Compare Programs
Not sure which program is right for you? Comparing programs is easy. Select any program from the dropdown menu below, then choose any additional programs of interest and click "Compare" to see them side by side.
| x remove Nursing B.S.N., Accelerated Second Degree | x remove Prepharmacy Studies | |
|---|---|---|
| Credits Required |
33
|
120
|
| Format |
Face To Face
|
Face To Face
|
| Location |
Students in this major continue their upper division studies on the GVSU Health Campus, near the Grand Rapids Medical Mile. 
|
Undergraduate students in this major study at Grand Valley's Allendale Campus.
|
| Coursework |
KCON programs are based on our philosophy of nursing education and organizing framework, to foster the behaviors that faculty believe are most important for the roles of provider of care, designer/manager/coordinator of care, and member of the profession. These include: critical thinking; communication; assessment, health promotion, risk reduction, and disease prevention; illness and disease management; information and health care technologies; ethics; human diversity; and, global health care.
|
Grand Valley offers all of the courses necessary to gain admission into pharmacy school, including:
|
| Career Options |
Professional nurses perform a wide variety of functions including direct patient care, health care counseling, and leadership in providing and managing care for individuals and groups of clients. Nurses are members of health care teams and may work in hospitals,
homes, the community, clinics, or industry - wherever people need care
or health education.
|
Prepharmacy students who graduate from GVSU and progress on to pharmacy school go on to hold positions such as:
Those not going on to pharmacy school find careers as a:
|
| Application Deadline |
|
|
| Skills Employers Want |
The B.S.N. in Nursing at GVSU will develop the skills you need to land the job you want. Whether the skills are advanced or general, you will build a resume of qualifications that are sure to attract employers. The following skills correlate with those pulled from actual job postings.
Source: EMSI, 2020
|
|