Nursing – Hybrid Online R.N.-to-B.S.N. Program Track
This hybrid online program track is designed for the entering student who is already a registered nurse with diploma or associate degree credentials. Students who hold an A.A.S. degree receive 31 credits for previous nursing courses and may transfer in up to 64 credits. Students who graduated from a diploma program or a program that is not NLN-accredited, but have R.N. licensure in the United States, are eligible to receive 31 transfer credits in nursing that will be placed in an escrow account. These credits will be granted upon successful completion of all 300-level nursing courses.
Admission Requirements: Students are admitted in the fall semester only. Applicants to this program track do not need to take the ATI Preadmission Examination. In addition to universitywide undergraduate admission requirements students must
- hold an A.A.S. or diploma in nursing;
- hold R.N. licensure (required for all clinical courses); and
- have a minimum GPA of 2.5 or permission of advisor prior to registering for the first nursing course.
Liberal Arts Core and University Requirements: Students in this program track have specified coursework necessary to meet the Liberal Arts Core and University Requirements. In many cases, these requirements can be fulfilled through transfer credits. See an advisor for individualized information about required coursework and transfer credit opportunities. Students admitted to this program who have earned a non-nursing bachelor's degree are considered to have met the Liberal Arts Core and University Requirements. In addition to the requirements for the R.N.-to-B.S.N. major, these students must complete three-credit courses in statistics and ethics.
Residency Requirement: Students must complete 36 credits at Marymount University to earn a degree.
Degree Requirements — Nursing (Hybrid Online R.N.-to-B.S.N. Program Track)
This degree requires a total of 121 credits for a student who does not hold a previous bachelor's degree or 36 credits for a student who has earned a previous bachelor's degree.
Liberal Arts Core and University Requirements
See University Requirements and the Liberal Arts Core for details.
Major Requirements
To fulfill the requirements of the major, all students in this program will take the following coursework in a sequence determined in collaboration with a faculty advisor. Some courses also satisfy Liberal Arts Core and/or University Requirements.
| NU 302OL | Health Assessment | 3 |
| NU 310 | The Nurse, the Client, and the Health Care System | 3 |
| NU 315 | The Scholarship of Professional Nursing | 1 |
| NU 361OL | Pharmacology | 3 |
| NU 362OL | Pathophysiology | 3 |
| NU 400OL | Health Promotion and Risk Reduction in Communities | 5 |
| NU 403OL | Research and Evidence-Based Practice | 3 |
| NU 412OL | Introduction to Leadership, Management and Advocacy | 3 |
| NU 427 | Contemporary Issues in Nursing | 3 |
| AND | |
| NU 305 | Alternative/Complementary Medicine | 3 |
| OR | |
| NU 490 | Nursing Internship * | 3 |