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The mission of the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.) Program through Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIUC) is to prepare bachelor level Registered Nurses who value and strive to be leaders in professional roles and contribute to continuing the growth of the Registered Nurse profession through education and commitment to improving health care of the people and communities we serve. Priorities of the program will include:

Provide the highest quality academic program and experiential teaching by incorporating evidence-based practice and research into all aspects of the curriculum to produce competent health care professionals.

Graduates of the Bachelors of Science in Nursing degree will be prepared to assist physicians and other healthcare providers who practice in the state of Illinois and the surrounding region.

Provide specialized nursing services to the citizens, students (via education), state, region, and country.

The B.S.N. program will have three different tracks and each has their own admission requirements.

The traditional B.S.N. program will be open to incoming freshman who are academically prepared for the upcoming course work. A selective admissions process will be used similar to other programs currently housed in this school.

The RN to B.S.N. degree completion track will be open to any associate degree RN who has the desire to complete their B.S.N. degree and meets the SIU admission criteria.

The Accelerated B.S.N. track is open to students who already have a bachelor’s degree in a different field or those who have approximately 70-80 credit hours completed towards their bachelor’s degree along with the program prerequisite courses. These include: Human Anatomy and Physiology (6 credit hours or more); Psychology; Organic Chemistry (CHEM 140A or equivalent/higher); Microbiology; Nutrition; Medical Terminology; Inferential and Descriptive Statistics; Basic Principles of Nursing (NUR 200); Human Growth and Development (NUR 250).

ACCELERATED B.S.N. DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

The Accelerated B.S.N. track is open to students who already have a bachelor's degree in a different field or those who have approximately 70-80 credit hours completed towards their bachelor’s degree along with the program prerequisite courses. This track will primarily be delivered through face-to-face format with some courses in an online format. The program nursing coursework will be able to be completed within 12 months for the accelerated track.