Creighton University College of Nursing offers one of the nation’s most successful and longest running accelerated nursing programs for a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN). Our fully accredited program recognizes and builds on your past education and experiences. Program participants who have at least a bachelor’s degree in another discipline can earn a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree in just 12 months. Classes start each January and August.

Omaha Campus 

Creighton College of Nursing launched one of the nation’s first accelerated Bachelor of Science degree in Omaha in 1975. It is a true accelerated 12-month BSN program — one that is respected nationwide. Through the accelerated BSN program, participants who have at least a bachelor’s degree in another discipline can earn a BSN in just 12 months. Our students have access to exceptional hands-on learning experiences in multiple specialties at clinical sites that include CHI Health, Methodist health System, Children’s Hospital and Medical Center and community-based sites.

Grand Island Campus 

For more than 30 years, Creighton University has provided nursing education at its central Nebraska campus. To address the critical need for nurses in Nebraska, Creighton offers two pathways to a BSN:

• 12-month accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program on Creighton’s Grand Island Campus located at CHI Health St. Francis.
• 3+1 dual degree programs conducted in partnership with York College and Hastings College. Program participants spend three years on York College or Hastings College campuses followed by one year in Creighton’s accelerated Bachelor of Science (BSN) program on the Grand Island Campus. Graduates earn two degrees in four years. Students at York College who complete the program will graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Biology (Health Services concentration) from York College and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from Creighton University. Students at Hastings College will graduate with a bachelor’s in biology-health systems and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from Creighton University.

CHI Health St. Francis offers Creighton nursing students a top-level clinical experience. St. Francis carries a “magnet hospital” designation, which is awarded by the American Nurses’ Credentialing Center and is considered the gold standard for nursing institutions. Clinical experiences take place in St. Francis, CHI Health Good Samaritan and Richard Young Behavioral Health in Kearney, Mary Lanning Healthcare in Hastings as well as other clinical and community partners. 

In addition to giving nurses the possibility of working in the area’s only cancer center at St. Francis, CHI Health will offer scholarships and guaranteed job placements to five students on the Grand Island campus every year.

Phoenix Campus

To help meet the growing demand for nurses in Arizona, Creighton launched its accelerated BSN program in Phoenix through a partnership between Creighton University and Dignity Health St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in 2018. This fully-accredited program is ideal for those who already have a college degree and are looking to earn their BSN via an accelerated, 12-month program. Clinical experiences take place in Dignity Health Phoenix-based hospitals, Valleywise Health and Phoenix Children’s Hospital as well as with other clinical and community partners.

The College of Nursing in Phoenix is currently located in Park Central and will move to Creighton’s new Health Sciences Campus currently under construction next to Park Central. The College of Nursing program will join a full four-year medical school, and programs in physical therapy, occupational therapy, pharmacy and physician assistant at the new seven story, 183,000-square-foot building.

The first classes at the new campus will start August 2021.

Outcomes

Nurses are in high demand. As a bachelor’s prepared nurse, you’ll be presented with a myriad of career opportunities. 

The Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook projects a 26% increase in nursing positions created through 2020, reflecting more than 712,000 new nurse positions. Only 3 out of 5 nurses work in hospitals. Nurses also work in schools, correctional facilities, private companies, home health agencies, mental health settings, long-term care facilities, community health, government and social service agencies, and research.