Marymount University - Online Nursing Degree

Marymount University - Online Nursing Degree
School of Health Professions - Department of Nursing
2807 North Glebe Road
Arlington, VA 22207

Marymount University - Distance learning Nursing Degree Online

Marymount University is an independent Catholic university that emphasizes academic excellence at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Committed to the liberal arts tradition, the University combines a foundation in the arts and sciences with career preparation and opportunities for personal and professional development.

Marymount is a student-centered learning community that values diversity and focuses on the education of the whole person, promoting the intellectual, spiritual and moral growth of each individual. Scholarship, leadership, service and ethics are hallmarks of a Marymount education.

The School of Health Professions
The mission of the School of Health Professions is to encourage the individual development of each student and enable students to become competent health care professionals. The School seeks to promote a scholarly climate that fosters critical thinking, creativity, ethical decision-making and self-directed lifelong learning in an environment where knowledge and research are valued. The faculty are outstanding teachers who are generous with their time and also are committed to service in the community, professional organizations and research.

RN-to-BSN (Online) - Distance learning online nursing degree
This program is for the entering student who is already a registered nurse with diploma or associate degree credentials.

Applicants who have received the associate degree from a program accredited by the NLN may begin taking upper division nursing classes. Those who graduated from a diploma program or a program that is not NLN accredited, but have RN licensure in the USA, are eligible to receive 33 transfer credits in nursing that will be placed in an escrow account. These credits will be granted upon successful completion of all 300-level nursing courses.

Applicants may also establish general education credits by passing validation examinations in any or all of the following subject areas:

• Anatomy and physiology
• Chemistry
• Microbiology

All general education validation examinations are administered in the University's Learning Resource Center.

This program is facilitated through Marymount's Reston Center, located just off the Dulles Toll Road in Reston, Va.

Information - online nursing degree
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