Nursing Program

The Nursing Program at Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania - Mansfield offers a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree (BSN) and is affiliated with the Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, Pennsylvania. The Nursing Program is approved by the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing and is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).  A BSN degree prepares students to work in a variety of professional settings. Increased numbers of health care institutions are requiring their nurses to earn a BSN.  This degree provides a solid foundation in nursing as well as the liberal arts and sciences.

Incoming freshmen spend their first 2 years on the University’s campus in Mansfield, Pennsylvania, taking courses in general education and nursing. The second 2 years are spent at the Mansfield-Guthrie Education Center, located in Sayre, Pennsylvania, where students take the majority of their nursing courses and gain extensive clinical experience in a wide range of specialty care units within the hospital. In addition, students learn in community settings such as home health agencies, school districts, and other community bases sites.  The Sayre site includes Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital, Guthrie-Mansfield Education Building and Student Residence.

Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)

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