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Advanced Standing Bachelor of Science Nursing Track
(Spring Semester Only)
Application deadline: October 1st
All applicants to the nursing program must meet the safety and technical skills and have completed the following courses:
High School Level:
- Biology with Laboratory (Regents score 75% and above if NY State resident)
- Chemistry with Laboratory (passing Regents score)
- Two units of mathematics or Elementary Algebra and either Intermediate Algebra, Trigonometry, Geometry, or College level algebra (Regents score 70% and above if NY State Resident)
College Level:
- BIO 170, Human Anatomy & Physiology I – within 5 years
- BIO 171, Human Anatomy & Physiology II - within 5 years
- EGL 101, English Composition: Rhetoric
- PSY 101, Introduction to Psychology
- 4 Liberal Arts and Sciences curriculum requirements – refer to curriculum information guide on website.
Pre-Admissions Exam:
- NLN PAX-RN- see last page of handout for additional information.
*Interview*
Applicants with the most competitive NLN PAX-RN scores will be selected for an interview, the final round of the selection process. Interviews will be conducted on campus by nursing faculty members shortly after the NLN exam scores are received.
Applicants must achieve a grade of B or better the first time they take BIO 170 and BIO 171 Human Anatomy and Physiology I and II. Applicants who have repeated Anatomy and Physiology will not be considered for admission.
| 1st Year | Credits |
| First Semester (Spring) | |
| Liberal Arts Elective | 3 |
| NUR 216The Art of Nursing | 2 |
| NUR 100 Health Assessment | 2 |
| NUR 114 Clinical & Theoretical Foundations of Baccalaureate Nursing Practice | 7 |
| MLG Level One | 3 |
| NUR 110 Foundations of Nursing Practice I | 1 |
| Total | 18 |
| Second Semester (Fall) | |
| SPE 201 Oral Communications | 3 |
| NUR 217 Care of Individuals Experiencing Acute Health Challenges | 6 |
| BIO 220 Medical Microbiology** | 4 |
| NUR 215 Nurses’ Ways of Knowing | 3 |
| NUR 111 Foundations of Nursing Practice II | 1 |
| Total | 17 |
| 2nd Year | |
| First Semester (Spring) | |
| NUR 302 Pathophysiology | 3 |
| Humanities Requirement | 3 |
| NUR 211 Clinical Pharmacology | 3 |
| NUR 307 Nursing Care of Children and the Childbearing Family | 6 |
| Liberal Arts elective (if needed) | 3 |
| Total | 18 |
| Second Semester (Fall) | |
| NUR 401 Modes of Inquiry | 3 |
| MTH 110 Statistics | 3 |
| NUR 306 Care of Individuals Experiencing Chronic Health Challenges | 3 |
| NUR 305 Health Promotion & Patient Education | 6 |
| Liberal Arts Elective if Needed | 3 |
| Total | 18 |
| 3rd Year | |
| First Semester (Spring) | |
| BIO 240 Bioethics | 3 |
| BIO 240 Bioethics | 3 |
| Liberal Arts Elective | 3 |
| NUR 402 Care of Individual in Community | 4 |
| NUR 404 Nurse as Advocate and Change Agent | 3 |
| Total | 16 |
| Second Semester (Fall) | |
| NUR 405 Nursing Practicum | 9 |
| Free elective (MLG Level 2 if needed) | 3 |
| HST 301 Health Care Organizations | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Total Credits | 125 |
