Lipscomb/Vanderbilt Nursing Partnership

Students from all across the country and around the world are coming to Nashville to be a part of the Nursing Program at Lipscomb University. The program, which started in Fall 2004, combines the best of two institutions nationally recognized for excellence -- Lipscomb's health sciences program and the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing. Students have the added value of studying in Lipscomb's Christian context and VUSN's professional and clinical courses. The result? A Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Lipscomb -- and the best possible preparation for success, service and ministry as a professional nurse.

Students entering the program will take their first five semesters of coursework at Lipscomb. The remaining three semesters of nursing courses and clinical work will be provided by Vanderbilt. Students who successfully complete the program will earn the Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Lipscomb University. The partnership is approved by the Tennessee Board of Nursing.

Students who are interested in applying for the new joint program may do so immediately by calling the Lipscomb Admissions Office at 615.966.1776, or by visiting admissions.lipscomb.edu.

2009 Nursing Program Update

• Lipscomb University offers a BSN nursing degree with clinical work
  offered at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing - a Top 20
  US News Nursing School. 
• The first class of 29 students graduated in May 2007. Of that class,
  28 passed the NCLEX licensure Nursing Exam, one student
  decided to change careers.
• 26 of the students have been hired at Vanderbilt Medical Center.
  The others are employed at out-of-state hospitals.
• In September of 2008, the program was approved by the Tennessee Board of Nursing.
• In May 2008, Lipscomb graduated its second nursing class of 31 nurses.
• Of these May graduates, 99 percent passed their licensure exam on the first try and are now registered with the Tennessee Board of Nursing.
• The Lipscomb BSN program received full accreditation in February 2009.
• The program currently enrolls more than 200 nursing students.