Online Colleges - Jacksonville University

About Jacksonville University

Founded more than 70 years ago, Jacksonville University (JU) has more than 18,000 alumni. Located on a beautiful 260-acre campus overlooking the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, FL, JU is a traditional, accredited, long-standing University with an outstanding faculty, NCAA Division I athletic teams to cheer for and unparalleled academic and technical support. JU offers one of the largest online RN to BSN degree programs in the country and is recognized as one of the nation's foremost teaching institutions. Faculty have won four Carnegie Foundation Professor of the Year Awards in recent years. In fact, Jacksonville University has been named one of "America's Best Colleges" for the third consecutive year in U.S. News & World Report's 2007 list.

As a member of the University Alliance Online, the nation's largest exclusive e-Learning provider of degree and certificate programs from accredited universities, JU currently offers the most technologically advanced Online Learning Management System for online RN to BSN degree programs. Through advanced Internet technology, JU students are immersed in a stimulating online learning environment that includes streaming video and audio lectures, Internet message boards, chat rooms and email.

Online Nursing Program

RNs with an accredited Associate's degree or nursing Diploma may be well on their way towards their BSN degree. Jacksonville University will award up to 30 credit hours for an active U.S. RN license and transfer credits from other accredited universities and institutions of higher learning. JU also accepts up to 30 hours through CLEP exams.

Courses within the Online RN to BSN degree include: Dimensions of Professional Practice, Nursing Assessment for the Experienced Nurse, Nursing Research for the Experienced Nurse, Health Promotion & Rehabilitation Nursing Theory, Physiological Adaptation to Illness, Critical Care Nursing Theory for the Experienced Nurse, Community Health Nursing Theory for the Experienced Nurse, Community Health Nursing Practice for the Experienced Nurse, Leadership & Management in Professional Practice, Professional Nursing Synthesis for the Experienced Nurse, Elective: Nursing Art: Magic of Music Interventions, and Elective: Omega Strategies.

Accreditation

Jacksonville University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097; 404-679-4501) to award bachelor's and master's degrees.

The School of Nursing is a member of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) and is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).

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About University Alliance Online

Bringing You the Nation's Leading Universities Online

		The University Alliance (UA) facilitates the promotion and online delivery of degree and certificate programs from the nation's leading traditional universities and institutions. Powered by UA's technology and support services, our university partners have surpassed 300,000 online enrollments — making UA the largest facilitator of e-learning in the country. University Alliance partners include:
		Villanova University University of Notre Dame Tulane University Thunderbird School of Global Management Florida Institute of Technology The University of Scranton Jacksonville University

Program Listings:

Bachelor

RN to BSN (licensed RNs only)

Facts & Figures

Institutional Accrediting Agency: (?)
Accredited by the SACS to award bachelor's and master's degrees. The School of Nursing is a member of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing and is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.

Address:
2800 University Blvd North
Jacksonville, FL 32211
US

Institution Type: (?)
Private, not-for-profit, Higher Education

Calendar Type:
Accelerated eight-week format with six sessions per year.

Average Cost per Credit:
Graduate: $545.00 per credit hour.

Credit-earning Options:
Students with an active U.S. RN license can earn up to 30 licensure credits. Previous coursework at other accredited schools is evaluated by the Registar's Office and applicable transfer credits will be granted.

Delivery Format: (?)
Online/CD-ROM/Message Boards/Chat Rooms/ Textbooks.

Carnegie Classification: (?)
Master's College or University I

Technical Requirements:
IBM-compatible computer preferred.

Geographic Restrictions:
Students must hold an active U.S. RN license from any state.

On-Campus Requirement:
No campus visits are ever required. Practice projects are completed locally, possibly with own employer. Students may participate in the graduation ceremony in Jacksonville, Florida.

Scholarships Offered:
JU is a fully accredited university and is recognized by the Department of Education, thereby enabling students to participate in federally funded and state entitlement (financial aid) programs.

Loans Offered:
JU is a fully accredited university and is recognized by the Department of Education, thereby enabling students to participate in federally funded and state entitlement (financial aid) programs.

Registration Details:
Students are able to take their first nursing course with JU while still in the full application process and awaiting transcript review making getting started fast and easy.