Overview

The University of Northern Colorado School of Nursing provides a bachelors degree program that prepares graduates for professional nursing practice and provides the foundation for graduate study in nursing. The School of Nursing offers a traditional bachelors of science degree in nursing program – 4 years (includes one required summer) of study. To earn a bachelors degree in nursing from UNC students must complete 124 semester hours of credit. At least 40 hours are from the Liberal Arts courses of the university with the remainder of the hours included in required support courses/prerequisites and nursing courses, see BS in Nursing Program of Study.

Students take university liberal arts classes and prerequisite nursing courses during the first two years of the program. The final two years involves clinical nursing courses over a five-semester program. Admission to the clinical nursing program (last 2 years) requires a separate application. The School of Nursing has 72 openings for the clinical portion of the program each year. Students apply in January for the following academic year for one of these openings. Clinical courses start in summer and fall semesters.

The faculty coordinator for the undergraduate program is Audrey Bopp (970-351-2293) and Maggie Kinney is the Administrative Assistant, 970-351-2293.

Bachelor of Science: Nursing brochure