BELLIN COLLEGE OF NURSING UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM
A Higher Degree of Caring
Bellin
College of Nursing is dedicated to the Education of gifted nursing
professionals, that offers a Bachelors Degree in Nursing. Bellin
College’s focused curriculum, extensive clinical practices, and
personal teaching approach offers each students a quality, valuable,
hands-on education.
Bellin College takes great pride
in our commitment to an uncompromising level of academic excellence, as
well as the strong clinical preparation that every one of our students
receives. Our success in thoroughly educating and properly
preparing each student to serve as a nurse of the highest caliber is
demonstrated yearly by the high degree of placement and performance of
our graduates.
Undergraduate Program Options
Bellin
College of Nursing offers several ways to achieve a baccalaureate
degree in nursing: a traditional option and a sophomore option. The
Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree requires a minimum of 129 credits
for graduation: 65 in liberal education and 64 in nursing.
The
traditional four-year option plan of study of study is for those with
no or limited prior college credits. The majority of our students
complete the required liberal education courses at one of the colleges
with whom we have formed partnerships (i.e. University of Wisconsin
Green Bay, St. Norbert College, Silver Lake College, Lakeland College
and the College of Menominee Nation) while enrolled at Bellin College
of Nursing. However, liberal education coursework can be taken at other
accredited colleges or universities provided the courses meet the
Bellin College of Nursing curriculum requirements.
The
sophomore option is available to applicants who have competed freshman
liberal education requirements. Students admitted to the sophomore
option complete two freshman nursing courses online in the summer and
then join the sophomore class in the fall.
We are
excited about the prospect of introducing a revised 15-month
Accelerated program. Accreditation is pending from the Wisconsin
Board of Nursing. We hope to start accepting applications for
this program in late summer of 2007. The first 15-month
Accelerated class is anticipated to start January 2008. Students who
complete the program will receive a Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Degree. Keep checking our website for more details.
Nursing
graduates are eligible to write the National Council Licensure Exam for
Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN®). Bellin College of Nursing is noted for
our success rate on the NCLEX-RN®. Graduate success has been
consistently demonstrated over the years, which is attributed to our
strong curriculum foundation including a broad theoretical base and
diverse clinical experiences.
Your Career… Step by Step
A
degree from Bellin College of Nursing can take you as far as you want
to go in life – or just around the corner. Within the greater
Green Bay area, four major quality hospitals are currently providing
care, with numerous Bellin College alumni nurses on staff.
In
addition, throughout Wisconsin, significant health care opportunities
exist at providers in both major metropolitan areas and smaller, more
rural communities. And of course, nursing remains in high demand
throughout the United States.
Wherever your next step
takes you, you’re assured a better future with the better education
that Bellin College of Nursing provides as your starting point.
Our Hands-On Approach
At Bellin College of Nursing, we believe in active and proactive involvement in the education of our students.
Unlike
larger universities, our smaller size and lower student-to-faculty
ratio ensure that your education is much more than routine.
Specifically, we average approximately one expert educator for every 13
students – meaning, you’re a name, a face, a person to be mentored,
motivated and encouraged. Not a number.
It’s
also important you know that Bellin College faculty are passionately
committed to your calling – and your future. They’re not only
educators; they are nurses, just like you want to be. And before
they were nurses, they were students, just like you are now or want to
be. They know and understand your dreams and your challenges, and
they share your vision to heal a body and uplift a soul.
In
fact, Bellin College faculty are so successful that the Higher Learning
Commission’s report of a Comprehensive Evaluation Visit – Advancement
Section (April 2004) reported the following:
“The
examples of faculty accomplishments (at Bellin College of Nursing) are
exemplary. The professional activities of its faculty provide an
outstanding model of productivity and service for Bellin’s students and
graduates to emulate. In addition to highlighting faculty as
excellent role models, faculty’s research and service activities also
benefit students by providing them with first-hand knowledge about
practical applications and current research and mentorship
opportunities. Bellin College has reason to be proud our its
faculty and its outstanding accomplishments and professional
achievements.”
