Minimum number of credits required to graduate: 124
Minimum cumulative GPA required to graduate: 2.0
Minimum number of credits to complete the major: 124
School: Nursing and Health Sciences
Department: Nutrition and Public Health
The Bachelor’s Degree Completion (BDC) program offers a Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences (B.S. in HS). The BDC program offers a flexible, manageable, and academically meaningful way for students to complete their bachelor’s degree at Merrimack College. Tailored to returning students and adult learners, the BDC program offers a clear, well-defined, and achievable path to degree completion, with a career-focused and academically rigorous curriculum. This program prepares students for success in today’s diverse and dynamic workplace.
Distinct from the traditional full-time on-ground program, the BDC program features eight-week courses taught online. It also provides one-on-one academic advising, as well as professional and career development coaching.
The B.S. in HS requires the completion of a minimum of 124 credits, including a minimum of:
1. 12 credits in the Professional Core
2. 28 credits in the Arts and Sciences Core
3. 52 credits in the Health Sciences Core
4. 32 credits in Open Electives
Students may transfer a maximum of up to 90 credits for previous college coursework, prior learning, and/or professional equivalencies.
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