Nurse professionals are members of interdisciplinary teams in clinics, hospitals, and community settings, and work with people of all ages, cultural backgrounds, and lifestyles to help them achieve the highest level of wellness possible. Nurse practitioners fill critical healthcare needs in both urban and rural settings, often for portions of the population who have not received adequate healthcare. Nurse scientists conduct important research about a variety of health problems and how best to promote health, prevent disease, and care for people who are ill. Nurses also teach in colleges and universities throughout the world.
An international leader, the UW School of Nursing is a vibrant center of teaching, research and clinical excellence. The UW School Nursing offers two undergraduate programs: the traditional 2-year full-time Bachelor of Science in Nursing program or the fast-track Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing program for applicants who have already earned a bachelor’s degree and are looking for a second career in nursing. As a nursing student, you will learn from our nationally acclaimed faculty in class and using interactive scenarios in our Learning Lab, allowing you to practice nursing skills in a safe environment before performing them in a supervised clinical setting.
Suggested First- and Second-Year College Courses: See below, under Admission Requirements.
The UW School of Nursing offers a fast-track professional program to applicants who have already earned a bachelor’s degree and are looking for a second career in nursing. The Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (ABSN) program allows students to complete the BSN curriculum in four back-to-back quarters through an academically-rigorous schedule - about half the time of the traditional two-year (six quarter) BSN program. The four-quarter full-time program is designed for students who are self-motivated, detail-oriented, self-reflective and strongly committed. A solid foundation of science and humanities prerequisite coursework sets up students for success in the program. The Accelerated BSN program includes: academic coursework focused on critical thinking, care and therapeutics, and health care resources; in-class lecture with experienced nurse practitioners and researchers; clinical simulation exercises in the School of Nursing's Simulation Center; and supervised direct patient care in the field.
Admission occurs twice a year, for autumn or spring quarter, with an application deadline the preceding autumn quarter. Selection is capacity constrained.
Application Requirements
Entrance Requirements
For additional information on admission criteria, specific prerequisites, and deadlines, as well as application forms, visit the School of Nursing website. To contact the School of Nursing Office of Student and Academic Services, call (206) 543-8736 or 1 (800) 759-NURS or email asknursing@uw.edu. Information sessions are offered periodically in the School of Nursing, Health Sciences Building T301, and an information session podcast is available. For a schedule of sessions or to listen to podcast, refer to the School of Nursing website.
79 credits (Courses from the prior earned degree may be used to satisfy general education, nursing prerequisites, and electives.)
Equivalent or higher-level coursework may be substituted with the approval of the academic adviser.
The Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program at the UW Seattle campus is a two-year professional program that prepares students for a career as a registered nurse. BSN students learn from the School of Nursing's nationally acclaimed faculty in class and can use interactive scenarios in the school's Simulation Center to practice nursing skills in a safe environment before performing them in a supervised clinical setting. A solid foundation of science and humanities prerequisite coursework sets up students for success in the program. The BSN is a full-time program, including: academic coursework focused on critical thinking, care and therapeutics, and health care resources; in-class lecture with experienced nurse practitioners and researchers; clinical simulation exercises in the Simulation Center; and supervised direct patient care in the field.
Admission occurs once a year, for autumn quarter. Application deadline: January 15. Selection is capacity constrained.
Application Requirements
Science prerequisite courses are CHEM 120, CHEM 220, CHEM 221 (three-quarter chemistry series for UW students, two quarter sequence - one general chemistry and one organic - for non-UW applicants); BIOL 118, BIOL 119; NURS 301/B STR 301; MICROM 301 (plus MICROM 302 for UW students; non-UW applicants must take a separate microbiology laboratory if laboratory is not included in the general microbiology course); NUTR 200.
Entrance Requirements: Before beginning the nursing program in autumn, students must meet the following requirements:
For additional information on admission criteria, specific prerequisites, and deadlines, as well as application forms, visit the School of Nursing website. To contact the School of Nursing Office of Student and Academic Services, call (206) 543-8736 or 1 (800) 759-NURS or email asknursing@uw.edu. Information sessions are offered periodically in the School of Nursing, Health Sciences Building T301, and an information session podcast is available. For a schedule of sessions or to listen to podcast, refer to the School of Nursing website.
91 credits
Equivalent or higher-level coursework may be substituted with the approval of the academic adviser.
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