ACHIEVE BSN Program

  • Adult/Evening Undergraduate
  • On Campus

What you’ll learn

La Salle’s ACHIEVE BSN Program is a nursing program that provides students with the flexibility to gain a strong foundation that will let them build a career in the wide range of professions available to nurses today. Graduates take classes on the weekends and during evening hours and become culturally and clinically competent members of their profession via state-of-the-art simulation labs, experienced and dedicated faculty, and clinical experiences at the largest teaching hospital facilities in the Philadelphia area.

Why Study Nursing at La Salle?

La Salle’s ACHIEVE Program is a part-time evening/weekend program that leads to a BSN degree and is taught over nine consecutive semesters once prerequisite courses are met. Students who earn a BSN degree qualify to complete an application to take the National Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN® exam). Once licensed as a Registered Nurse, a program graduate is prepared to provide holistic, professional nursing care to patients in a variety of healthcare settings including, but not limited to, acute and long-term care, occupational health, outpatient settings, rehabilitation centers, and a variety of community-based agencies.

Curriculum, Courses, and Requirements

Meet the Faculty

The Nursing faculty encourages our students to Explore, Experience, and Excel in a teaching-learning environment that fosters scholarship, collegiality, respect, and collaboration among learners and teachers. We focus on the care of vulnerable populations and respect the humanity of the people that we serve.

Career Opportunities

The program has established strong ties with several senior centers, adult day care centers, hospitals, and other health care facilities within Philadelphia and the surrounding areas (including Montgomery, Bucks, and Delaware Counties as well as New Jersey). Clinical experiences associated with coursework may be assigned at institutions such as

  • Abington Memorial Hospital
  • Albert Einstein Medical Center
  • Belmont Center for Comprehensive Care
  • Bryn Mawr Rehab
  • Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)
  • Christopher’s Hospital for Children
  • Cooper Medical Center
  • Doylestown Hospital
  • Friends Hospital
  • Shriner’s Hospital for Children
  • Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center
  • Jefferson Health
  • Thomas Jefferson University Hospital,
  • Lankenau Hospital
  • Paoli Hospital
  • Presbyterian Medical Center
  • Mary Medical Center
  • Temple University Hospital
  • Various public, parochial, and private schools in Philadelphia and the surrounding counties.

Accreditation

La Salle’s BSN, MSN, DNP and APRN post-master’s certificate programs are fully accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).

Undergraduate Nursing Handbook