Bachelor in Nursing

Bachelor of Science in Nursing in Grand Rapids. The University of Detroit Mercy (Detroit Mercy), Aquinas College, and Mercy Health Saint Mary’s have partnered to bring the Detroit Mercy BSN degree to West Michigan.

The curriculum is built upon a foundation of liberal arts and theoretical sciences. Liberal arts/general education and nursing courses will be offered at Aquinas College. The curriculum is equivalent to the University of Detroit BSN pre-licensure program. It requires four years of study, including all class work at Aquinas taught by Aquinas College and Detroit Mercy faculty, and clinical experience at Mercy Health Saint Mary’s facilities throughout West Michigan.

Detroit Mercy provides credits in all the nursing and support courses, microbiology, nutrition, pharmacology and pathophysiology. Aquinas provides credits in liberal arts and science courses which have been approved by the Detroit Mercy Core Curriculum Committee. Students graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the Detroit Mercy. This unique partnership has been approved by the Michigan Board of Nursing and the NLNAC.

The close-knit educational environment at Aquinas develops students who thrive in all dimensions of life. Learn more, in our students' words about the Aquinas experience and the Dominican pillars of prayer, study, service, and community.

The Dominican tradition is two-fold: contemplative and communal. At Aquinas, we are committed to gathering for liturgical prayer nourished by God's Word and the Spirit. Prayer leads us into the deeper Truth needed to live out God's call for us in the world. We commit ourselves to a love of learning, both formal and informal. This necessitates an openness to learn from the most unlikely sources as well as tried and true scholarship. Aquinas encourages students to engage in service projects and service-learning programs. It also offers preparation for careers that will enable graduates to spread the truths that they have learned - "to make a difference in the world."