Graduate and Professional Education Placement for Graduates

The Bachelor of Science in Nursing curriculum is informed by professional standards for B.S.N. education—specifically from The National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission’s “2008 Standards and Criteria for Baccalaureate Nursing Education,” the American Association of Colleges of Nursing “Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice,” the Institute of Medicine’s 2010 report “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health,” and resources from Quality and Safety Education for Nurses.  Graduates of B.S.N. programs may elect to further their nursing education in various graduate areas of study to prepare for specialty roles, such as nurse practitioner, nursing administration, nursing educator, nurse mid-wife, and nurse anesthetist.

The Bachelor of Science in Diagnostic Medical Sonography is the terminal degree within the professional discipline.

The Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences completion degree provides opportunity for health care professionals with associate degrees or diplomas in health care professions to complete a baccalaureate degree.  While occasional graduates of this program may pursue various master’s degrees, the completion degree was not designed to be a preparatory degree for any specific type of professional discipline at the graduate level.