Nursing Program Options at BCHS
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Baptist College of Health Sciences is a college in Tennessee that offers professional nursing education. The baccalaureate nursing program provides quality education that enables students to become skilled, caring health care practitioners who value lifelong learning and can meet the health care needs of the communities in which they practice. Since the first graduation in 1999, the Baptist College of Health Sciences has awarded over 1200 Bachelor of Science in Nursing degrees.
Three options for attaining a baccalaureate nursing degree are available, providing flexibility for nursing college students.
- Traditional day curriculum option: Four-year degree with course offerings during a weekday schedule as is usually associated with day classes and clinical experiences. Sample curriculum plan.
- Evening/Weekend curriculum option: Four-year degree with course offerings during evening hours and clinicals on the weekend. This affords working students an opportunity to attain a nursing degree. Sample curriculum plan.
- RN-BSN curriculum option: Completion degree option for licensed registered nurses who wish to obtain the baccalaureate degree. Course offerings are flexible, using online and hybrid (blended) delivery formats. This program accommodates the working professional.General education requirements should be completed before beginning nursing courses. Sample curriculum plan.
Baptist College of Health Sciences provides an innovative teaching environment incorporating traditional classroom education with simulated clinical experiences. Simulation is integrated into clinical nursing courses to foster student learning, encourage critical thinking and clinical reasoning, and reinforce clinical skills. The simulation lab includes high level simulators that model human physiological responses. This allows the student to perform patient care within the safety of a lab/classroom setting.
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Additionally, students gain clinical experiences in leading medical facilities throughout the tri-state area of Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas. Clinical affiliates include a variety of hospitals, clinics and community-based agencies.
