Nursing

Graduates of the Baldwin Wallace University accelerated BSN program enjoy a superior passage rate on the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN). 

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

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 15-month program that requires 60 credit hours. Students complete the program in just four semesters, including summer. New cohorts begin each August.

This is an intensive, full-time program with a demanding schedule of courses and clinical experiences throughout the 15-month program. Due to the rigor and demands of the didactic coursework and laboratories, clinical practice experiences, ongoing homework and studying, accelerated BSN students should not plan to work outside the program during their enrollment.

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As a center for innovative nursing education, the mission of the Baldwin Wallace Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing program is to provide an outstanding learning opportunity for non-nursing baccalaureate graduates who desire to expand their knowledge and skills. Students will assimilate into the professional roles and competencies required of the baccalaureate generalist nurse, thus contributing to the well-being of society.

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 (OBN).

The baccalaureate degree in nursing at Baldwin Wallace University is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.