George Fox University’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) and by the Oregon State Board of Nursing. It is built upon a liberal arts foundation and Christian principles.
In keeping with the Mission Statement of the University, the Department of Nursing's mission is to incorporate the "meaning of Jesus Christ" throughout a curriculum that educates students to care for individuals and groups experiencing actual and potential threats to health. Nursing faculty are committed to teaching, service, practice, and research which are core to providing quality nursing education for beginning professional practitioners. To accomplish this mission, the faculty adheres to the belief that a religious and liberal arts education provides a foundation for service; for the arts; for the humanities; and for the science of nursing.
Mission Statement
The goals of the department of nursing are to develop competent professional nurses who will attempt to be imitators of God; serve as leaders in providing holistic health care to a global community; foster an attitude of life long learning; and to prepare individuals for graduate education.
