Accelerated BS in Nursing for Career Changers 

Are you a college graduate looking to make a change? Want a career that provides personal satisfaction with a steady paycheck? Consider an Accelerated BS in Nursing from Dominican University.

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Finish Quickly

Complete your degree in as few as 12 months with the ABSN option and move to a more advanced level of employment.

Keep Working

The WABSN offers weekend classes that allow you to continue working full time in your current position. Finish in 24 months.

Top Faculty

Learn from expert nurses who have years of experience in nursing education and a commitment to your success.

Industry Leader

Dominican University has decades of experience preparing undergraduate and graduate nursing students to excel in school and beyond.

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Nursing Division Director

Dr. Nancy DiDona has over 40 years of experience as a Registered Professional Nurse and 27 years as a nurse educator. She has taught undergraduate and graduate level courses, and has been the Division Director since 2010.  Dr. DiDona is certified by NCC as a Maternal/Newborn Nurse, and presently teaches Family Health Nursing and Nursing Mathematics.  She is the author of three textbooks and has completed writing the second edition of her Strategies and Skills for Test Taking as an online book.  Dr. DiDona has given presentations on topics such as “How to Navigate an IRB” and “The Future of Nursing Education.”

Weekday Accelerated (ABSN) Option Coordinator

Dawn Haughey
Assistant Professor, Division of Nursing
Email: dawn.haughey@duny.edu
Office: (845) 848-6019

  • B.S.N, Georgetown University
  • M.A., New York University
  • M.Ed., Teachers College, Columbia University
  • Ed.D, Teachers College, Columbia University
  • Board Certified in Medical-Surgical Nursing
  • BSN, Villanova University
  • MSN- Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Columbia University
  • DNP, SUNY Upstate Medical University

Weekend Accelerated (WABSN) Option Interim Coordinator

Barbara Polowczyk, Instructor, Division of Nursing, RN-BSN Coordinator
Email: 
barbara.polowczyk@duny.edu

  • AAS: Pace University
  • BSN: Pace University
  • MSN Clinical Nurse Specialist: Pace University
  • Certificate Advanced Graduation Study: Family Nurse Practitioner: Pace University
  • DNP © Dominican University

The baccalaureate degree in nursing at Dominican University is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). http://www.aacn.nche.edu/ccne-accreditation

Career Paths

Where can you go with a degree in Nursing? Almost anywhere.

For more information about applying to Dominican University as a second-degree student, please contact Transfer Admissions at transfers@duny.edu or 845.848.7901

Visit our Hudson Valley Campus and learn more about the Accelerated and Weekend Accelerated BSN programs. Info Sessions are scheduled nearly every month and are a great opportunity to meet nursing faculty and to get your questions answered. 

We offer clinical experiences at the following institutions:

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