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MSU-Northern offers rigorous Nursing Programs that promotes collaborative clinical learning, critical thinking, and personal growth in a career that is dynamic, diverse, and offers the opportunity to work in a variety of different capacities and places. Achieving the ASN degree prepares you to establish the seamless pathway into the RN-BSN Completion Program. MSU-Northern enhances registered nurses the opportunity to complete an advanced degree in nursing while working as a healthcare professional.

With the ASN program, experience face-to-face, hands-on education with state-of-the-art equipment and labs facilities. Students who complete the ASN program are elgibile to move to the online RN to BSN program seamlessly. The RN-BSN program offers distance education that works for the RNs, who work in the busy healthcare field. 

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MSU-Northern students in sim lab
MSU-Northern students with Sim Team Leader DJ
 

Expected Level
of Achievement

2023

 2022 2021  
Performance
on Licensure
exam-ASN
Program
only		 First Time
NCLEX-RN exam
pass rate will be
80% or higher		 First Time pass
rate
83.33%(15/18)
Ultimate Pass
Rate
94.4%(17/18		 First Time pass
rate
60% (12/20)
Ultimate Pass
Rate
100%(20/20)		 irst Time pass
rate
76.19% (16/21)
National Average:
82.48%		  
           
Program
Completion		 ASN Program:
80% will earn
their ASN degree
within 3 years of
entering the
program		 90%
A=20
G=18
Still in process		 100%
A=20
G=20		 100%
A=20
G=20		 A=Number of
students admitted to
program

G=Number of
Graduates who
completed the
program
Program
Completion		 50% of students
entering the RN
to BSN program
will complete the
program on time
within 5
semesters.
Students will still
have up to 5
years to
complete the
program if not
completed on
time.		 %
A=19
G= In process
P= In process		 66.67%
A=21
G=14
P= in process		 55.56%
A=27
G=10
P= In process		 A=Number of
students admitted to
program

G=students who
graduated on time
within 5 semesters

P= students who
complete the
program within 5
years
           
Job
Placement		 80% of
graduates will be
employed in
nursing within 12
months of
graduation		 ASN Program
94.4%

RN-BSN
Program
100%		 ASN Program
95%

RN-BSN Program
100%		 ASN Program
90%

RN-BSN Program
100%		  


Montana State University-Northern Department of Nursing Associate of Science Degree in Nursing (ASN) is fully approved by:

Montana State Board of Nursing (MT BON)
301 South Park
PO Box 2000513
Helena MT 59620-0513
406-841-2300
nurse.mt.gov

The RN-BSN Completion Program follows the Rules and Statutes of the Montana State Board of Nursing.

The Associate of Science Degree in Nursing (ASN) Program at MSU-Northern located in Havre, Montana and the Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing (RN-BSN Completion) program  is accredited by the

Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)
3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400
Atlanta, Georgia 30326
404-975-5000

The most recent accreditation decision made by the ACEN Board of Commissioners for the Associate of Science Degree in Nursing program is Continuing Accreditation.

The most recent accreditation decision made by the ACEN Board of Commissioners for the Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing program is Continuing Accreditation. 

View the public information disclosed by ACEN regarding these programs at http://acenursing.us/accreditedprograms/programsearch.htm 

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