Accelerated BSN

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Accelerated BSN
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Accelerated!

• Kent Campus only
• 4 consecutive terms
• 30 students admitted each Fall, Spring, Summer
• Highly Competitive
• ACCELERATED!
• Intense

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The Program

• Full-Time!
• Independent Learning (web)
• 100 attendance expected
• Do not plan vacations, weddings, etc., during the
  program.

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Enrollment Options

• Kent-Daytime
• 30 students
• Admitted Fall, Spring, and Summer terms
• Monday-Friday
• Classes anytime 8am-6pm
• Clinical 1 day 7am-7pm

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Enrollment Options

• University Hospitals
• 20 Students
• Admits once every year-and-a-half.
• Friday evening 5-9pm
• Saturday 7am-7pm
• Sunday 10am-3pm
• 3rd and 4th semester may require weekday clinical

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Enrollment Options

• Summa
• 20 students
• Admits every year-and-a-half.
• Monday-Wednesday class 5-9pm
• Saturday clinical 7am-7pm
• 3rd and 4th semester may require weekday clinical

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Prerequisites

• Bachelors Degree
• Math (College Algebra or higher)-Fall 2013
• Sciences
• BSCI 20020 Biological Structure and Function
• BSCI 20021 Microbiology
• CHEM10050 Fundamentals of Chem.
• CHEM10052 Intro to Organic Chem.

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Additional Graduation Requirements

• Sociology
• Psychology
• Upper Division PSYC, SOC, NURS elective
• Global Diversity

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Related Courses (blue)

• BSCI 30030 Human Physiology
• BSCI 30050 Human Genetics
• NUTR 33512 Nutrition
• NURS 20950 Human Growth and Development
• Statistics

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Admissions Requirements

• Admission to KSU
• 2.75 Cumulative GPA
• 2.75 Prerequisite Science GPA
• Minimum grade of C in each science class
• All prerequisites must be completed by
  application deadline
• any Completed Related Courses

• Top Candidates
• Résumé
• Goal Statement
• Recommendations
• Interview

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How to apply

• www.kent.edu/nursing/apply

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Application Deadlines

• Summer Semester
• December 15th to February 15th
• Fall Semester
• April 15th to June 15th
• Spring Semester
• July 15th to September 15th
• Recommendation Complete KSU application 6-8
  weeks in advance of your ABSN application.

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Typical Admit

• Highly competitive!
• Strong GPA
• Mean GPA 3.4
• Mean Science GPA 3.5
• Any Completed Related Courses
• Understanding of RN role
• Reflected in resume, recommendations, interview
• Healthcare or patient contact experience
• Reflected in resume, recommendations, interview

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Cost
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Funding

• FAFSA
• Hospital Tuition Assistance Programs
• Professional Nursing Organizations
• Medical Supply/Pharmaceutical companies
• Government Agencies (OBN, Health Resource
  Services Admin)

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• 10,000 grant per student
• Criteria
• Groups underrepresented in nursing or from a
  disadvantaged background (e.g., underrepresented
  racial or ethnic minority, men, AND financially
  disadvantaged)
• Are citizens or permanent residents of the US or
  its territories
• Students who are ACCEPTED INTO THE PROGRAM and
  who meet the above criteria will be contacted by
  the College. There is not an additional
  application for this award.

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Outcomes

• 100 graduation rate in 2011.
• 98 NCLEX Passage Rate
• Most Graduates work in Critical Care, Emergency
  Dept.
• 2 Current Faculty!