Part-Time Weekend Nursing Degree Program

GMercyU offers online prerequisite courses in the health sciences specifically designed for students like you who want to make the change to a nursing career. These classes are offered online and feature hands-on, at-home laboratory experiences.  Prerequisite online nursing courses are offered at $350 per credit. You may also complete these courses at another accredited college or university. If any of the required prerequisite science courses did not include laboratory sciences or were completed more than seven years ago, you will need to complete and pass these courses before beginning your BSN degree. Virtual Labs for the science courses are not accepted. In addition, the Nutrition course must be taught by a Registered Dietician. We offer online health sciences prerequisites that can help you fill any gaps in your knowledge. 

Prerequisite Courses

• Nutrition (7-week course)
• Developmental Psychology - Across the Lifespan (5-week course)
• Statistics (5-week course)
• Microbiology with lab (8-week course)
• Anatomy & Physiology I with lab (8-week course)
• Anatomy & Physiology II with lab (8-week course)
• Chemistry for the Allied Health Sciences with lab (8-week course)

Visit our Online Nursing Prerequisites page to learn more.

To register for an upcoming online course, please contact accelerate@gmercyu.edu. All other inquiries about the admissions requirements for the Weekend BSN program should also be directed to accelerate@gmercyu.edu or by calling 844-707-9359.

Why should you pursue your BSN at GMercyU's  nursing school? A BSN degree is the standard for entry-level nursing positions today and is increasingly a prerequisite for work in hospital settings. Offered on our 160-acre campus in Gwynedd Valley, Pa., our Weekend BSN program can be completed in three years.  Because all face-to-face classes are held on the weekends, you have the option of maintaining your regular work and home schedule during the week. This is an excellent option if you want to become a professional registered nurse, but also need to continue working while earning your degree. Pursing a BSN degree involves continued growth as an educated person and citizen of the world, as well as education as a professional nurse infused with Mercy values. 

Gwynedd Mercy University’s nursing curriculum will help you develop your clinical, leadership, interpersonal and technological skills. With our nursing program, we offer:

• A Weekend BSN degree program that can be completed in as few as three years 
• State-of-the-art technology, including  low and high fidelity simulators  and Advanced Video System (AVS) replay for improved confidence and deeper understanding
• 100+ regional health care affiliations
• Richer learning experience with our low 7:1 laboratory and 6:1 clinical student-faculty ratios
• All courses taught by experienced credentialed instructors with clinical backgrounds (no teaching assistants)
• Diverse, real-world clinical preparation featuring actual patient care and interaction with health care professionals in a variety of specialties and settings
• Degree program approved by the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing and accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.

The BSN Weekend program option is a 67-credit second degree BSN program developed for students who hold a bachelor’s degree in another field. 

Required Courses:  67 Credits

Credit requirement
A minimum of 67 credits in the major 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. 

Please see the undergraduate catalog for more information and course descriptions.

Here are some places where GMercyU’s nursing students have completed their clinicals:

• Abington Jefferson Health
• Doylestown Hospital
• Grand View Hospital
• Chestnut Hill Hospital
• Mercy Philadelphia Medical Center
• Paoli Hospital
• Bryn Mawr Hospital
• Trinity Health
• Holy Redeemer Hospital
• Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital
• Mercy Suburban Hospital
• Einstein Montgomery
• Foulkeways
• Montgomery County Emergency Services
• Artman Lutheran Home
• Aria Health
• Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
• Mercy Medical Center
• St. Christopher's Hospital for Children

Possible Careers for Nursing Majors

• Acute Care Nurse
• Ambulatory Care Nurse
• Ambulatory Child Health
• Cardiovascular Nurse
• Community Health Nurse
• Community Mental Health Nurse
• Correctional Health Nurse
• Critical Care Nurse
• Diabetes Nursing
• Emergency Nurse
• Gerontology Nurse
• Maternity Nursing
• Medical-Surgical Nurse
• Mental Health Nurse
• Neonatal Nurse
• Neurological Nurse
• Nurse Supervisor
• Occupational Health Nurse
• Office Nurse
• Oncology Nurse
• Pediatric Nurse
• Primary Ambulatory Care Nurse
• Public Health Nurse
• Pulmonary Nurse
• Rehabilitation Nurse
• School Nurse
• Trauma Nurse
• Traveling Nurse

Our BSN Weekend nursing program option isn't your only opportunity! With both full-time and part-time nursing programs in Pa., GMercyU has the perfect program to fit your needs.

If you want to earn your BSN degree more quickly and are able to take classes as a full-time student, we also offer a full-time, 16-month Accelerated BSN program at our main campus in Gwynedd Valley, Pa.

Or, apply for our Direct Entry Master of Science in Nursing degree, a master’s-level nursing degree for career changers who hold a bachelor’s degree in another field. It’s designed to help students make the transition to nursing with an advanced foundation of knowledge and skills.