Nursing

Combining innovative technology and hands-on clinical experiences with traditional classroom learning.

Whether you pursue clinical-based practice, teaching, research, or leadership in the healthcare industry, FSC's full-time, direct-entry program will help you get there. Florida Southern graduates have risen to the top of the profession, working for the most elite hospitals in the country.

A Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Florida Southern College will give you the necessary skills to provide the highest quality care. You’ll gain in-depth knowledge of the biological and behavioral sciences, take courses on nursing management and community health, and travel to foreign countries to understand health, illness, and disease in a global context. Upon graduation, you'll have a broader understanding of the practice, including insights into the social issues affecting patient care and healthcare delivery.

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Why choose Nursing at FSC?

Direct Entry

Unlike other schools, which make you wait until your junior year before starting your nursing program, you begin taking nursing classes in your first year and attend clinicals and labs in the fall of the second year.

Excellent NCLEX Pass Rates

Florida Southern graduates score well into the 90th percentile for first-time National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) pass rate on a five year average.

State of the Art Facilities

Starting with your Nursing Fundamentals class, you'll use high fidelity simulators that can speak, and react physiologically — allowing you to practice complex nursing procedures in a safe, controlled environment.

Extensive Clinical Experience

After you master your skills in the labs, you'll have the chance to intern in diverse settings, ranging from clinics to rehabilitation facilities to some of Florida's busiest and most technologically advanced acute care hospitals.

100% Placement Rate

You'll be highly sought after with a BSN degree and more than 500 hours of clinical and simulation experience. FSC graduates work in esteemed hospitals like Duke Health, Yale New Haven Hospital, Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, Lakeland Regional Health, and more!

Simulation and Clinical Learning Center

This state-of-the-art facility serves graduate and undergraduate programs within the School of Nursing and Health Sciences. It provides a cutting-edge environment where students can develop their clinical skills in a realistic, controlled, and safe setting.

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CCNE Accredited

The baccalaureate degree program in nursing at Florida Southern College is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001, 202-887-6791

Meet Our Mocs

Claire Winters

Florida Southern offers so much! I was super involved in high school, and that was something I wanted to continue when I got to college; Florida Southern made that possible. I have great relationships with the professors and faculty and have made some of my best friends. At FSC, I can have the full college experience and the personal attention I need to ace my classes.

Claire Winters

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Matthew Alibozek

Florida Southern played a tremendous role in my nursing career, setting me up for success and allowing me to get to where I am now. The professors at Florida Southern did an amazing job preparing me with the knowledge and critical thinking skills to be a nurse. Working at one of the country's biggest and best level 1 trauma centers, I have confidence in my ability to care for any patient I see. Without the support of my professors and experience from clinicals, I would not have been able to land my dream job right out of college.

Matthew Alibozek

Featured Nursing Faculty

Carrie Hall

The role of the nurse faculty is to facilitate a rich learning environment that assists future nurses in the development of the skills and knowledge necessary to care for individuals, family, and communities. My teaching philosophy is guided by Benner’s (1984) Novice to Expert Theory and the Transformative Learning Theory (Mezirow, 1999). The combination of these theories recognize the importance of skill mastery combined with the ability to appreciate world beliefs beyond one’s personal experiences.

Clubs And More

You’ll find a chapter of the Florida Students Nursing Association and Nursing Christian Fellowship (NCR) available for all nursing students to join. Florida Southern also hosts the Upsilon Omega chapter of Sigma (Nursing Honor Society) that upperclassmen are invited to join based academic performance.

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Admission Requirements

First-Years

All freshman applicants to Florida Southern Colleges full-time degree programs must submit the following information:

A completed application form
An official high school transcript
SAT and/or ACT scores (unless applying Test-Optional)
Academic recommendation

Internationals

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FAQ

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Nursing Program Contact

Carrie Ann Hall, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Nursing

BSN Program Director

Blanton Nursing - 115

863.680.4685