Nursing, B.S.

As of January 2026, this academic program will be discontinued and is no longer accepting applications from new students. Students currently enrolled in the program will not be disrupted and will be supported through the completion of their degree. Students should contact their individual PACT mentor with any questions.

Bachelor of Science: Nursing - RN to BS

General Liberal Arts and Sciences

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*Lower Division Nursing requirements are accepted in transfer from an Associate Degree or a diploma in Nursing

Upper Division Nursing Courses

• course - Contmp Topics Prof Nursing

• course - Transcultural Nursing

• course - Nurs Resrch Evdnc Bsd Prof Nur

• course - Nursing Informatics

• course - Intro to Health Policy

• course - Leadership & Management

• course - Hlth Assessment/Hlth Promotion

• course - Statistics for Nurses

• course - Community Health Nursing

  The passing grade for NURS courses is a C in the RN-BS program.

Bachelor of Science: Nursing - Second Degree

Lower Division Nursing Courses

• course - Hlth Assessment & Promotion

• course - Hlth Asses & Promotion Lab

• course - Fundamentals of Nurse Lecture

• course - Fundamentals of Nurse Lab

• course - Fundamentals of Nurse Sim Lab

• course - Pharmacology Nurses Lecture

• course - Pharmacology Nurses Lab

• course - OB Nursing

• course - OB Nursing Clinical Exp

• course - Pediatric Nursing

• course - Pediatric Clinical Experience

• course - Med Surgical Nursing I Lecture

• course - Med Surgical Nursing I Lab

• course - Med Surgical Nursing I Sim Lab

• course- Med Surgical Nurs II

• course - Med Surgical Nurs II Lab

• course - Med Surgical Nurs Sim

• course - Psychiatric & Mntl Health Nurs

• course - Psychiatric & Mntl Hlth Nurs Sim

• course - Advocacy for Population Health

• course - Adv for Population Health SIM

• course - Path/Clinic Reasoning Nursing

Total: 43 Credits

Upper Division Nursing Courses

• course - Contmp Topics Prof Nursing

• course - Nurs Resrch Evdnc Bsd Prof Nur

• course - Nursing Informatics

• course - Intro to Health Policy

• course- Leadership & Management

Total: 15 Credits

Total Major Credits: 58

Progression Criteria

Once accepted as a B.S. Nursing major, students are required to achieve a ‘C+’ or better in all nursing courses and maintain a GPA of 2.33. Students may only repeat one NURS course.  
Students may only withdraw once from one course.

Students will not progress to the next level of the program if they do not meet the above criteria. 

Bachelor of Science: Traditional Nursing

*Per New York State Education Department requirements, all students enrolled in a Bachelor of Science program must successfully complete 60 credits of Liberal Arts and Sciences coursework. If needed, students should use Open Elective credits to fulfill these requirements, beyond their General Education courses, and look for courses with the “LA” attribute when registering.

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Students who choose the traditional nursing major must complete all of the following lower and upper division nursing courses. In order to establish residency, students must complete a minimum of thirty credits in the nursing major at Mercy University. 

Lower Division Nursing Courses

• course - Introduction to Professional Nursing

• course - Hlth Assessment & Promotion

• course - Hlth Asses & Promotion Lab

• course - Microbiology Lecture

• course - Microbiology Lab

• course - Fundamentals of Nurse Lecture

• course - Fundamentals of Nurse Lab

• course - Fundamentals of Nurse Sim Lab

• course - OB Nursing

• course - OB Nursing Clinical Exp

• course - Pediatric Nursing

• course - Pediatric Clinical Experience

• course - Clinical Judgement

• course - Pathopharmacology I

• course - Pathopharmacology II

• course - Med Surgical Nursing I Lecture

• course - Med Surgical Nursing I Lab

• course - Med Surgical Nursing I Sim Lab

• course - Med Surgical Nurs II

• course - Med Surgical Nurs Sim

• course - Med Surgical NURS III

• course - Med Surgical NURS III Clinical Exp

• course - Psychiatric & Mntl Health Nurs

• course - Psychiatric &Mntl Hlth Nurs Sim

• course - Advocacy for Population Health

• course - Adv for Population Health SIM

• course - Transition to Professional Nursing

Total: 51 Credits

Upper Division Nursing Courses

• course - Nurs Resrch Evdnc Bsd Prof Nur

• course - Nursing Informatics

• course - Intro to Health Policy

• course - Leadership & Management

Total: 11 Credits

Total Major Credits: 62

Progression Criteria

Once accepted as a B.S. Nursing major, students are required to achieve a C+ or better in all nursing (NURS) courses and the following prerequisite courses: course, course, course, course, course, course, course, course, and course.

Students must maintain an overall 2.0 GPA in general education courses and a 2.33 GPA for Nursing courses.

Students are permitted to repeat one prerequisite course and one NURS course. Students may withdraw from one NURS course only once while in the program.