Launch Your
Nursing Career

Core Curriculum – 67 credits

• Bioethics
• Contemporary Issues in Professional Nursing
• Fundamentals of Nursing Practice
• Genomics in Nursing
• Global Health and Health Policy
• Health Assessment in Nursing
• Health and Illness in the Community
• Introduction to Professional Nursing
• Leadership and Management in Professional Nursing
• Nursing Care of Adults
• Nursing Care of Adults with Complex Healthcare Problems
• Nursing Care of Clients with Alternations in Behavioral Health
• Nursing Care of Women, Children, and Families
• Nursing Elective
• Nursing Medication Mathematics
• Nursing Research and Evidence-based Practice
• Pathophysiology and Pharmacological Integrated Concepts
• Synthesis of Learning for Nursing Practice
• The Older Adult

The Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing program enrolls new students three times a year, each spring, summer, and fall.

Upcoming Start Dates:

• Spring 2025: January 13, 2025
• Summer 2025: May 12, 2025
• Fall 2025: August 25, 2025

Our Accelerated BSN program is a second degree program. To apply, you must hold a bachelor’s degree in another field. We will consider you for admission if you:

• Submit official transcripts from all previously attended post-secondary institutions, including unofficial High School transcript
• Earned a bachelor’s degree at a regionally-accredited college or university
• Have a cumulative GPA of 3.0
• Submit a personal statement
• Demonstrate evidence of successful completion of prerequisite course requirements with a “C+” or better in science courses; all prerequisite courses must be successfully completed prior to starting the programs; you do not need to have your prerequisites completed before you apply, but at least four science prerequisite courses should be completed before an admissions decision can be made.
• Have completed all science prerequisite courses, including Nutrition (with a “C+” or better), within the last seven years; statistics and Developmental Psychology must be completed within the last ten years, with a passing grade.

Once you are admitted to the program, you will need to:

• Pass a criminal background and child abuse records check
• Undergo a drug screening and FBI fingerprinting
• Provide a certificate of health from a family physician or nurse practitioner that includes immunization information
• Obtain a yearly flu vaccination, COVID vaccination and booster, and PPD screening
• Provide proof of CPR certification, liability insurance, and personal health insurance

Estimated 2024-2025 costs: $700 per credit hour
($732 effective August 15, 2025)

Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing ($46,900 for the complete 67-credit program)
($49,044 effective August 15, 2025)

Fees: The administrative costs of your education are covered through fees. Fees are not refundable. To learn more about tuition and fees, contact an enrollment representative today.

Financial Aid: To learn how to determine your Financial Aid eligibility, please contact Bailey Steidle-Kildea, Senior Financial Aid Specialist, at ABSNFinancialAid@GMercyU.edu.

Phone: 877-499-6333, x21080
Fax: 215-542-5790

To apply to the Accelerated BSN, you’ll need to have taken essential science and math courses during your first bachelor’s degree program. You can take any courses you’re missing online with us.

Learn more about completing nursing prerequisites online at GMercyU.