List of Nursing Schools in North Carolina

University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

• The School of Nursing at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill offers undergraduate and bridge programs. The undergraduate program has a traditional four-year Bachelor of Science in Nursing track, a two-year track for transfer students who already have non-nursing bachelor's degrees and a 12-month accelerated BSN track for non-nursing students with bachelor's degrees. The traditional four-year and two-year tracks admit students in the spring and fall. The RN to BSN bridge program allows RNs with associate degrees or diplomas in nursing to obtain BSNs in one to two years, depending on previous college-level course history. The school of nursing conducts the RN to BSN program entirely online.

  School of Nursing
  UNC-Chapel Hill
  Carrington Hall, CB No. 7460
  Chapel Hill, NC 27599
  919-966-4260
  unc.edu

Queens University of Charlotte

• The Presbyterian School of Nursing at Queens University of Charlotte confers BSN degrees in three tracks: traditional four-year, bridge programs for RNs with associate degrees or diplomas in nursing and an accelerated track for students with a non-nursing bachelor's degree. All three tracks admit students in the spring and fall. RN to BSN students have the option of completing the program online or on campus, depending on which semester they enroll. The school of nursing also offers an associate degree in nursing program that admits students in the spring and fall of each year. After completing prerequisites, students finish the ADN program in 21 to 24 months. Admission to the ADN program also requires completion of the Kaplan nursing entrance exam.

  Queens University of Charlotte
  1900 Selwyn Ave.
  Charlotte, NC 28274
  704-337-2200
  queens.edu

Carolinas Medical Center at Mercy

• The Mercy School of Nursing at Carolinas Medical Center confers a diploma in nursing. Since the hospital conducts the program, it has a strong focus in clinical preparation. Students enroll three times a year---spring, summer and fall. Admission requirements include completion of prerequisite courses, a college entrance exam such as the Scholastic Assessment Test, the Test of Essential Academic Skills and high school transcripts. If students commit to working at a Charlotte area hospital after obtaining RN licensing, Carolinas Medical Center will forgive up to 80 percent of their loans for the nursing program.

  Carolinas Medical Center at Mercy
  2001 Vail Ave.
  Charlotte, NC 28207
  704-304-5000
  cmc-mercy.org