior to program start
• Applicants must meet Bradley University and Department of Nursing admission standards

Prerequisites

• Science and quantitative prerequisites: Anatomy and Physiology (with lab); Fundamentals of Chemistry (with lab); Organic Chemistry; Microbiology; Pathophysiology; Nutrition; Statistics
• Behavioral and developmental prerequisites: Developmental Psychology; Abnormal Psychology

Selection Process

• Cohorts begin during May Interim and follow a prescribed sequential curriculum
• Cohort size capped at eight students

Clinical & Simulation Lab

• Practicum credit total across program: 22.0 credit hours (practicum courses include Fundamentals Practicum; Adult Health I and II Practicums; Maternal-Newborn Practicum; Nursing of Children Practicum; Psychiatric/Mental Health Practicum; Community Health Practicum; Senior Practicum I and II; Leadership Practicum)
• Clinical sites in the Peoria area include OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, UnityPoint Methodist and Proctor hospitals, Pekin Hospital, Salvation Army, Tazewell County Health Department, Heddington Oaks skilled care center
• Pre-practicum requirements: rubella and rubeola immunity documentation or titers; Hepatitis B series; two-step tuberculin skin test or negative blood test; tetanus/diphtheria/pertussis within 10 years; varicella titer or vaccination; CPR/BLS Health Care Provider certification; drug screen; fingerprint background check; student nurse liability insurance; personal health and hospitalization insurance; seasonal flu vaccine by October 31 each year

Contacts

• Department chair: Borton
• Senior Academic Director of Online Education: Erickson
• Associate Dean for Student Success: Grugan
• Professional staff: Daly; McKenzie