Call-out text:
Many NCIN graduates work in rural and under served areas, are active in professional organizations, and are pursuing graduate education, diversifying enrollment for Northern Arizona University’s graduate programs.
An accelerated B.S.N. program designed especially for the individual holding a bachelor's degree in another field.
Long text (Legacy Book):
Administrators at Northern Arizona University’s (NAU) school of nursing hoped the NCIN program would help the school maintain steady enrollment in its accelerated second-degree baccalaureate program and increase the diversity of applicants. Leaders at the school of nursing credit participation in the NCIN program with helping it reach those goals; the possibility of a scholarship helped increase the applicant pool and the accelerated-degree program reached capacity. The number of men in the program increased by 10 percent and students from minority and financially disadvantaged backgrounds remained steady at 23 percent. Males and students from backgrounds underrepresented in nursing share their perspectives and mentor other students in the program.
Accelerated B.S.N. Program:
A program designed for those students who already hold a bachelor’s degree in another field of study and seek to commit to an intense and accelerated format of nursing education. Completion of this program makes graduates eligible to take the NCLEX for licensure as a registered nurse and have the credentials to apply to graduate school if desired.
B.A. or B.S. degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher education; Successful completion of prerequisite courses with a minimum overall GPA of 2.75; Completed application with a signed memorandum of agreement, one essay, an experience summary and two letters of recommendation.
Round 1: 2008 – 2009
Eric Cassell
Desiderio Dez
Theresa Dowell
Christopher Gomez
Melissa Guy
Rebecca Harren
David Jenson
Haley Mcmackin
Jacqueline Rovner
Maria Thaiveettil
Lisa Wall
Annette Wooten
Heidi Young-Blackgoat
Sarah Zeitler
Sonia Zipkin
Round 2: 2009 – 2010
Alain Aymele
Brian Crockford
John Crowley
Blaine Fisk
Bradley Fox
Audrey Hammond
Joseph Kohout
John Larson
Brian McMullin
Daniela Newth
Cynthia Parkhurst
Tara Roark
Kimberly Sacco
Jana Shank
Christopher Walsh
Round 3: 2010 – 2011
Jonathan Anderson
Brian Casavant
John Daenzer
Nicholas Harry
Cara Lawrance
Regina Martinez
Frankie Miller
Zhaohua Yu