For students who hold a Bachelor’s degree in another discipline and are interested in pursuing a career in Nursing, this program is a 15 month program leading to a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing.
The NEW Chestnut Hill College Center for Nursing provides students interested in pursuing a career in nursing with intellectually rigorous traditional BSN and ABSN degree programs to prepare them to enter the nursing profession. These programs, approved by the Pennsylvania Board of Nursing in May 2024, will provide students with a multi-faceted approach to holistic care.
Upon graduation, Chestnut Hill College nursing graduates will be able to:
Renovations are underway on the College’s brand new Nursing Clinical Arts Center, which will open in Fall 2025. Much of these renovations will take place on the College’s SugarLoaf campus, which will be home to the new program. The former conference center will be transformed into a state-of-the-art instructional facility that includes a new basic skills lab, teaching and office spaces, and a health assessment lab, among other spaces. In addition, the College is upgrading existing science labs at Saint Joseph Hall on its main campus to coincide with the launch of nursing and the creation of the Regina Cuta-Papa, M.D., endowed professors of biology and chemistry.
