Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Overview

The Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program at Ponce Health Sciences University is a three-year, in-person program that prepares students for a rewarding and impactful career in nursing. With direct admission from high school and one of the most affordable tuition rates, the program provides an accelerated and accessible path into the profession.

Located on the same campus as PHSU’s medical school, BSN students learn in a collaborative, interprofessional environment, gaining exposure to future physicians and hands-on clinical experiences. The curriculum emphasizes evidence-based practice, clinical judgment, holistic care and patient-centered care.

Students are supported by faculty mentorship, academic resources, and partnerships with leading healthcare systems, ensuring a strong foundation for clinical practice and professional growth.

Committed to expanding access for underrepresented and underserved students, the PHSU BSN program prepares graduates for licensure and empowers them to become skilled, compassionate leaders ready to tackles today's healthcare challenges.

Duration

3 Years

Mode

In-Person

Tuition

$595/ Credit Hour

Languages

English

Start Date: March 2, 2026

	BSN Graduates Go on to Careers in Hospital Nursing, Primary and Community Health Centers, School Nursing, Long-Term Care, Education, Emerging Roles in Leadership & more.
		Where Nursing Dreams Become Reality

Program Details

Core Values of the School of Nursing

Compassion

PHSU SON genuinely cares about others and raises relationships with empathy, dignity, and respect, promoting a caring environment in the healthcare system.

Diversity

PHSU SON promotes the representation of unique perspectives and supports an environment where unity and differences contribute to individuality.

Trust

PHSU SON promotes a respectful environment in and out of the classroom based on communication and mutual understanding, with confidentiality and a respect for the students needs.

Ethics

PHSU SON's mission reflects humanistic ideals and upholds everyone’s inherent dignity and worth.

Excellence

PHSU SON encourages the highest quality in everything our faculty, students, and staff do with a commitment to integrity.

Holism

PHSU SON has a holistic method of nursing education that views the student as a whole and prepares the student to address the patients holistic needs.

Creativity

PHSU SON promotes the use of technological and evidence-based innovation.

Respect

PHSU SON encourages positive, productive, and professional relations and inspires individuals to speak differing viewpoints effectively and respectfully. It also distinguishes the range of perceptions and talents among students, faculty, staff, and our communi...

Courage

PHSU SON promotes our faculty, students, and staff to challenge existing paradigms to advance health equity and achieve health justice.

Commitment

PHSU SON promotes public service and advocacy for the unprivileged communities and persons as a resource for personal, educational, cultural, and economic development to advance a healthy environment.

Professionalism

PHSU SON promotes competency, systematic use of the nursing process, leadership, clinical judgment, and lifelong learning, leading to ethical, safe, quality patient care.

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