About the Department

The Department of Nursing currently offers a generic B.S.N. program, the RN to B.S.N. track and the Master's program.

Students in the generic B.S.N. program enter the nursing major in their first semester of the sophomore year and progress through three years of nursing and general education courses prior to graduation. In the nursing program, our students are encouraged to seek out challenging new experiences as they gradually progress from the role of novice to independent practitioner. The nursing curriculum focuses heavily on clinical practice, placing students in the hospital setting once a week in the sophomore year and two or three days a week in the junior year. During senior rotations, students are encouraged to enhance their career goals by selecting clinical areas of interest to them in the Preceptorship and Leadership courses. Many graduates enter the profession with approximately 200 hours of nursing experience in their chosen specialty area.

The RN to B.S.N. track builds on the knowledge and experience of nurses who wish to complete their degrees. The program is tailored to the needs of the working professional, in that classes are offered in a web-based format in addition to videotaped courses that are completed at home whenever convenient. Only one week-long intensive, taught in the nursing department's state-of-the-art lab, is required.

Graduates of the nursing program are employed in major health care institutions such as Duke University Hospital, Georgetown University Hospital, Hershey Medical Center, Baylor Medical Center and Johns Hopkins Hospital. Liberty nursing students enjoy 99% job placement once they graduate. These Liberty Alumni are employed in every specialty and work in a variety of fields such as organ transplant units, neonatal intensive care, surgery, pediatrics, obstetrics, cardiac intensive care, emergency care and on the mission fields throughout the world.

The Master's degree program, approved by the State Council for Higher Education and accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools. Registered nurses are prepared for practice as clinical nurse specialists with concentrations in acute care and community health. Students may also choose to focus on the role of nursing educator within either specialty area.

If you want more information regarding the Nursing Department, please contact Nursing Admissions by calling (434) 582-2114 or by e-mail to nursingadmissions@liberty.edu.