Nursing at Detroit Mercy

Become a caring and compassionate nurse. Earn your BSN at Detroit Mercy.

 While earning your Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), you'll utilize critical thinking and ethical decision making, effective communication, leadership skills, and promotion of risk reduction and illness management. You'll be able to provide safe and competent nursing care. Our BSN program accommodates:

• traditional incoming freshmen
• transfer students
• RNs looking for a BSN
• if you have another degree but are looking for a career change.

Explore Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Programs

Please see the Financial Aid website for more information on tuition costs and scholarship opportunities.

You can earn your Master of Science (MSN) and become a registered nurse

In just five semesters – less than 20 months – graduates of the Master's Entry Advanced Generalist Nursing program qualify to be a registered nurse and earn a Master of Science degree in Nursing, and many of our Post-BSN to DNP programs (below) also offer an MSN exit option.

Earn your MSN and/or Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)

UDM offers a BSN-DNP with a Master's exit which allows you to exit with your master's then continue to the DNP.

 Online       In-person      / Hybrid

Post-BSN-DNP with Master's exit

• Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist 
• Clinical Nurse Leader (Admission to this program is currently on hold.)
• Family Nurse Practitioner /
• Nursing and Healthcare Leadership (Admission to this program is currently on hold.)

Post-BSN-DNP

• Nurse Anesthesia (DNP) program is targeted to outstanding registered nurses with critical care experience who possess a bachelor or master’s entry degree in Nursing. /

Master's to DNP

• Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP): requires a Master of Science in Nursing or Nurse Anesthesia from an accredited school. or /

Certificate Programs

For the nurse with a Master's in Nursing looking for additional preparation.

• Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist (post-master's)
• Emergency Nurse Practitioner (post-master's for the FNP)
• Family Nurse Practitioner (post-master's)
• Nursing Education (post-baccalaureate)

Mercy and Jesuit Traditions

At University of Detroit Mercy, we live the Sisters of Mercy and Society of Jesus traditions. Our students learn a commitment to social justice, with a dedication to underserved populations, to care for the person as a whole and to look at the greater good for all people.

Quality Nursing Education

Small classrooms provide engaging learning environments. McAuley School of Nursing (MSON) faculty are responsive to the needs of students and community. Detroit Mercy Nursing graduates are sought after by employers; they make a difference in their community.

Commitment to Student Success

Within the MSON, Nursing faculty provide student-centered advising and support. Detroit Mercy has a Writing Center and Student Success Center, where all students may receive assistance in all subjects.

Program Flexibility

The MSON offers full-time, part-time and accelerated nursing tracks to achieve a bachelor or master’s degree in Nursing.  Courses are face-to-face, hybrid or online. Our clinical simulation laboratory offers both low and high fidelity learning to supplement clinical instruction.

Central Locations

The Detroit Mercy McNichols Campus is centrally located in metro Detroit. It is easy to access from a number of freeways or main roads. This means we are located in the middle of our many clinical partners' sites as well.

The MEAGN Program is currently located at our Novi Campus, and you can also earn a UDM BSN from Aquinas College in Grand Rapids.

Macomb students can receive admission right at Macomb's University Center for our RN to BSN program in Clinton Twp.