BSN Accelerated Second Degree Track
The BSN Accelerated Second Degree Track facilitates students holding a minimum of a baccalaureate degree in an area other than nursing who now wish to earn a bachelor of science in nursing degree. The Accelerated BSN Track allows those with a bachelor’s degree to apply general-education course work toward the completion of the BSN degree if prior general-education course work meets the general-education requirements for this degree. This track is currently offered on the IUPUI campus.
The BSN Accelerated Second Degree Track requires a commitment to a full-time study plan that will be completed in a 20‑month time frame. In order to graduate within this time frame, students must be dedicated to a full-time study plan. This particular track meets the entire calendar year including summer. An understanding of this time commitment is important, as there is very little ability to adjust for absences or lateness in this track. At the completion of the program, graduates will receive an Indiana University BSN degree and will be eligible to sit for the Registered Nurse Licensure Examination.
Those students admitted to the BSN Accelerated Track before the Spring 2014 semester will complete the BSN Accelerated Second Degree Track Program, Classic Curriculum. Those students admitted to the BSN Accelerated Track who began progression in the BSN in Spring 2014 and beyond will complete the BSN Accelerated Second Degree Track Program, Concept & Competency Based Curriculum. The Concept & Competency Based Curriculum includes 6-9 credit hours of graduate level coursework.
Sample Curriculum Plan BSN Accelerated Track Program, Concept & Competency Based Curriculum
| Semester I | Credits |
| Pathophysiology & Pharmacology for Nursing (NURS B 261) | 4 |
| Fundamentals of Nursing Practice (NURS B 260) * | 5 |
| Health Assessment (NURS B 244/245) * | 4 |
| Health Care Delivery Systems (NURS L 230) | 3 |
| Total Credits | 16 |
| Semester II | Credits |
| Professionalism in Collaborative Practice (NURS B 253) | 3 |
| Biophysical Processes (NURS H 356) * | 5 |
| Promoting Healthy Populations (NURS B 234/235) * | 4 |
| Transitional Care of Families & Populations (NURS B 334) | 5 |
| Total Credits | 17 |
| Semester III | Credits |
| Interactive Processes (NURS H 360) * | 5 |
| Adaptive Processes (NURS H 371) * | 5 |
| Measurement & Data Analysis (Graduate Level) (NURS R 505) | 3 |
| Total Credits | 13 |
| Semester IV | Credits |
| Complex Processes (NURS H 476) * | 5 |
| Inter Professional Practice (NURS B 453) * | 3 |
| Nursing Research Methods (Graduate Level) (NURS R 500) | 3 |
| Ethics (NURS S 474) | 3 |
| Total Credits | 14 |
| Semester V | Credits |
| Leadership (NURS L 430) | 3 |
| Nursing Practice Capstone (NURS S 483) * | 3 |
| Managing Health & Illness Across Care Environments (NURS B 444) | 4 |
| Nursing Synthesis (NURS S 488) | 2 |
| Optional: Nursing Theory (Graduate Level) (NURS N 502) | 3 |
| Total Credits | 12 |
BSN Accelerated Second Degree Track, Concept & Competency Based Curriculum Plan Total Credits 120
*Denotes course with a laboratory or clinical component
Sample Curriculum Plan BSN Accelerated Second Degree Track Program, Classic Curriculum
| Semester I | Credits |
| Introduction to the Discipline of Nursing (NURS B 232) | 3 |
| Health and Wellness (NURS B 233) * | 4 |
| Comprehensive Health Assessment (NURS B 244/245) * | 4 |
| Science and Technology of Nursing (NURS B 248/249) * | 4 |
| Total Credits | 15 |
| Semester II | Credits |
| Alterations in Neuro-Psychological Health (NURS H 351/352) * | 5 |
| Alterations in Health I (NURS H 353/354) * | 5 |
| Applied Health-Care Ethics (NURS S 474) | 3 |
| Total Credits | 13 |
| Semester III | Credits |
| Alterations in Health II (NURS H 361/362) * | 7 |
| The Developing Family and Child (NURS H 363/364) * | 6 |
| Nursing Research (NURS H 365) | 3 |
| Total Credits | 16 |
| Semester IV | Credits |
| Health of the Community (NURS S 472/473) * | 5 |
| Restorative Health (NURS S 470/471) * | 5 |
| Total Credits | 10 |
| Semester V | Credits |
| Nursing Management (NURS S 481/482) * | 5 |
| Nursing Practice Capstone (NURS S 483) * | 3 |
| Research Utilization Seminar (NURS S 484) | 1 |
| Professional Growth and Empowerment (NURS S 485) | 3 |
| Total Credits | 12 |
*Denotes course with a laboratory or clinical component
Last updated January 2014