Bachelor of Science in Nursing

MidAmerica Nazarene University offers two distinct undergraduate nursing programs, allowing students to complete requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree. MNU’s undergraduate nursing programs include: (1) the Traditional BSN Program , designed for students to progress through four years of the traditional university experience with a combination of liberal arts and nursing coursework as well as transfer students; and (2) the Accelerated BSN (ABSN)  Program, an intense 12-month program designed for the self-motivated students with previous collegiate and/or healthcare-related experience. For the Traditional and ABSN nursing programs, the BSN degree provides eligibility for graduates to take the Registered Nurse (RN) licensing examination, the NCLEX-RN®. MNU also offers a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree. The nursing program was granted approval by the Kansas State Board of Nursing in May 1979, accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission from April 1981 through 2003. The baccalaureate degree program in nursing and master degree program in nursing at MidAmerica Nazarene University are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street, NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001, 202-887-6791.

Degree Requirements

1. Completion of a minimum of 120 semester hours;
2. A total of 30 hours in residence; with at least 15 of the final 30 hours in residence;
3. A cumulative GPA of 2.7 on a 4.0 scale;
4. No course with a grade lower than “C” will be accepted toward the major. Courses in the major are defined as any course required or accepted to meet a requirement of the major;
5. Satisfactory achievement in an approved academic major;
6. Thirty-six semester hours in upper-division courses (3000 and 4000 level courses);
7. Completion of the general education program;
8. All requirements for each major and minor including senior comprehensive exams must be met while earning a degree and prior to the conferral date of that degree;
9. If, after graduation with a given degree and major(s), a student wishes to earn a second baccalaureate degree and/or major from MidAmerica Nazarene University, he/she must satisfactorily complete all requirements for an additional major and complete a minimum of thirty semester hours in residence. Further, to complete any major in a degree program, the student must fulfill all requirements for that major and that degree program.

These BSN general education courses are for traditional four-year nursing students only. Transfer students will need to work with the Traditional Nursing Program Academic Advisor.