Second Degree Accelerated BA/BS/BSN Program with Villanova
About the Program
The Second Degree Accelerated BSN (“BSNExpress”) is a 14-month second degree program for college graduates with a Bachelor’s degree in another discipline who wish to embark on a career in Nursing. This program offers a minimum of five seats each year in Villanova University Fitzpatrick College of Nursing’s Second Degree Accelerated BSN Program to Arcadia students who have satisfied all of the admission requirements.
The program incorporates all the standard components of the Bachelor of Science in nursing program in a concentrated timeframe.
The BSNExpress, which is approved by the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing and fully accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, begins in May and ends in August of the following year. While the track is intense, students are able to take advantage of the same opportunities that are available to other BSN students.
Advisor
Degrees
Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science from Arcadia University
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from Villanova University
Prerequisite Courses
- BI 205 Human Anatomy (4 Credits) (prerequisite BI101 and BI102)
- BI 206 Human Physiology (4 Credits) (prerequisite BI101 and BI102)
- BI 323 Microbiology (4 Credits)
or
- BI 204 Genetics (4 Credits)
- CH 102 General Chemistry II (4 Credits) (prerequisite is CH101); or
- CH 201 Organic Chemistry I (4 Credits)
- BI 336 Pathophysiology (4 Credits); or, this course is offered at Villanova online each spring semester, or, it may be taken elsewhere
- BI 215 Principles of Nutrition (4 Credits)
- MA 141 Elementary Statistics (4 Credits);
- Science Elective (BIO or CHEM pref.), w/lab, 300-level
- PY 212 Developmental Psychology (4 Credits) (prerequisite is PY111);
- RE 101 Introduction to Religious Studies (4 Credits) or another RE (religious studies) course
Minimum Criteria to Be Considered
Students completing the BA/BS Program will be accepted into the BSNExpress Track if they satisfy the eligibility requirements and are interviewed and accepted by the Villanova University Fitzpatrick College of Nursing. The eligibility requirements are as follows:
- Completion of the prerequisite requirements with a grade of C or better in each course.
- Cumulative GPA of 3.0 at Arcadia University.
- Submission of a completed application by October 1st of the applicant’s Senior year at Arcadia.
- Meeting all of the standards applicable to applicants for the BSNExpress Track. View the current admissions standards for the BSNExpress Track.
- Successful formal interview following completion of the application.
The final decision on admission to the BSNExpress Track will be made by the Villanova University Fitzpatrick College of Nursing Admissions Committee after the formal interview is complete and all application materials have been reviewed.