Master of Science in Nursing Fast Track

Students pursuing the Bachelor of Science in Nursing Post-Licensure (Online Completion) (BSNC) degree may be eligible to take six credit hours of designated graduate level coursework within the 500 level nursing courses (see table below) to meet requirements of their undergraduate degree.

To be eligible, students must meet the following requirements:

1. Senior status (90 or more credit hours) at the time they take graduate coursework.
2.  Cumulative college GPA of 3.5 or higher at the time of request.
3. Complete the Graduate Course Request form and obtain permission from their academic advisor, undergraduate program director, and the Director, Online Nursing Education.
4. Meet all other course pre-requisites and any other required conditions.

After successful completion, the coursework taken will be used to meet program specific requirements for Bachelor of Science in Nursing Post-Licensure (Online Completion) and be counted toward the undergraduate total of 120 credit hours. 

Students receiving a grade of “B” or better may have the corresponding course(s), identified in the table below, waived from the MSN degree requirements.  Completion of graduate coursework does not imply acceptance into a graduate program, and all other graduate program admission requirements apply.

Undergraduate students taking graduate courses will be charged the undergraduate tuition rate.

MSN Courses Eligible to be Substituted for Upper Level BSN Elective Coursework

MSN Courses Eligible to be Substituted*	BSN Elective Coursework
NUR 510 Theoretical Foundations for Professional Nursing Practice	NUR 359 Essentials of Primary Care Nursing NUR 495 Essentials of Palliative Care Nursing
NUR 520 Healthcare Policy in the Global Community	NUR 496 Essentials of Holistic Nursing NUR 497 Essentials of Gerontological Nursing
NUR 530 Informatics and Healthcare Technologies	NUR 498 Essentials of Genetics in Nursing Practice

*500 level Master of Science in Nursing course descriptions are available in the current Mercy College Graduate Catalog.