Gwynedd Mercy University 2025-2026 University Catalog 56
Summer Fast Track Students with 45 transferable credits who meet the BSN admissions requirements may begin their studies in the summer semester and earn a BSN in 2½ years. Students will take 14 credits during the summer semester and begin the fall semester as a Junior. Requirements for this program include:
• Meet university admission requirements.
• Earn a minimum GPA of3.5.
• Provide an essay explaining the choice of nursing as a profession( as part of the application).
• Submit transcripts from all college( s) attended.
• All science courses( e. g., Anatomy and Physiology I and II, Microbiology, and Chemistry), are completed with a grade of " C +" or higher, if applicable.
• Students may not repeat a science or math course more than once.
• Chemistry courses taken outside Gwynedd Mercy University will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
• All science courses are required to include a“ hands-on” lab experience. Virtual labs for the required sciences are not transferable.
• Science courses must have been successfully completed within the previous7 years.
• Earn a minimum grade of " C +" in the Nutrition course, taught by a Registered Dietician.
Internal Transfer Criteria For students transferring to the BSN Program from the Health Studies or another major within Gwynedd Mercy University, requirements include:
• Earn a minimum cumulative GPA of3.0.
• In addition to meeting general university requirements, all science courses( i. e., Anatomy and Physiology I and II, Microbiology, and Chemistry), are completed with a grade of " C +" or higher, if applicable.
• Transfer students who have not satisfied the Chemistry course requirement must take Chemistry 111 with lab at Gwynedd Mercy University. Chemistry courses taken outside GMercyU will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
• Students may not repeat a science or math course more than once.
• All science courses are required to include a“ hands-on” lab experience. Virtual labs for the required sciences are not transferable.
• Science courses must have been successfully completed within the previous7 years.
• Earn a minimum grade of " C +" in the Nutrition course, taught by a Registered Dietician.
• Provide an essay explaining the choice of nursing as a profession.
• Health Studies or other majors seeking admission to the BSN program who have between a 2.80 and 2.99 cumulative GPA must have earned at least a“ C +” in all science and math pre-req courses and earn a 62 %( proficiency) or greater score on the TEAS.
Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Weekend Bachelor of Science in Nursing The Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Weekend BSN programs at Gwynedd Mercy University are designed for students who hold a bachelor’ s degree in another field. To be considered for admission to these second-degree bachelor’ s programs, you must provide the following:
• Completed Online Application
• Official transcripts from high school and all colleges or universities attended, including proof of