BS in Nursing: Accelerated Pre-Licensure (BSN)

Residential Degree in Nursing: Accelerated Pre-Licensure (BSN)

Earn your Bachelor of Science in Nursing: Accelerated Pre-Licensure (BSN) from Liberty University, and start your next chapter with a rewarding career in the nursing field. The accelerated BSN programs provide a pathway to the BSN for those students who already have a Bachelor’s degree in another field. In the accelerated program, students will be able to complete the program in 19 months.

As a student in the School of Nursing, you will be taught by experienced professors who are grounded in their Christian faith. Our faculty are committed to helping you succeed both as a student and as an individual.

Through our program, you’ll learn how to apply personal and professional Christian values as you provide nursing care for individuals, families, and groups in your community.

To qualify for the Accelerated BSN programs, you must be seeking a second bachelor’s degree.

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Academics: Nursing: Accelerated Pre-Licensure (B.S.)

Credit Hours

• 124 total hours

Degree Completion Plan

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing: Accelerated Pre-Licensure
• View the DCP with suggested course sequence (PDF)

Frequently Asked Questions

• Accelerated BSN FAQ

Admission requirements

• Minimum cumulative 3.25 GPA (all college course work including dual enrollment in high school) Note: In addition to the cumulative GPA requirement when transferring in credits from outside Liberty, the Liberty University portion of the cumulative GPA must also be at least 3.25.
• 55 transferable credits to the Nursing Degree Completion Plan
• Must have prerequisites completed by the end of the semester prior to starting the program.  

Prerequisites

Successful completion of the following courses with a final grade of “C” or better is required:

• BIOL 213/214 & 215/216 – Anatomy & Physiology I & II
• CHEM 107 – General/Organic Chemistry
• NURS 115 – Pre-licensure Pathophysiology
• BIOL 203 – Microbiology
• NURS 104 – Introduction to Nursing/Medical Terminology

If you do not meet all the above requirements, you may be eligible to apply to the BS in Nursing: Pre-Licensure program.

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Start Your Nursing Career

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Virginia Board of Nursing Approval

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