We want you to graduate with great opportunities, not debt. Aspen University Nursing programs have been awarded national accreditation by the most respected independent accreditation organizations. Our faculty designs them to coincide with your schedule allowing for you to learn at your own pace. Aspen’s Pre-licensure BSN program provides students with opportunities to become a BSN-educated nurse
and learn the essential skills needed to practice as a professional registered nurse (RN). Skills lab, clinical simulation, seminars and community-based clinical experiences anchor the curriculum. Upon completion of their studies, students are eligible to take the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) in the state or territory in which they choose to practice (the NCLEX is the national registered nurse examination used by all states for potential registered nursing licensure). We designed this program for students who do not currently hold state registered nurse license and have little to no prior nursing experience. The BSN pre-licensure nursing program is currently approved by state boards of nursing in Arizona, Texas, and Florida. Students must be able to attend Nursing Core classes at one of the two Aspen University campus locations in Arizona, or at an Aspen campus in Austin, TX or Tampa, FL. All non-clinical courses for the BSN pre-licensure nursing program are 100% online. Students in Florida will participate in an additional in-residence component in non-clinical courses. On-the-ground courses include labs, clinical simulation, hands-on clinical hours, and seminars. Florida Clinical Partners:
Bayfront HMA Medical Center in Tampa/St. Petersburg is a 480-bed teaching hospital, and the only state-designated Level II adult and pediatric trauma center in Pinellas County. Clinical rotations at Bayfront include medical, surgical, obstetrics, and geriatrics. Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in Tampa/St. Petersburg provides expert pediatric care for infants, children and teens in its 259-bed hospital providing care in over 50 specialties. It is the regional pediatric referral center for Florida’s West Coast. Aspen also maintains clinical affiliation agreements with Care Connections at Home and Global Nurse Network, and the American Red Cross. These agreements round out the competencies taught through clinicals to also include community health and psychiatric.
