Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
Both of BU's B.S.N. and M.S.N. nursing programs are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.

Accredited Nursing Programs

Department of Nursing


Department of Nursing
Recognized as a leading accredited undergraduate and graduate level nursing program, BU prepares students for a wide range of careers in in critical care, obstetrics, pediatrics, rehabilitation, trauma, home care, and other clinical specialties, informaticsand case management and additionally offers the increasingly valuable path toward a master of science in nursing through its related graduate study program.
 
   Nursing (B.S.N.)       Nursing (M.S.N.)   

 
BU's Department of Nursing offers may different options to pursue or advance your nursing degree including: B.S.N., R.N. to B.S.N., R.N. to M.S.N., and M.S.N. with specialties in Family or Adult Nurse Practitioner, Community Health, Adult Health Clinical Nurse Specialist, Nursing Administration and Nurse Anesthesia.

Who to contact

    Chairperson
        Michelle Ficca, Ph.D., R.N.
    Department Secretaries
        Bonnie Mordan | (570) 389-4423
        Mary Amick | (570) 389-4423

                Department of Nursing
                3109 McCormick Center
                Phone: (570) 389-4423
                Fax: (570) 389-5008
 

Faculty Spotlight

Noreen Chikotas Noreen Chikotas, D.Ed., associate professor of nursing, presented “Urinary Tract Infections and the Relation to Health Behaviors: A Research Study” on Oct. 5-9 at the peer-reviewed American College of Nurse Practitioner 2011 Clinical Conference, Denver. The poster presented disseminated information from a quantitative research study, which explored the relationship between health behaviors (risk factors) and the occurrence of urinary tract infections (UTIs) in college-aged women which was conducted and completed in 2009 from within the BU Student Health Center.

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