Bachelor of Science Accelerated Second Degree Nursing 122 Credits | School of Health and Natural Sciences | Bronx

General Education Requirements: 51 Credits

Nursing Prerequisites: 13 Credits
(in transfer)
A&P with Lab/BIOL 131/131A
Chemistry or Genetics
Human Development or Developmental Psychology
Micorbiology/ BIOL 265

Lower Division Nursing* 43 Credits

Major Concentration
Upper Division Nursing 15 Credits

Total 122 Credits

For a full curriculum listing visit our catalog

• Anatomy II with lab
• Microbiology
• Psychology or Human development
• Genetics or Chemistry

Please note, all prerequisites must be completed before your application can be reviewed.

Download a copy of the sequence map for:

• 2020 - 2021 Accelerated Second Degree Nursing

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• 2019 - 2020 Accelerated Second Degree Nursing

Program Outcome I - Technology

• Student will demonstrate proficiency with patient care technologies and information management systems to gather and manage data to communicate effectively with patients, families, health care professionals, and policy decision makers. [I, II, IV, V, VIII, IX]
• Student will demonstrate skills in using patient care technologies, information systems, and communication skills, based on a foundation of the arts, sciences and humanities, that support patient outcomes and nursing practice.  [IV, VII, IX]

Program Outcome II - Research

• Student will demonstrate a basic understanding of how evidence is developed including the research process, clinical judgement, interprofessional perspectives, and patient preferences as applied to practice. [III, IV, VI, VII]

Program Outcome III - Leadership

• Student will apply leadership concepts, skills, and decision making to the provision of nursing care and nursing practice in collaboration with organizations and communities. [II, VII, VIII, IX]
• Student will demonstrate leadership and communication skills to participate in quality improvement initiatives with health care teams. [II, VI, VII] 

Program Outcome IV - Quality

• Student will appraise principles of quality improvement, health care policy, and cost effectiveness to assist in the achievement of safe and quality outcomes of care for diverse populations. [II, V, VII, VIII]

• B.A. or B.S. degree from an accredited college or university
• GPA 3.0
• Applicants with international education are required to have their earned credits evaluated by NACES to be comparable to United States standards.
• Personal Statement
• One Personal reference

Download a copy of the Accelerated Second Degree Nursing Handbook. 

Application Deadlines

Summer 2021: Apply by March 1
Fall 2021: Apply by April 15

Deposits Refundable Until

Summer 2021: March 1
Fall 2021: April 15
 

The Department of Nursing is committed to meeting its mission as it relates to serving our students, potential students, staff, faculty, adjunct faculty, clinical faculty and the public consumer of physical therapy. To that end, we are committed to ensuring that exceptional complaints for which there is no established College, School or program policy or procedure are considered and resolved in a timely, fair, consistent and equitable manner.  Additional information may be found in the College undergraduate catalog.

Procedure:  Complaints should be addressed to the Program Director through the online form. If the program director is the subject of the complaint, the complaint should be addressed to the Dean, School of Health and Natural Science.

Students are able to apply with the Mercy College Undergrad Application or Common App (https://www.commonapp.org/school/mercy-college).

Students are not required to meet with anyone from admissions.

Yes, Mercy College offers a wide variety of financial aid programs, both economically need based and academic. In addition, information regarding other financial aid opportunities can be found at the following links:

Tylenol Scholarships (http://www.tylenol.com/news/scholarship)

AACN-RN AACN Members Scholarship (http://www.aacn.org/wd/memberships/ content/scholarship-information-instructions.pcms?menu=membership#Eligibility)

National Black Nurses Association (http://www.nbna.org/content.asp?contentid=82)

National Hispanic Nurses Association (http://www.nahnnet.org/nahnscholarships.html)

Minority Nurse (http://www.minoritynurse.com/scholarship/minority-nurse-magazine-scholarship-program).

Contact Paul Reid at preid9@mercy.edu or (718) 678-8790 or the Nursing Program office at 718-678-8138.