Overview

You will be prepared to care for patients in a variety of settings — hospitals, doctor’s offices, schools, and community organizations. There are no limits to how you can use your nursing degree.

A Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree from Saint Mary’s College is high in demand and the nursing department at Saint Mary’s will provide you will the knowledge and skills to take the NCLEX-RN licensure exam and earn those five letters after your name: BSN, RN.

Careers

Upon graduation, students who earn the Bachelor of Science with a major in nursing science (BSN) prepare to take the National Council of Licensure Exam (NCLEX-RN) for licensure as registered professional nurses.

The alumnae have become registered nurses, nursing professors, certified nurse anesthetists, nurse practitioners, and surgical nurses. Many go on to work in a variety of roles including emergency, oncology, pediatrics, and transplant nurses; nurse practitioners; an RN clinical nursing instructor; and pharmaceutical sales representatives for companies and institutions like Cleveland Clinic, Mayo Clinic, Pharmacia Corporation, and the University of Chicago Medical Center.

Nursing graduates have pursued advanced degrees at Saint Mary's College, Duquesne University, Indiana University, New York University, Valparaiso University and others. You can build on your bachelor’s degree with a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree from Saint Mary's College directly after you receive your BSN.

Unique to this program are courses in social entrepreurship and data analytics, which prepare you for innovative thinking and practice change. You’ll benefit from Saint Mary's student-centered approach to education and emphasis on relationship-based patient care at the graduate level. You’ll emerge with a powerful degree that will allow you to improve lives.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Professional Nursing

Health Assessment

Nursing Practice

Pharmacology for Nursing

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing

Nutrition for Health and Healing

Nursing Care of the Adult—Acute

Perinatal Nursing

Nursing Care of the Adult—Chronic

Pharmacotherapeutics

Nursing Research

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-15 00:00:00

More details

Regular Decision - Priority Application Deadline: February 15

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

South Bend, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

3.7

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Here are the pieces you'll need to submit for your application to be considered by the committee:

Common Application, Saint Mary's First Year Application, or the Transfer Application

Secondary school transcript(s) in English (please note if your transcripts are not in English, you will need to get them translated)

English proficiency test scores(TOEFL, SAT, ACT, IELTS, Duolingo are accepted)

Secondary school report on the Common App with counselor or teacher recommendation

Personal Essay (optional)

Certification of Finances

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

53934 USD / year

≈ 53934 USD / year
Out-of-State

53934 USD / year

≈ 53934 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

53934 USD / year

≈ 53934 USD / year

Living costs

South Bend

United States

885 - 1432 USD / month

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Overview

Careers

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

Prepare for Your English Test

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

Prepare for Your English Test

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

South Bend

Funding

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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