We developed our accelerated nursing program to help meet the growing demand for leaders in the nursing profession. Available as a second degree to students who hold a bachelor's degree in a non-nursing field, our accelerated BSN provides an intensive 15-month pathway to a nursing career. Like all of Oakland University's nursing degrees, the accelerated nursing degree emphasizes hands-on clinical practice. Youll work in a wide variety of settings with diverse patient populations, getting a range of experience that's unusually broad in an accelerated nursing program. Accredited by the Council on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), our accelerated BSN (or ABSN) provides a rigorous academic foundation and offers excellent preparation for the NCLEX-RN licensing exam. Students who earn a second degree in our accelerated nursing program have outstanding job placement and graduate school acceptance rates. Oakland University has clinical partnerships with health care organizations throughout Southeast Michigan. Those connections enable our accelerated BSN students to acquire broad experience very quickly, developing the professional polish, maturity, and confidence that nursing leaders require.