Bachelor of Science in Nursing

School of Nursing

About the Program Nursing (BSN)

The Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) is a high quality program that prepares individuals to be responsible and respected nursing professionals.

Through our Bachelor of Science program options, you can choose the path that is best for you.

Exceptional Clinical Experiences

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Baptist Health System

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Jackson Healthcare System Hospitals

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Memorial Healthcare System

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Miami Children's Hospital

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Holy Cross Hospital

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Cleveland Clinic

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North Shore Medical Center

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Broward Health

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Plantation General Hospital

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Miami Jewish Health Systems

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Aventura Hospital

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    Memorial Healthcare System

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    Miami Children's Hospital

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    Holy Cross Hospital

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    Cleveland Clinic

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    North Shore Medical Center

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    Broward Health

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    Aventura Hospital

Program Options:

  • Pre-Nursing

    The pre-nursing program provides the first two years of general education, prerequisites, and supporting courses needed for the Traditional Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program option. These two years help prepare you for the courses that lead to acquiring the BSN degree.

  • Nursing (BSN) Traditional Option

    The Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing (BSN) Traditional Option, is a two-year program designed for transfer or third year undergraduate students who have completed their pre-requisites and are ready to begin the nursing program.

  • Nursing (BSN) Accelerated Option

    The Accelerated Option is designed for students who already have a Bachelor’s Degree in another discipline and now wish to pursue a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (BSN). The Accelerated Option is an intensive, fifteen month program.

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  • Barry University Nurse Practitioner Students to Host Free Community Health & Wellness Fair April 19, 2023

    On Saturday, April 22nd, Barry University’s graduate nurse-practitioner students invite the community to the Miami Shores campus for a day of free health screenings, educational workshops, and entertainment.

  • Newly Relaunched School of Nursing will be led by Dr. Umadhay September 23, 2022

    Tony Umadhay, Ph.D., CRNA, APRN has been named Dean of the School of Nursing at Barry University. Dr. Umadhay brings nearly thirty years of experience to the position, having served as a clinician, hospital manager, and educator.

  • Accelerate Your Nursing Career June 24, 2022

    How BSN Grad and MSN Candidate Accelerated his Career with Barry

  • Barry's Nursing School Will Launch Ventilator Management Simulation Training Program Thanks to Florida Blue Foundation November 11, 2020

    Barry University’s College of Nursing and Health Sciences (CNHS) will soon launch a Ventilator Management Simulation Training Program thanks in part to a generous gift from the Florida Blue Foundation.

  • National League for Nursing Honors Barry University as 2020 Center of Excellence August 19, 2020

    Across Florida and nationwide, Barry nursing graduates are known as leaders in the field. Now, a coveted new distinction lends an official air to that longstanding reputation.

  • More Men are Entering Nursing... and Choosing Barry University! August 07, 2020

    Barry’s Nursing program not only has a strong reputation for minority representation—which includes male-identified nurses—we were also recently honored by the National League for Nursing as a 2020 Center of Excellence in Enhanced Student Learning and Professional Development.

  • The Trauma Guy: Luis DeRosa, RN, EMT July 13, 2020

    Part catharsis and part inspiration, DeRosa’s social media presence illustrates the qualities that serve him well as a trauma nurse—quick thinking, a team-oriented focus, a sense of humor and humility, and compassion.

Baptist BOND Scholars Program

The SCHOOL OF NURSING at Barry University is privileged to have a partnership with Baptist Health South Florida, providing an exceptional scholarship opportunity to both Traditional and Accelerated Option BSN students who have been accepted into either program. This scholarship is offered in exchange for a commitment to employment with Baptist Health South Florida upon graduation.

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Lettie Pate Whitehead Scholarship Foundation

The Lettie Pate Whitehead Scholarship Foundation is a philanthropic organization that aims to support women's education by providing scholarships to female students studying at accredited colleges and universities in the southeastern United States. The foundation's mission is to empower women and promote leadership development through higher education

NCLEX RN Licensure

Upon successful completion of all nursing program requirements, graduates are eligible to take the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN).

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Outcomes Becoming a #BarryNurse

When you graduate, you will have the foundational knowledge and skills necessary to engage as a beginning practitioner. You will graduate with the ability to:

  • Assimilate knowledge, skills, and values from the arts and sciences to provide humanistic, safe, quality care as a nurse generalist.
  • Utilize clinical reasoning to formulate decisions regarding safe, quality healthcare outcomes.
  • Integrate evidence based practice to provide safe, compassionate, and holistic, patient/family centered nursing care in diverse settings.
  • Communicate effectively with all members of the health care team, including patients and their support system(s) to improve patient care outcomes.
  • Integrate health promotion, disease and injury prevention strategies in the care of individuals, families and communities.
  • Apply leadership concepts, skills, and decision making in the provision of high quality nursing care.
  • Demonstrate proficiency in using patient care technologies, information systems, and communication devices to support safe nursing practice.
  • Evaluate the impact of political, legal, and ethical factors on the health of individuals, families and communities from a global perspective Integrate professional standards of moral, ethical, and legal conduct into nursing practice.
  • Integrate professional standards of moral, ethical and legal conduct into nursing practice.
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Nursing Programs Accreditation

The College of Nursing maintains accreditation for its undergraduate (BSN), master's (MSN), post-graduate certificates (ARNP), and doctoral (DNP) nursing programs through the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).

For questions about the CCNE accreditation of Barry University, contact the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) at 655 K Street NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001; Telephone: (202) 887-6791

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