Empowering the next generation of nursing leaders
The path to becoming a registered nurse takes commitment and teamwork. Loyola is preparing to welcome its first class of Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) students in Fall 2025. As a nursing student at Loyola University Maryland, you will build the critical reasoning and empathy necessary to engage with individuals of many backgrounds and perspectives. You will reflect deeply on ethics and what it means to dedicate oneself to the art and science of nursing. And you will acquire the complex skills, cultural sensitivity, teamwork, and commitment to life-long learning that ensure a successful profession as a registered nurse.
Loyola’s innovative BSN degree program is uniquely designed to integrate our exceptional liberal arts foundation with a holistic nursing education, steeped in the Jesuit tradition of care and social justice. Education in direct patient care includes a wide range of clinical rotations at our nursing education partner, Mercy Medical Center, a hospital recognized nationally for nursing excellence. Loyola’s upcoming BSN program offers a transformative learning environment focused on student success and providing the foundations of didactic and clinical learning.
Loyola University Maryland’s upcoming Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program has been approved by The Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) and the Maryland Board of Nursing (MBON). We are preparing to welcome our first BSN cohort in Fall of 2025. The graduates of Loyola’s BSN program are eligible for Registered Nurse licensure in Maryland. Maryland is a member of the Nurse Licensure Compact for RN licensure. For more information on multistate compact licensure, visit the NCSBN website on the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) and APRN Compact. More licensure information and disclosures can be found on Loyola's website.
Contact Us
For Academic- and Clinical-Related Questions:
Email Dr. Sharon O’Neill, DNP, J.D., CRNP, Director of Loyola’s Bachelor of Science
in Nursing Program, at nursing@loyola.edu
For Admission-Related Questions:
Email the Office of Undergraduate Admission at admission@loyola.edu
Why Nursing at Loyola
Program HighlightsCurriculum and Learning Aims
Our BSN program offers a robust curriculum that balances core nursing competencies with Loyola’s exceptional liberal arts education.
Explore the curriculum
Sample Courses
- Nursing Professional Development in Clinical Judgment
- Life Span Development
- Bioethics
- Human Nutrition
- Human Anatomy and Physiology + Laboratory
- Mental Health Promotion and Psychiatric Nursing + Clinical
- Fundamentals of Nursing + Clinical
- Pathophysiology
- Pharmacology Clinical Laboratory
- Nursing Care of Adults and Older Adults + Clinical
- Maternal Health and Childbearing + Clinical
- Transition into Professional Nursing Clinical
- Leadership and Management in Nursing + Clinical
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Admission Process and Policies
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Statements and Disclosures
The nursing program at Loyola University Maryland has received approval from the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC). Upon graduation of the first nursing class in May 2029, we are eligible to submit for approved status. The launch of this new degree program awaits final approval from the Maryland Board of Nursing and is expected to be available for students beginning in the Fall of 2025.
Accreditation
Loyola University’s baccalaureate degree in nursing is pursuing initial accreditation by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education in 2026. Our application for accreditation does not guarantee that accreditation will be granted.
Eligibility for Licensure as a Registered Nurse
Any applicant for initial licensure as a registered nurse who has a criminal conviction(s) and/or past or pending disciplinary action against a professional/trade/license/certificate should contact the Board of Registration in Nursing in the state in which he/she plans to practice to determine if his/her court record or disciplinary action will be a barrier to eligibility for licensure as a registered nurse. Please note: a previous court conviction does not automatically preclude someone from eligibility for licensure as a registered nurse. However, if someone falsifies a statement concerning a felony or misdemeanor conviction on the license application, and it is later discovered, the individual could be denied practicing in nursing for the remainder of his/her life.
Professional Nursing Licensure Disclosure
The Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Program at Providence College has initial approval by the Rhode Island Board of Nurse Registration. The BSN Program is in compliance with 216 RICR-40-05-3, Title 216 – Department of Health, Chapter 40 – Professional Licensing and Facility Regulation, Subchapter 05- Professional Licensing, Part 3 – Licensing of Nursing and Standards for the Approval of Basic Nursing Education Programs. and will prepare students to take the national licensure examination for registered nurses (NCLEX-RN®). Individuals graduating from the program will meet the requirements for licensure in the state of Rhode Island and will be able to take the NCLEX-RN®.
Passing the NCLEX-RN® is a requirement for licensure in all 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories. Additional licensure requirements may vary widely from state to state including, but not limited to, the number of required clinical hours, specific coursework, documentation verifying citizenship (i.e. social security number) as well as criminal background checks/fingerprinting. Providence College has not yet made a determination of whether the nursing program’s curriculum meets educational requirements for licensure in the remaining 49 states, District of Columbia or U.S. territories.
It is the student’s responsibility to contact the agency in the state in which they wish to pursue licensure to determine/confirm whether Loyola University Maryland’s BSN program meets the requirements for professional licensure in that state.
To obtain the contact information for the nursing professional licensing boards or to review your state’s licensure requirements, please visit the National Council of State Boards of Nursing.
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