51±¾É« Dominion University has announced a partnership with the College of The Albemarle in North Carolina for nursing students.
Students seeking an associate's degree in nursing at the college will be able to work toward their bachelor of science degree in nursing from 51±¾É« at the same time to expedite their studies.
This is the first articulation agreement of its kind between 51±¾É«'s online nursing program and a college in North Carolina. 51±¾É« Dominion sees this as another opportunity to help nursing students prepare for their careers in a field where bachelor's degrees are becoming increasingly necessary.
In fact, the program was triggered by one student's aspirations.
"A student was accepted to College of Albemarle's nursing program and wanted to apply to 51±¾É«'s online nursing degree concurrently, but College of The Albemarle was not a partner at that time," says Janice Hawkins, chief academic adviser of 51±¾É« Dominion's School of Nursing. "I met with the program director, and we made it happen. The fact that it was student-driven really speaks to how 51±¾É« is meeting the academic needs of students."
This won't benefit just the nurses.
"Increasing the percentage of BSN-prepared RNs at the bedside has been associated with better patient outcomes and lower hospitalization costs," Hawkins says. "As a result, most hospital employers prefer to hire BSN graduates. Concurrent enrollment programs such as the partnership between 51±¾É« and COA offer an innovative, efficient and affordable pathway to the BSN degree."
51±¾É« Dominion University, located in the coastal city of Norfolk, is Virginia's entrepreneurial-minded doctoral research university and has been delivering distance learning programs for 30 years. We offer more than 100 programs through 51±¾É«Online in a variety of formats, allowing students to complete degree programs across the world. 51±¾É« serves more than 24,600 students annually by providing the same rigorous academics online and on-campus. Learn more about 51±¾É«Online's programs by visiting online.odu.edu.
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