Nursing, B.S.
Major Code: 0291The nursing baccalaureate program provides RN’s the opportunity to enhance their nursing practice in five core concepts: Patient-Centered Care, Evidence-based Practice, Nursing Informatics, Leadership and Professionalism. Courses Emphasize: public, family and community nursing, advanced health assessment, health promotion, nursing theory, ethics, organizational communications, systems theory, leadership and management. Students engage in a required service learning activity in selected non-clinical nursing courses to combine formal learning with reflection to strengthen a community.
This program can be completed 100% online. All nursing courses in this program are offered in the online format only while other required courses are available in an online, hybrid, and/or face-to-face format. See the Suggested Course Sequence below for modality designation.
To enroll in the SUNY Morrisville Nursing program, applicants must have successfully completed an accredited AAS Nursing Program. Graduates from the SUNY Morrisville AAS Nursing Program can seamlessly transfer into this RN-BS program. Students must be successful on the NCLEX exam before their second semester in the program.
In addition to increasing career opportunities and meeting the expectations of many healthcare areas, graduates of the BS Nursing program will be able to transfer to masters’ level programs in nursing to specialize as a clinical nurse specialist, nurse anesthetist, nurse midwife, nurse practitioner, administrator or nurse educator. BS nurses are also sought for graduate programs in informatics and business, and healthcare administration.
The program is accredited by:
The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing
3390 Peachtree Road, NE
Suite 1400
Atlanta, GA 30326
(404-975-5000), www.acenursing.org
The State Education Department Division of Professional Education
89 Washington Avenue, 2nd Floor
West Wing, Albany, NY 12234
(518)-486-2967, OPPROGS@nysed.gov
Background Checks
Students enrolled in the nursing program must conform to the rules, policies, and procedures of the clinical affiliates in order to participate in practical experiences, which may include background checks. The cost of the background check will be the responsibility of the student. Failure to consent to and submit the appropriate background screening findings will prohibit the student from continuing in the nursing program.
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:
- Incorporate theories and concepts from the arts, humanities, and sciences into the professional nursing role.
- Assess leadership principles in the provision of quality nursing care.
- Integrate evidence-based practice to guide care in a variety of health settings.
- Discuss the role of information technology systems in delivery of safe patient care.
- Analyze the implications of policy on healthcare disparities.
- Analyze methods to improve health outcomes for populations.
- Analyze dimensions of communication related to health care environments.
- Promote population-focused interventions based on identified gaps in a healthcare setting.
- Extend professional identity to practice in a multicultural environment.
SUNY General Education Requirements: All SUNY Morrisville BS degree programs require completion of at least 30 credits of SUNY GE, a minimum of seven (out of ten) knowledge and skills areas (including the four required knowledge and skills areas as indicated below), and completion of the two core competencies. The specific courses required within each knowledge and skills area/core competency for this degree program are outlined below.
Knowledge and Skills Areas:
| Field Name | Field Value |
|---|---|
| Communication Written & Oral (required) | COMP 310 |
| Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice (required) | as advised |
| Mathematics (and Quantitative Reasoning) (required) | MATH 123 |
| Natural Sciences (and Scientific Reasoning) (required) | BIOL 301 and BIOL 302 |
| Humanities | PHIL 311 |
| Social Sciences | PSYC 304 and PSYC 386 |
| The Arts | as advised |
| US History and Civic Engagement | as advised |
| World History and Global Awareness | as advised |
| World Languages | as advised |
Core Competencies:
| Field Name | Field Value |
|---|---|
| Information Literacy (required) | as advised |
| Critical Thinking and Reasoning (required) | as advised |
Curriculum Requirements
A minimum of 120 credits is required for degree completion. A minimum of 60 credits of lower division (100-200 level) coursework are earned via completion of the Associate Degree Nursing program and are applicable towards the total credit requirement for the Bachelor's degree program.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| NURS 305 | Nursing Informatics | 3 |
| NURS 310 | Conceptual Foundations for Professional Practice | 3 |
| NURS 330 | Health Assessment Across the Life Span | 3 |
| NURS 361 | Health Promotion Across the Life Span | 3 |
| NURS 381 | Leadership & Management for Professional Practice | 3 |
| NURS 430 | Nursing Research & Evidence-based Practice | 3 |
| NURS 431 | Healthcare Policy, Issues & Trends | 3 |
| NURS 450 | Public, Community and Family Health Nursing 1, 2 | 5 |
| NURS 481 | Seminar in Professional Nursing 1, 3 | 4 |
| COMP 310 | Advance Tech Communication | 3 |
| MATH 123 | Elementary Statistics (or equivalent statistics course) 4 | 3 |
| BIOL 301 | Pathophysiology | 3 |
| BIOL 302 | Epidemiology | 3 |
| PSYC 386 | Social Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 304 | Industrial/Org Psychology | 3 |
| PHIL 311 | Professional Ethics | 3 |
| Foreign Language as Advised | 3 | |
| Additional SUNY General Education | 6 | |
| Total Credits | 60 | |
- 1
Practical Experiences are required in NURS 450 Public, Community and Family Health Nursing (67.5 clinical hours) and NURS 481 Seminar in Professional Nursing (90 hours).
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Clinical experiences are required in NURS 450 Public, Community and Family Health Nursing (67.5 clinical hours).
- 3
Clinical experiences are required in NURS 481 Seminar in Professional Nursing (90 clinical hours).
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Or equivalent statistics course as advised. MAGN 101 Elementary Algebra (or equivalent) with a grade of C or better is required prior to MATH 123 Elementary Statistics. Applicants may contact the Mathematics Department Chairperson for information.
Sample Course Sequence
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| NURS 305 | Nursing Informatics (online) | 3 |
| NURS 310 | Conceptual Foundations for Professional Practice (online) | 3 |
| NURS 330 | Health Assessment Across the Life Span (online) | 3 |
| BIOL 301 | Pathophysiology (online) | 3 |
| MATH 123 | Elementary Statistics (online, hybrid, face-to-face) | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| NURS 361 | Health Promotion Across the Life Span (online) | 3 |
| NURS 381 | Leadership & Management for Professional Practice (online) | 3 |
| BIOL 302 | Epidemiology (online) | 3 |
| PSYC 386 | Social Psychology (online, face-to-face) | 3 |
| General Education Credits as Advised | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Fall | ||
| NURS 430 | Nursing Research & Evidence-based Practice (online) | 3 |
| NURS 450 | Public, Community and Family Health Nursing (online and practical experience) | 5 |
| PSYC 304 | Industrial/Org Psychology (online) | 3 |
| COMP 310 | Advance Tech Communication (online, face-to-face) | 3 |
| Foreign Language as Advised | 3 | |
| Credits | 17 | |
| Spring | ||
| NURS 431 | Healthcare Policy, Issues & Trends (online) | 3 |
| NURS 481 | Seminar in Professional Nursing (online and practical experience) | 4 |
| PHIL 311 | Professional Ethics (hybrid, face-to-face) | 3 |
| General Education as Advised | 3 | |
| Credits | 13 | |
| Total Credits | 60 | |