An accelerated bachelor’s degree program in nursing provides a highly standard and intensive course of study in terms of concepts of human health and patient care and the duties of a nurse in fulfilling them. Accelerated bachelor’s degree program in nursing requires that applicants have at least a bachelor’s degree in another area of study. Four-year BSN program is provided mostly by Universities and colleges with an accredited nursing program.
Louisiana has five(5) schools which are now introduced accelerated BSN programs to all the students who love to continue their nursing career. These schools offer Accelerated BSN Program (ABSN) as well as Career Alternative RN Education (CARE). BSN graduate is eligible for roles in leadership and management, community health, informatics, and specialty bedside practice.
Louisiana College
Campus Location: Pineville, LA
Address: Louisiana College
1140 College Drive.,
Pineville, Louisiana 71360
Phone: 318-487-7259
Website: http://www.lacollege.edu/academics/divisions/division-of-nursing/accelerated-bsn
Email: [email protected]
Program Name: Accelerated BSN Program (ABSN)
Program Duration: 15 Months (four consecutive semesters)
Accreditation: CCNE accredited
Program Features:
- The accelerated BSN program (ABSN) has been developed specifically for individuals who already have an undergraduate degree in another discipline.
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
Campus Location: New Orleans, LA
Address: Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
1900 Gravier Street, 4th Floor
New Orleans, LA 70112
Phone: 504-568-4106
Website: http://nursing.lsuhsc.edu/academicprograms/Undergraduate/BSN/BSN.html
Email: [email protected]
Program Name: Career Alternative RN Education (CARE)
Accreditation: CCNE accredited
Southeastern Louisiana University
Campus Location: Hammond, LA
Address: Southeastern Louisiana University
Hammond, Louisiana 70402
Phone: (985) 549-5637
Website: http://www.selu.edu/acad_research/depts/nurs/index.html
Email: [email protected]
Program Name: Accelerated Track
Program Duration: Three semesters (1 year)
Accreditation: NLNAC accredited
Program Features:
- The program is fully approved by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing and is fully accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
- program is fully approved by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing and is fully accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Campus Location: Lafayette, LA
Address: University of Louisiana at Lafayette
104 University Circle,
Lafayette LA 70504
Phone: 337/482-1000
Website: http://www.nursing.louisiana.edu/baccalaureate/baccalaureate.shtml
Email: [email protected]
Program Name: Accelerated Option
Accreditation: CCNE accredited
The University of Louisiana at Monroe
Campus Location: Monroe, LA
Address: The University of Louisiana at Monroe
700 University Avenue
Monroe, LA 71209-0460
Phone: (318) 342-1640
Website: http://www.ulm.edu/nursing/
Email: [email protected]
Program Name: Accelerated Option
Accreditation: CCNE accredited
Information about Louisiana:
Louisiana encompasses low prairie lands as well as swamplands in and around the Mississippi River delta. Louisiana’s society is composed of French, Spanish, African, and Acadian people, culture, and heritage. The state entered the Union on April 30, 1812, and is named after King Louis XIV of France. The state capital, Baton Rouge is a thriving city that is home to both LSU and Southern University and numerous businesses and industrial facilities.
