Prepare for a nursing career with a program that combines liberal arts and sciences with patient-centered, evidence-based practice.
Nursing Programs at the Mount
The Department of Nursing’s mission is to prepare students to become professional nurses who integrate the liberal arts and sciences with the knowledge and skills essential for patient-centered nursing practice. Graduates are caring, ethical health care providers who support the dignity of others and promote holistic, evidence-based practice in a variety of settings.
The BSN Program at Mount St. Joseph University offers a three-year undergraduate nursing pathway, complementing its esteemed traditional four-year BSN program. The accelerated track targets high school students from institutions with substantial college credits and caters to those aspiring for a bachelor's degree within a condensed timeframe.
MSN-MAGELIN offers the shortest path for college graduates who want to enter the field of nursing. Students earn a master’s degree and are ready to enter the nursing profession as a generalist.
Students in the Master of Science Degree in Nursing program learn to become effective nursing educators and leaders.
The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program provides the terminal academic preparation for patient-focused advanced nursing practice.
The Nursing Administration certificate enables nurses to gain the knowledge, skills, and competencies for effective health care administration leadership, whether starting as a new nursing administrator or enhancing one’s established leadership experience.
The Nursing Education certificate prepares nurses to design, facilitate, and evaluate evidence-based teaching and learning practices focused on preparing nurses to provide safe, professional, person-centered nursing care.

Kristin Clephane