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Board approves University of Bridgeport curriculum changes; orders reporting for accelerated program after low NCLEX results
Summary
The state Board of Examiners for Nursing approved major curriculum changes from the University of Bridgeport for its BSN and accelerated ABSN programs and placed the accelerated program on conditional status after a decline in first‑time NCLEX pass rates; the standard BSN pass rate met the 80% threshold and was removed from conditional status.
The Connecticut Board of Examiners for Nursing on May 20 approved major curriculum revisions for the University of Bridgeport’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) and Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (ABSN) programs, and separately moved the university’s ABSN program to conditional status after the most recent NCLEX results.
Board chair Gina Reiner opened the agenda item and Doctor Linda Wagner presented the University of Bridgeport’s submission, describing new course sequencing that adds two pathophysiology/pharmacology courses, eliminates a standalone health policy course (threading that content elsewhere), and shifts credits in senior seminar/practicum and research to support NCLEX preparedness. Wagner told the board implementation is…
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