Earn a bachelor's degree in nursing through the Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing's four-year program, offering topics such as nutrition, foundations of nursing, professional nursing concepts, lifespan health assessment and clinical prevention, nursing informatics, adult nursing science, and pathopharmacology. Students must also complete general education requirements such as college composition, introduction to psychology, principles of public speaking, and college chemistry. Each year, students perform a medical mission trip plus conduct a total of 1,000 hours of clinical practicum.
Loans, grants and scholarships are available. Applicants must have a high school diploma or GED with a minimum grade point average of 2.5 or higher.
Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing
5801 Bremo Road
Richmond, VA 23226
804-285-2011
bonsecours.com
The nursing program at Lynchburg College is a traditional four-year bachelor's degree, where students complete two years of general education requirements, then focus on nursing specialty classes such as pharmacology, nursing care of adults experiencing acute illness, nursing care of childbearing family, care of adults with complex illnesses, and community health and psychiatric mental health nursing. Students may participate in campus clubs such as the Student Nurses' Association of Lynchburg College and Sigma Theta Tau, the national nursing honor society.
Lynchburg operates a nursing career network, where students may search a jobs database for employment opportunities. Applicants must have a high school diploma, including two years of a foreign language and submit SAT or ACT scores. An essay and letter of recommendation are preferred but not required.
Lynchburg College
1501 Lakeside Drive
Lynchburg, VA 24501
434-544-8100
lynchburg.edu
Nurses with their registered nursing license may enroll in The University of Virginia's College at Wise's RN to BSN program. The two-year program includes courses in human resource management, health psychology, sociology of race and ethnicity, organizational behavior, natural sciences, complex organizations, and nursing leadership. While on campus, students may participate in Sigma Theta Tau, the national nursing honor society.
Applicants must have an associate's degree in nursing, completion of general education required courses, a grade point average minimum of 2.3 in nursing work, license to practice nursing and a registration/expiration date of their nursing license.
The University of Virginia's College at Wise
One College Avenue
Wise, VA 24293
888-282-9324
uvawise.edu