Nursing

Graduates of the Baldwin Wallace University accelerated BSN program enjoy a superior passage rate on the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN). The average first-time pass rate for BW's last five graduating classes is 95.74%. 

First-time pass rate on the NCLEX-RN licensure exam:

By comparison, in 2016 the Ohio first-time pass rate was 82.02% and the national average was 88.1%.

BW employs concept-based learning, a dynamic approach that focuses on key concepts that can be applied to multiple clinical settings. As a result, nursing students develop a deep understanding of interrelated concepts and how to organize information in logical ways. In the workplace, they are collaborative, team-oriented problem solvers. BW graduates enter health care organizations as nurses who are versatile and skilled across multiple platforms – care provider, designer and manager – and are poised for career advancement.

BW's nursing program is an intensive 12-month program that requires 58 credit hours. Students can complete the program in three semesters. Each semester is divided into two shorter terms.

This is an intensive, full-time program with a demanding schedule of courses and clinical experiences. Due to the rigor and demands of the didactic coursework and laboratories, clinical practice experiences, ongoing homework and studying, accelerated BSN students should understand that there is little time to work during the course of this one-year program.

Note: Starting in August 2018, BW's nursing program will change to a 15-month format. Contact Winnie Gerhardt at wgerhard@bw.edu or (440) 826-8002 for details.

Course descriptions, requirements for the major and additional information can be found in the University Catalog.

BW nurses are employed in health care organizations across Northeast Ohio, including Southwest General Health Center, Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Guidestone Berea Children's Home, MetroHealth Medical Center, Akron General Medical Center and Akron Children's Hospital in such specialties as medical surgical nursing, trauma nursing, burn care nursing, neonatal intensive care nursing, pediatric nursing, skilled nursing, coronary intensive care nursing and psychiatric nursing. Other graduates are enrolled in nurse practitioner graduate programs.

The Baldwin Wallace University Accelerated BSN program is fully approved by the Ohio Board of Nursing and accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.