Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania Department of Nursing

Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania is in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. It is part of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. There are a total of ten campuses in this school system, including the Bloomsburg location. The university was established in 1839 as the Bloomsburg Academy. It has undergone numerous name changes over the years, taking its current name in 1983. The university now offers 57 undergrad majors, 66 minors, and 21 graduate programs. The students are very active with clubs and organizations on the campus, with more than 250 student-organized clubs. The university was recently ranked near the top 100 regional universities in the north in a US News & World Report ranking.

The CCNE-accredited nursing programs offered at the university include traditional BSN, RN to BSN, accelerated BSN, MSN, and RN to MSN. The traditional BSN program includes hands-on experiences at inpatient and outpatient facilities in the area. The location of these clinics and hospitals varies between 1 and 40 miles. With the MSN program, students have four specialty tracks to choose from, including Nurse Anesthesia, Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Administration, and Community Health Specialization. The MSN program is also a hybrid learning experience. Students complete their curriculum with a combination of online courses and on-campus courses.