Felician University

Lodi, NJ 07644

Felician University is a private university in Lodi, New Jersey. It was founded in 1923 as a private Roman Catholic university. Along with the campus in Lodi, there is a second campus in Rutherford, which is home to the Iviswold Castle. The castle was constructed in 1869 and is a historic building that the university renovated in 2013. The two campuses are about three miles apart and about 12 miles from New York City. The school maintains a shuttle service to help students travel between the two campuses. The Lodi campus library includes more than 115,000 books, two computer laboratories, and online resources for students.

The university offers four nursing programs accredited by the CCNE. These programs include a traditional BSN, accelerated BSN, RN to BSN, and MSN program. The traditional BSN program is for high school graduates and transfer students, while the accelerated BSN program is for those with an existing bachelor’s degree with a non-nursing major. The RN to BSN program is a 15-month program with 48 credits of courses. 27 credits are from nursing courses, while the remaining 21 credits include general liberal arts courses. In 2015, the school had a 100% pass rate for the NCLEX-RN exam and continues to maintain an average that exceeds the national and state averages.

Updated on: 08 Nov, 2025

Program Length & Format

16-month
Total program credits: 67
Full-time schedule with predetermined class times, labs, and clinical rotations
Two delivery options:
- Hybrid (online coursework, in-person labs in Parsippany)
- On-Ground (courses and labs in Rutherford)

Admission Requirements

Either a non-nursing bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution or at least 60 non-nursing college credits
For applicants with 60 credits, minimum cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.0

Prerequisites

RELS 310 listed as a co-requisite in the ABSN curriculum
Requirement of at least 60 non-nursing college credits or a non-nursing bachelor’s degree (see Admission Requirements)

Deadlines

Hybrid ABSN start dates each year: January, May, September
On-Ground ABSN start date each year: September

Application

First step: contact an admissions counselor for eligibility review and application instructions
Submission of previous college and high school transcripts for review by admissions staff

Clinical & Simulation Lab

Clinical rotations at Atlantic Health System and other healthcare providers in the Newark area
Nursing labs at Parsippany off-campus facility for Hybrid students and at Rutherford campus for On-Ground students
Nursing Resource and Simulation Center available at Parsippany and Rutherford learning sites

Contacts

Felician University admissions office, 300 Kimball Drive, Suite 502, Parsippany, NJ 07054
Felician University campus, One Felician Way, Rutherford, NJ 07070