The nursing students in the School spend a substantial portion of their clinical time in the neighborhoods of Boston, working and learning with medical students from Boston University. An RN to B.S.N. track is also available. Transfer students are welcomed, as are students planning a career change who have a degree in another field. A program plan can be developed for some of these students to fulfill degree requirements at an accelerated rate. The baccalaureate program is designed to prepare students to become professional nurses for practice in a variety of health-care settings, such as communities, hospitals, neighborhood health centers, schools, and homes.
Primary care is a key component and focus of the undergraduate nursing education program.
Faculty members focus educational efforts on preparing students to learn management of acute and episodic illnesses and complex chronic diseases of clients. Leadership development, case management, discharge planning, and economics of health care are essential components of the curriculum. The curriculum offers instruction in nursing theory and research, the humanities, and the biological, psychological, physical, and social sciences. More than 50 percent of the course work is in sciences and humanities. The baccalaureate program alternates academic quarters with paid work experience in the student's major field of study.