201-833-3005
School of Nursing
school@holyname.org
School Catalog
All courses must be taken at the School of Nursing according to the Curriculum Organization Plan. Eligibility for the AAS in Health Sciences requires that students take 36 liberal arts and science credits, 27 of which must be Saint Peter's University credits and nine may be from other colleges.
Students must maintain a grade point average of 2.0 in each Saint Peter's course and a minimum GPA of 2.0 in each course of the nursing program.
All correspondence (transcripts, references, applications) and questions should be directed to:
Admissions Office
Holy Name Medical Center School of Nursing
690 Teaneck Road, Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel: 201-833-3055
Fax: 201-833-7209
Email: school@mail.holyname.org
Saint Peter's University, located in Jersey City with a satellite campus in Englewood Cliffs, is accredited by the Commission of Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (BSN and MSN nursing programs) and the Teacher Education Accreditation Council (Teacher Preparation Program) and is approved by the New Jersey State Department of Education.
College courses in liberal arts and sciences are offered as part of Holy Name Medical Center's diploma school program and are conducted at Holy Name's School of Nursing campus in Teaneck. Students from the School of Nursing are automatically accepted at Saint Peter's and have the option of taking an additional three college courses with the basic curriculum to earn an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree in the Health Sciences from Saint Peter's University. The AAS is in addition to the diploma in nursing from Holy Name.
Students have three options at Holy Name's School of Nursing: