BSN Degree - Undergraduate Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program

In addition to your general education requirements, you will complete the following courses as part of your undergraduate bachelor's degree in nursing. NCLEX preparation is included throughout the program.

Total Credits = 127 credits
General Education = 63 credits
Nursing = 64 credits

A minimum of 127 credits is required for the bachelor of science in nursing degree.

This program requires a criminal background check, child abuse clearance, certain immunizations, and other health-related clearances in order to participate in clinical experiences. See the undergraduate catalog for further information. 

Licensure: This program was designed to meet national licensure requirements. Carefully review the process of your home state’s licensure requirements. For more information, please visit our Program Licensure Requirement page.

Through GMercyU’s 100+ regional health care affiliations, you’ll benefit from clinical preparation featuring actual patient care and interaction with health care professionals in a variety of specialties and settings.

Here’s where our undergraduate nursing students have recently completed clinicals – and landed jobs after graduation:  

• Abington-Jefferson Health
• Doylestown Hospital
• Grand View Hospital
• Chestnut Hill Hospital
• Paoli Hospital
• Bryn Mawr Hospital
• Nazareth Hospital
• Holy Redeemer Hospital
• Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital
• Mercy Suburban Hospital 
• Einstein Montgomery 
• Foulkeways at Gwynedd
• Montgomery County Emergency Services     
• Aria – Jefferson Health 
• Children's Hospital of Philadelphia 
• Mercy Medical Center 
• St. Christopher's Hospital for Children   
• Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic

All courses are taught by experienced credentialed faculty with clinical backgrounds (no teaching assistants), with low 8:1 laboratory and clinical student-to-faculty ratios. A professional nursing adviser will support you throughout the program.

Jane Hsiao-Chen Tang, PhD, RN, NE-BC
Position: Dean, Frances M. Maguire College of Nursing and Health Professions
Did You Know? Dean Tang's research and scholarship focus has been primarily in the areas of Evidence-Based Practice and Nursing Services Administration, including the nursing workforce, job satisfaction, nurse retention, and turnover.
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Mary Hermann, EdD, MSN, RN
Position: Professor, Nursing
Did You Know? Dr. Hermann’s clinical background spans intensive care and medical surgical nursing.
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Kristin Meloche Sagedy PhD, RN, CEN
Position: Associate Dean of the Frances M. Maguire College of Nursing and Health Professions 
Did You Know? Dr. Sagedy is currently the President-Elect of Region 5 of the New Jersey State Nurses Association, sitting on the Board of the NJSNA.
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Laraine Amoia-Watters, EdD, MSN, CRNP
Position: Associate Professor, BSN Program Coordinator
Did You Know? Dr. Amoia-Watters is a member of Sigma Theta Tau, the National Honor Society for Nurses. She coordinates GMercyU's annual spring break trip to Jamaica, a unique service learning opportunity for BSN and Social Work students.
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Patricia Brown O'Hara, RN, PhD
Position: Professor
Did You Know? Dr. O'Hara runs the BSN program's Ireland study abroad program and was recently appointed to the Wolters Kluwer’s NCLEX Advisory Board.
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Pamela Lynn, EdD, MSN, RN
Position: Assistant Professor
Did You Know? Dr. Lynn was once a staff nurse in the medical step down unit, medical intensive unit, medical-surgical, and oncology. She is also the author of two nursing textbooks.
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