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SCHOOL OF NURSING Education is a journey, and as you continue on this journey within your career tra- jectory, always remember the time you spend with Bluefield College School of Nursing (SON) will open new doors to many professional opportunities. Today more than ever, you are presented with a myriad of exciting possibilities in the field of nursing and health care. The SON is delighted to provide the educational foundation to support future objectives and a lifelong journey of professional development. The School of Nursing has a passion which ex- emplifies rigorous scholarship and high expectations of both students and faculty. We believe nursing must be a force for innovation, learning and discovery to prepare culturally proficient providers to meet the complex healthcare needs of a global community. The SON offers an undergraduate program leading to the Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. The undergraduate degree offers a BSN completion option for registered nurses with evidence of having earned an Associate’s Degree in Nursing from an accredited program. The SON also offers a Master of Science in Nursing which prepares registered nurses to either practice the art and science of delivering care to rural populations or to educate future academicians and nursing leaders. We recognize that MSN-prepared nurses may practice, teach, and influence the health care needs of our populations, and nurse educa- tors and nursing leaders prepare the nurse to practice at all levels of nursing education and leadership. This transformation is a collaboration of blending all healthcare professions and politics with movement from the grassroots level. VISION AND MISSION STATEMENTS (SON) Vision As a School of Nursing, the vision is to develop leaders in nursing whose actions, discov- eries, and voices lead to strengthen and transform the healthcare of individuals and com- munities worldwide. Mission The mission of the Bluefield College School of Nursing (BC SON) Program represents the mission of Bluefield College as a Christ-centered liberal arts college with the Baptist Gen- eral Association of Virginia, which reflects the tripartite nursing roles of teaching, servant leadership, and research through a collaborative learning environment. Faculty are com- mitted to graduating nursing leaders focused on interprofessional roles to improve health care for all populations. By partnering with community leaders, the gap will be bridged between academia and clinical practice. Our graduates are prepared with the breadth and depth of professional nursing knowledge, which reflects a commitment to serve their com- munity with an enhanced focus on health care delivery for a diverse and global populations. Transfer Credits Bluefield College School of Nursing (BC SON) will review student requests for transfer credit of nursing core classes on a case by case basis, and at the recommendation of the registrar. Official evaluation of nursing core transfer credits from other institutions should be presented by students expecting to transfer to the Bluefield College registrar. The stu- dent will need to submit a course description, and if available, the syllabus of the course related to the transfer request, to the BC registrar. Transfer credits are accepted with the following conditions: 1. The course requested for transfer must have been successfully completed at a region- ally accredited institution.

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