Bryan College Clara Ward School of Nursing
The mission of the Bryan College Clara Ward School of Nursing is to prepare students to become professional nurses who utilize skill, ingenuity, and grace in order to meet the world’s changing needs, and thus represent the Lord Jesus.
We believe that nursing is a calling, and nurses who are called must be competent and compassionate. Our faculty are committed to mentoring, inspiring, and educating you into the role of a nurse, and we will guide and nurture you toward this goal. Come visit the Bryan College Clara Ward School of Nursing – we’d love to meet you!
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location:On Campus
field of study:Nursing
The baccalaureate degree program in nursing at Bryan College is pursuing initial accreditation by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20001, (202) 887-6791. Applying for accreditation does not guarantee that accreditation will be granted.
The baccalaureate degree program in nursing at Bryan College has received initial approval from the Tennessee Board of Nursing.
You’ve selected the perfect time to pursue your calling to become a nurse. And that’s what it is – a calling.
You are interacting with people at their most basic levels during their times of greatest need and you will need to demonstrate great competence and great compassion.
We believe that a Christian college campus isn’t meant to be a place of retreat and seclusion, but a place to learn how to creatively engage the world as Christ’s proxies on earth.
We will challenge you to think critically regarding the world of ideas and affirm the truth of the Word of God as the foundation of all life and learning.
Our purpose? To mentor, inspire, and educate born healers into their calling.
What will you become? Professional nurses who utilize skill, ingenuity, and grace to meet the world’s changing needs, and thus represent the Lord Jesus.
Come and see what it means to be part of a group fearlessly dedicated to preparing students to be Christ’s hands and feet to a hurting world.
Pamela Giles, Ph.D., RN
Dean & Professor, Bryan College Clara Ward School of Nursing
We believe that nursing is a calling. Nurses who are called must be competent and compassionate. We will guide and nurture you toward this goal. Our faculty are committed to mentoring, inspiring, and educating you into the role of a nurse.
We believe the Lord Jesus has ordained the timing to launch Bryan College’s new BSN program, and we are excited to see what He has planned to accomplish through you.
Because of a generous grant from the Clara Ward Foundation, we have the resources we need to remodel the upper floor of the Livesay Learning Center into a state-of-the-art health sciences simulation and skills lab, with space for two classrooms, two conference rooms, staff offices, and student lockers.
The first nursing classes will be offered in Fall, 2023.
Our faculty and staff have a heart for God and seek His mind and likeness above all things. They are each outstanding practitioners in their areas of specialty, with real-world experience caring for people in need. And they seek to mentor, inspire and educate each student into their calling as a BSN-prepared nurse.
Nursing Facilities are located on the second floor of the Livesay Learning Center. More information to come about a newly modified health sciences facility, classrooms, and equipment.
Clinical Information (Coming soon)
Our high-quality library facilities, health sciences information resources, services, and programs, center around facilitating informative connections and productive activity, provoking critical thought, and inspiring academic and spiritual excellence. We offer tutoring, student success coaching, calling and career services, testing service, and more through the ARC.
Students wishing to be admitted to the nursing major must first be admitted to Bryan College as degree-seeking students. Admission to Bryan College does not guarantee acceptance into the Bryan College Clara Ward School of Nursing.
Application forms for admission to the nursing major may be obtained from the Bryan College Clara Ward School of Nursing website. Students desiring to enroll in a fall semester must submit a completed application by April 1st of that same year. The School of Nursing faculty approves admission to the nursing major. The review of the pre-licensure applicant is based on the following criteria:
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Upon acceptance into the nursing major, the following requirements must be completed by August 1st:
Progression is monitored by the BSN Chair and the CWSON faculty. Students must meet the following requirements to maintain continuous progression/enrollment in the nursing major:
Maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.00 in their current degree program;
a. This means that transfer credit hours and/or courses from previous Bryan degree(s) will not be included when computing your GPA as a nursing major.
Criminal background check remains satisfactory;
Satisfactorily meet both didactic and clinical elements of each clinical course
a. If a student fails a nursing clinical course during the semester, they will be removed from that course. The student will be allowed to remain enrolled in non-clinical nursing courses for the remainder of the semester.
b. In each course with a clinical component, exams/tests/quizzes will count as 70% of the course grade, and the final exam will count as 10% of the final clinical course grade.
Satisfactory skills lab, simulation, and clinical performance;
Continued health clearance;
Current CPR certification (American Heart Association)
Failure to meet any of these requirements may result in dismissal from the nursing major. If a student earns a grade below a “C” for any course required for the nursing major, she/he will be dismissed from the nursing major. Students who have been dismissed may reapply after one semester away – either the Fall or Spring semester. (Summer sessions do not count toward the one semester away.) Readmission is not guaranteed; however, all applications will be reviewed by the nursing faculty.
When a student is dismissed from the nursing major they are required to meet with their faculty advisor before leaving. The purpose of the meeting is to advise the student on how to best prepare for applying for readmission.
Note: Any interruption in progression through the major (i.e. withdrawal, leave of absence, dismissal, etc.), may impact a student’s eligibility for financial aid. Each student is responsible for contacting the Office of Financial Aid regarding their eligibility
To prepare students to become professional nurses who utilize skill, ingenuity, and grace in order to meet the world's changing needs, and thus represent the Lord Jesus.
Throughout the year we offer multiple unique opportunities to experience Bryan, like custom workshops, preview days, or scholarship competitions. You can also request a personalized visit and we’ll tailor a visit for you!
Applying takes less than 5 minutes and is Free! Our Counselors are available for any questions have about our programs or Life at Bryan.
January 10, 2023
January Move equipment and supplies into the new nursing space.
Events DetailsFebruary 1, 2023
February– application packets will be sent to all pre-nursing majors
Events DetailsApril 1, 2023
April 1st – completed applications due for the nursing major
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Bryan College is a small, regionally accredited Christian liberal arts college located in Dayton, TN. With both on-campus and online programs, more 50 areas of study are offered for Associate’s, Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctorate degrees, as well as professional certificates.
Founded in 1930, Bryan College has a rich legacy of educating students to become servants of Christ and make a difference in today’s world.
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