MSN for Nurses With a Non-Nursing BA or BS
MSN "Bridge" Program

Bridge into the MSN, 12.0 - 13.0 quarter credits (no degree awarded at this time)

About the Program

An RN/MSN “bridge” program is available for nurses who hold a non-nursing BA or a BS Applicants to this program must complete the admission process to the MSN program and seek initial advisement from the academic adviser and from the Nurse Practitioner or Nurse Anesthesia program director.The graduate program director reviews the applicant’s file for program eligibility, and prerequisites are established on an individual basis.

The “bridge” consists of three undergraduate courses which are available entirely online and are delivered in 10-week, quarter term sessions. At least one and often several bridge courses are offered in any given term. Most bridge courses include mandatory chat sessions.

Students who completed a community/public health nursing course in their initial nursing program may, with prior approval, be permitted to take NURS 460: Global Health and Policy Issues (6 quarter credits) instead of NURS 375.

After successfully completing all requirements, and after admission to the MSN program, students progress directly into graduate-level courses. (Note: The BSN is not awarded in this program. )

See the College's Nursing: MSN-Bridge Program web page for more details about the program, and visit the Drexel University Online MSN Bridge Program web page for information about the online delivery format.

Bridge to MSN courses		12.0 - 13.0- Credits
NURS 325	Critical Issues Shaping Professional Nursing		3.0
NURS 375	Nurses Building a Healthy Community:Theory and Practice		6.0
NURS 337	Genetics in Nursing and Health		3.0
or
NURS 370	Issues in Aging and Longevity		4.0