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草榴社区鈥檚 M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing (FCN) has entered an affiliation agreement with Rowan University, its first affiliation in New Jersey for the Second Degree Accelerated BSN program.

This agreement creates a new pathway for five Rowan graduates per year to enter directly into 草榴社区鈥檚 accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program. 

鈥淲e welcome Rowan University as a partner in our Accelerated BSN program,鈥� said Donna S. Havens, PhD, RN, FAAN, Connelly Endowed Dean and Professor of the Fitzpatrick College of Nursing. 鈥淧roviding additional options to graduate highly educated and well-prepared nurses is a top priority for FCN.鈥�

The Second Degree Accelerated BSN, offering students flexibility in 14- or 23-month tracks, incorporates all the standard components of the Nursing program within a concentrated timeframe.

To qualify for consideration, students must complete a four-year undergraduate degree at Rowan and meet 草榴社区 Nursing admissions criteria including GPA and academic prerequisites. Students may identify their interest in FCN鈥檚 Accelerated BSN in their first or second year at Rowan and begin working with 草榴社区 Nursing representatives early in the process.

鈥淭here is such an urgent demand for BSN-prepared nurses,鈥� said Peter Rattigan, Dean of the Rowan-Virtua Rita & Larry Salva School of Nursing & Health Professions. 鈥淥ur agreement with 草榴社区 gives qualified Rowan graduates with an affiliated bachelor鈥檚 degree, such as biology or exercise science, an opportunity to earn a BSN and enter the nursing workforce as RNs.鈥� 

The Accelerated BSN affiliation agreement with Rowan is FCN鈥檚 seventh overall, also including schools in Pennsylvania and New York.

草榴社区 Nursing鈥檚 Accelerated BSN Program for College Graduates is approved by the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing and is fully accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.

For more information, contact 草榴社区 Nursing鈥檚 Director of Recruitment and Enrollment Management, Cheryl Wert, at cheryl.wert@villanova.edu.