ACCELERATED SECOND DEGREE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING

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Why Earn Your Accelerated BSN Degree at UM-Flint?

Put Your Skills into Practice in State-of-the-Art Facilities

As a nursing student at UM-Flint, your learning is not confined to a classroom. Instead, you learn in cutting-edge facilities like our nursing simulation center, designed to foster interprofessional education and provide a safe environment to develop your skills. Here, our renowned faculty guides you through immersive learning simulations to strengthen your evidence-based practice and clinical decision-making abilities.

Want to explore the Nursing Simulation Center? Tour the first floor and the second floor to see where you’ll be studying. 

Gain First-Hand Experience Helping Your Community

The School of Nursing places a heavy emphasis on hands-on training, which ensures you graduate well-prepared to tackle any challenge that comes your way. In the accelerated BSN program, you participate in traditional classroom learning and real-world clinical placements at local hospitals and other health care providers. Often, these placements lead to full-time positions, easing your transition from student to working professional.

Prepare for Essential Licensure to Become an RN

In addition to the advanced training you receive, our accelerated nursing program provides the preparation needed to take the NCLEX-RN examination and become licensed as a registered nurse. While our program is fast-paced and concentrated, we position you and your classmates to excel in school and the workplace. Approximately 95.5% of UM-Flint nursing students pass the NCLEX-RN exam on their first try, demonstrating the quality of preparation.

Build a Collaborative Student Community 

When you attend the University of Michigan-Flint, you learn in community. Our nursing program creates collaborative learning environments inside and outside the classroom so you can grow your interpersonal skills and connect with classmates who share similar interests and career aspirations. To expand your on-campus community, you can join various student organizations, including the UM-Flint Student Nurses’ Association, the Sigma-Pi Delta International Nursing Honor Society, and the Pre-Physician Assistant Club.

Academic Advising

To help you succeed in this intensive nursing program, the School of Nursing provides comprehensive academic advising services. Work with your advisor to determine whether your transfer credits allow you to skip pre-nursing classes, choose classes, navigate program requirements, overcome personal challenges, develop post-graduation plans, and more.

• Last name A-F= Cynthia Merritt, [email protected] 
• Last name G-N= Monica Wielichowski, [email protected] 
• Last name O-Z= Kyle Taylor, [email protected] 

Or, if you want to chat in person, you can schedule an appointment online.

How to Apply to the Accelerated Bachelor’s in Nursing Program

Since we only admit a maximum of 56 students to each cohort in the fall semester, admission to UM-Flint’s Accelerated Second Degree BSN program is competitive. 

Our admissions committee first considers applicants who apply by Jan. 15 for the fall semester.

To apply to the accelerated nursing program:

1. Apply for admission to the UM-Flint. (You’ll be enrolled in the School of Nursing as a pre-nursing student.) We encourage you to review the admissions criteria for undergraduate students. 
2. Upon acceptance to UM-Flint, you should meet with a nursing advisor to determine your plan for completing the nursing prerequisite courses. Book your advising appointment.

After fulfilling your prerequisites, you must apply directly to the Accelerated Second Degree BSN program. Review the nursing program’s complete admission process.

Scholarships for Nursing Majors

If you transfer into UM-Flint with a GPA of at least 3.0, you’ll automatically receive a $5,000 University of Michigan-Flint Transfer Scholarship. It provides $2,500 for your first two academic years at UM-Flint.

You also may qualify for more than a dozen scholarships specifically for nursing students, made possible through generous donations to the UM-Flint School of Nursing.

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Ready for a Career Change? Pursue Your ABSN Degree at UM-Flint

It’s never too late to pursue your goal of becoming a nurse. The University of Michigan-Flint accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing program empowers you to build upon your previous educational and professional experiences and gain essential clinical skills and medical expertise.

Earn your BSN degree in just 16 months and kick-start a new career in health care, delivering high-quality care to individuals and families in your community.

Take the next step toward becoming a registered nurse—begin your UM-Flint application today! If you have questions about whether the ABSN program is right for you, request more information.