NURSING - Bachelor of Science

The Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree is designed specifically for the registered nurse, drawing from and expanding upon real-life professional nursing experiences. 

Students in this program develop strong leadership skills that support delivery of healthcare, to effectively function as members of the inter-professional multidisciplinary healthcare team. The curriculum exposes students to the expanded role of the professional nurse to include community nursing with a focus on health promotion and maintenance and incorporates population health, leadership, research, and integration of healthcare technology.

Graduates of this bachelor’s program are prepared to be evidence-based practitioners who utilize higher level, critical thinking, clinical reasoning, and clinical judgement to deliver care and improve health outcomes. 

All courses are offered in an on-line learning environment. 

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification completed through the American Heart Association or a provider who meets the ILCOR standards is accepted. The CPR course may be hybrid (online lecture with in-person hands-on skill demonstration) or face-to-face training. Online only CPR courses are not accepted. 

NYSED Office of Professions states, under the Professional Nurse Obligations, NYSED does not permit online CPR courses.

Students must maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 in order to progress in program.

Program Highlights

• A minimum of 33 credits will be awarded for your previous learning.

• Program requires 135 hours of clinical practicum.

• Four 15-week modules with rolling admissions in the fall, spring, and summer sessions. Summer sessions are 10 weeks.

• Distance education formatting for all courses

• Dean’s scholarships awarded to College alumni and other eligible applicants

• Fully equipped health assessment and nursing skills laboratories

• Simulation center equipped with state-of-the-art patient simulators

• Access to educational technology including health care databases

• For students completing clinical experiences at a site where they are currently employed, such experiences may only take place on units or within departments of the health care facility which are physically and/or functionally distinct from the student’s worksite.

Program Learning Outcomes

All students completing this program are expected to achieve the General Education outcomes described in the General Studies section of the catalog as well as the following learning objectives:

• Demonstrate quantitative reasoning in the practice of nursing.

• Demonstrate effective communication in the role of registered nurse when interacting with clients and members of the inter-disciplinary inter-professional healthcare team.

• Utilize the nursing process, critical thinking, and Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs to provide safe and effective nursing care.

• Utilize technology in the provision of safe nursing care.

• Provide culturally competent therapeutic nursing care.

• Collaborate with members of the inter-disciplinary inter-professional healthcare team in the role of the registered nurse.

Nursing - Bachelor of Science Curriculum

Prerequisites

Additional Degree Requirements

All courses require a minimum grade of “C” and Quality Point Average of 2.0.

Accreditation Information
The Associate in Applied Science in Nursing Degree and the Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing Programs are accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), a specialized accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education. 

Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing
3390 Peachtree Road Northeast, Suite 1400
Atlanta, Georgia 30326
(404) 975-5000
www.acenursing.org

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