College of Arts and Sciences

Nursing program (BSN)
In Partnership with Samuel Merritt University

Monica Guhamajumdar, Ph.D., Program Director
(650) 508-3540, naturalsciences@ndnu.edu

Student in lab Notre Dame de Namur University (NDNU) has partnered with Samuel Merritt University on an innovative Nursing Program. Students enrolling in this program study at NDNU for two years, completing a rigorous curriculum in science and liberal arts. After the first two years of study at NDNU, students then transfer to Samuel Merritt University in Oakland, California to complete two years of theory and clinical based curriculum, resulting in a Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree from Samuel Merritt University.

Each spring semester, 10 qualified students will be admitted to transition to Samuel Merritt University. If the number of qualified students exceeds 10, candidates will be selected based on additional criteria including testing, GPA and teacher recommendations. All qualified students are accepted into Samuel Merritt, but time of transfer may occasionally be delayed due to number limitation.

Core Curriculum and General Degree Requirements

Art History
First Year Experience
Introduction to Literature
Classics of World Literature
U.S. History
Modern History
Intro. to Philosophy or Bioethics or Ethics/Professional Resp.
Religions of the World
Interpersonal Communication
Intro. to Sociology of Cultural Anthropology
Intro. to Psychology
Race and Ethnicity or Latino Experience in US or Ethnic History or Cross-Cultures/Subcultures

Prerequisite Courses

General Biology I and II + labs
General Chemistry I + lab

Major Requirements

Human Anatomy + lab
Human Physiology + lab
General Microbiology + lab
Statistics
Lifespan Developmental Psychology
Nutrition

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