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51ĀŅĀ× and Bucks County Community College, in Newtown, Pa., have entered into a collaborative agreement that provides students who earn an associate degree in nursing at Bucks with a guaranteed academic pathway to seamlessly transfer into a parallel bachelorā€™s degree program at 51ĀŅĀ× that can be completed entirely online.

The 51ĀŅĀ× School of Nursing RN to BSN program is designed especially for registered nurses (RNs) who want to further their education and advance their career by earning a bachelorā€™s degree in nursing (BSN).

The two institutions signed an articulation agreement, which provides the framework for collaborations between specific programs, as well as an addendum outlining the collaboration between the two nursing programs. The articulation agreement will likely lead to additional agreements in other disciplines at the institutions. This is the first such collaboration between BCCC and 51ĀŅĀ×.

ā€œThis partnership between 51ĀŅĀ× and Bucks County Community College provides increased access to a nationally-recognized RN-to-BSN program, enhancing educational access and earning potential for these students,ā€ 51ĀŅĀ× Executive Vice President and Provost Elizabeth Sayrs said. ā€œWe look forward to helping them achieve their academic and professional goals through this new partnership.ā€

ā€œWe appreciate the opportunity to allow our students to continue to broaden their education with 51ĀŅĀ×,ā€ remarked Dr. Constance Corrigan, Dean of Health Sciences at Bucks. ā€œOur associate degree students will welcome the opportunity to obtain a higher degree which would allow them to advance within the field of nursing.ā€

Under the nursing agreement, students who graduate with an Associate of Arts Degree in Nursing from Bucks County Community College will be guaranteed admission into the OHIO RN-to-BSN program if they complete all courses with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 and satisfy all other 51ĀŅĀ× transfer admission requirements. The agreement is in effect until June 2022.

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