B.S. in Nursing RN to B.S. - Completion Program

Eligibility to take Upper Division Nursing Courses while enrolled in an Associate Degree in Nursing Program

Students enrolled in an accredited associate degree program in nursing in their senior year may take two upper division nursing courses (six credits). Students interested in this option, should contact the Nursing Program office at 914.674.7865. 

Transfer Credits

RN-B.S. students are considered transfer students. This means that students can transfer:

1. Up to 75 credits from a community college or 90 credits from a 4-year institution

Previously earned college credits in the liberal arts and sciences and nursing may be accepted in transfer by Mercy College. Additional academic credits can also be earned by passing RCE or CLEP examinations.

Organization of the Program

This program has been designed for the part-time or full-time student. A student may enroll for 3-15 credits a semester. Courses are scheduled for a combination of evenings, days, weekends (general education classes) and/ or online. Diverse course scheduling and teaching and learning methods are utilized.

Nursing courses are offered at the Dobbs Ferry Campus and Online. General education courses can be taken at any of the branch campuses in the Bronx, Manhattan or Yorktown Heights. 

RN-B.S.-M.S.

RNs with 3.0 GPAs form an associate degree program are eligible to apply for the accelerated RN-B.S.-M.S. program. In this program, up to nine graduate credits are substituted for undergraduate credits. After 120 credits, a student earns a bachelor's degree in nursing and is able to enter either the Master in Nursing Education or Master in Nursing Administration track.

Prerequisites for Progression into RN-B.S.-M.S. Program are:

• Completion of NURS 366 (Leadership)
• Completion of a minimum of 60 general education credits
• Completion of NURS 401 (Community Health Nursing)
• Completion of NURS 371 (Statistics for Nurses)
• Completion of NURS 363 (Research for Evidence Based Professional Nursing)

Progression in the RN-B.S.-M.S. Program requires:

• Candidate will meet with faculty advisor in the undergraduate program to activate the program plan 
• Faculty advisor will notify the Director/Associate Director for approval

The following course must be completed first with a B or above:

• NURS 514 (Philosophical and Theoretical Foundations of Nursing) in lieu of NURS 361 (Contemporary Topics for Professional Nursing)

Course substitutions permitted during the undergraduate portion of the program can include the following and can be take non-sequentially:

• NURS 502 (Computer Technology) in lieu of NURS 364 (Nursing Informatics)
• NURS 503 (Health Policy) in lieu of NURS 365 (Introduction to Health Policy)

Before entering into the M.S. component of the RN-B.S.-M.S. program, students must graduate from the RN-B.S. program.