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.
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.
Accelerated BSN (ABSN)
Weekend Accelerated BSN (WABSN)
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.”
The baccalaureate degree in nursing at Dominican University is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
Weekday Accelerated (ABSN) Option Coordinator
Dawn Haughey
Office: (845) 848-6019
Location: Prusmack
- 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
- AAS: Pace University
- BSN: Pace University
- MSN Clinical Nurse Specialist: Pace University
- Certificate Advanced Graduation Study: Family Nurse Practitioner: Pace University
- DNP © Dominican University
Career Paths
Where can you go with a degree in Nursing? Almost anywhere.
Speak to us about applying to Dominican University today
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
Join us for an Info Session
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.
Real World Results
My experience at Dominican has helped me to advance from staff nurse, to nurse clinician, and now having finished my Masters, to the role of clinical nurse specialist.
Andrew Greenway, ’08
One of the greatest lessons I learned during my time at Dominican University was that true fulfillment lies in the revelation of knowing what it is you’ve been called to do and then doing it.
Dale Reiger-Butler, ’03, ’05
The educational foundation that was provided to me opened various doors for leadership roles and that of a nurse educator at Dominican University.
Christine Shanahan-Davies, ’03
Dominican University has given me the opportunity to inspire compassion in nursing students as they prepare to meet the future challenges of our healthcare system.
Margaret DeLorenzo, ’02