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Saint Louis University鈥檚 accelerated B.S.N. option (A.B.S.N.) is an intensive three-semester, 12-month Bachelor of Science in Nursing program designed for students who already have a bachelor's degree in another area of study. However, undergraduate students who have at least 77 credits may be eligible to apply for the junior-entry accelerated option.

The Saint Louis University Trudy Busch Valentine School of Nursing created the accelerated B.S.N. program in 1971, which was the first and only program of its kind in the United States. The Valentine School of Nursing developed the program to specifically meet the growing demands of students who choose to pursue nursing after completing their undergraduate study. The Valentine School of Nursing offers students state-of-the-art classrooms and clinical labs, excellent clinical experiences in a wide variety of settings and a low student-to-faculty ratio for all clinical courses. The A.B.S.N. program begins once a year in May with a summer session and extends through two additional semesters. Course requirements total of 53 credits and include practice lab and clinical work. Due to the accelerated pace of the A.B.S.N. program, it is strongly recommended that students do not work while attending school.

Curriculum Overview

Our one-year bachelor of science in nursing program has the same outcomes as the traditional four-year option. It incorporates an integrated approach to learning, early synthesis and application of concepts and concentration on the nursing major.

Learning Outcomes

Graduates will be able to relate to people as unique individuals possessing worth, dignity, and potential for self-actualization.
Graduates will be able to synthesize theoretical and empirical knowledge from the humanities and natural, social, behavioral, and nursing sciences to provide safe, effective nursing care.
Graduates will be able to establish relationships based on an understanding of self and others, and of interpersonal and group dynamics.
Graduates will be able to practice in a variety of settings with clients of all ages and diverse sociocultural backgrounds.
Graduates will be able to utilize critical thinking and problem-solving skills, in the application of the nursing process, to achieve optimal client adaptation.
Graduates will be able to assist clients, at any point on the health-illness continuum, to mobilize and use adaptive resources for promotion, maintenance and restoration of health.
Graduates will be able to collaborate with interprofessional colleagues, community representatives and consumers to enhance health care.
Graduates will be able to apply evidence-based knowledge as the basis for safe, effective nursing practice.
Graduates will be able to apply the professional code of ethics and professional standards to clinical practice.
Graduates will be able to demonstrate personal and professional responsibility, accountability and self-direction.
Graduates will be able to demonstrate leadership principles in professional and interprofessional practice.
Graduates will be able to demonstrate understanding of health care policy issues, trends and strategies as they influence accessibility, accountability and affordability in health care delivery.
Graduates will be able to utilize appropriate information and health care technologies to enhance the delivery of client care.

Careers

Nursing graduates are eligible to take the NCLEX-RN, an exam that measures the competencies needed to perform as an effective entry-level nurse. The Valentine School of Nursing expects its graduates to be successfully hired after graduation or accepted into graduate programs.