Albany State University Nursing Programs
Albany State University is one of four years, state-supported, historically black university (HBCU) located in Albany, Georgia. It is one of the three HBCU in the university system of Georgia. According to U.S. News & World Report, ASU ranks number 26 out of 81 in the first classification of the review of undergraduate education at HBCUs. It is classified as a school at first on the list. ASU announced its # 26 rank, Alcorn State University. Albany State offers all levels of liberal arts and vocational programs. Albany State offers over 30 undergraduate and six graduate degrees.The university also offers the board of "engineering transfer program regents and the dual degree program in engineering with Georgia Tech. School graduate programs include business administration, criminal justice, early childhood education, Educational Leadership (M.Ed. & Ed.S), English education, physical education and health, education Mathematics, Middle Grades Education, music education, nursing, public administration, the school board, science education and special education. Joseph Winthrop Holley, born in 1874 to former slaves in Winnsboro, South Carolina, founded
Learning Community of ASU Nursing School for Success in Nursing focuses on student retention and graduate improvement rate in the Department of Nursing.The LCSN promotes a focus on nursing and preparation for nursing education by connecting content from core courses (especially math and sciences) to the art and science of nursing.Freshman nursing majors will be grouped into cohorts with peer tutoring, counseling, critical thinking exercises, and simulation activities as a part of the LCSN activities.
ASU Nursing Graduate Programs
The graduate program in nursing at ASU is built on the BSN Degree. The bachelor program is designed to prepare individuals who are highly knowledgeable in advanced clinical nursing, and whose education will enable them to make significant contributions to health care as Family Nurse Practitioners (FNP) or Nurse Educators (NE). The FNP concentration requires 44 semester hours and the NE concentration requires 36 semester hours. Each area of concentration is designed to be completed within two calendar years.
