The College of the Mainland, a two-year institution in Texas, specializes in associate degree programs. Its 72-credit associate nursing degree program consists of courses that include common concepts of adult health, care of children and families and mental health nursing. The college offers a licensed vocation nurse-to-registered nurse transitional track, a 25-credit curriculum specifically designed for licensed practical nurses who want to become RNs.
College of the Mainland
1200 Amburn Road
Texas City, Texas 77591
409-938-1211
888-258-8859
com.edu
A private four-year Jesuit institution, the University of San Francisco offers a 128-credit bachelor of science in nursing program. Students are required to complete prerequisites during their first year; these nursing support courses include five classes in biology study areas, plus one class in general psychology. After that, they takes courses that include applied assessment and nursing fundamentals across the lifespan, medical and surgical nursing, health care systems, women's health and nursing in the Jesuit tradition. Nonmedical courses in public speaking, theology and religious studies, and philosophy are also included in USF's curriculum.
University of San Francisco
2130 Fulton Street
San Francisco, CA 94117
415-422-5555
usfca.edu
The School of Nursing at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, offers two tracks with its bachelor of science in nursing program. The traditional track is for people who have no associate degree or those who have earned a non-nursing degree. Adding up to no more than 130 credits, UMB's traditional undergraduate program includes classes in perioperative nursing, biofeedback, pain management, holistic health and a multidisciplinary examination of forensics. The university also offers an registered nurse to bachelor of science track for students who are already RNs. Classes are available at both the main campus and the Shady Grove campus in Rockville, Maryland.
University of Maryland, Baltimore
655 West Lombard Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
410-706-3100
umaryland.edu