Nursing, B.S. (RN to 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:
- Integrate theories and concepts from the arts, humanities and sciences into the professional nursing identity.
- Examine the role of information literacy as it applies to the provision of quality nursing care within a diverse multicultural environment.
- Apply legal, moral, and ethical leadership principles, including interprofessional communication, collaboration, and delegation to support quality outcomes in the nursing profession.
- Appraise identified social determinants and healthcare disparities as they relate to diversity, equity, and inclusive policies.
- Analyze research and evidence-based practice methods to formulate population-focused interventions.
SUNY General Education
SUNY General Education: 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 three 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 | as advised |
| 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 |
| Civic Discourse (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 |
|---|---|---|
| Major Field Requirements | ||
| 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 |
| SUNY General Education Requirements | ||
| COMP 310 | Advance Tech Communication | 3 |
| MATH 123 | Applied Statistics 4 | 3 |
| or MATH 141 | Statistics | |
| BIOL 301 | Pathophysiology | 3 |
| BIOL 302 | Epidemiology | 3 |
| Upper Division (300-400 Level) SUNY General Education Social Sciences as Advised | 6 | |
| PHIL 311 | Professional Ethics | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
SUNY General Education US History Civic Engagement as Advised | ||
SUNY General Education World History Global Awareness as Advised | ||
SUNY General Education World Languages as Advised | ||
SUNY General Education The Arts as Advised | ||
| Additional SUNY General Education Coursework as Advised | 6 | |
| Total Credits | 60 | |
- 1
Practicum experiences are required in NURS 450 Public, Community and Family Health Nursing (67.5 practicum hours) and NURS 481 Seminar in Professional Nursing (90 hours).
- 2
Practicum experiences are required in NURS 450 Public, Community and Family Health Nursing (67.5 practicum hours).
- 3
Practicum experiences are required in NURS 481 Seminar in Professional Nursing (90 practicum hours).
- 4
MAGN 101 or MAGN 107 (or equivalent) with a grade of C or better or placement into MATH 102, MATH 103, MATH 127, MATH 147, or MATH 151 is required prior to MATH 123 Applied Statistics. MATH 102 (or equivalent) with a grade of C or better or placement into MATH 103, MATH 147, or MATH 151 is required prior to MATH 141 Statistics.
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 or MATH 141 |
Applied Statistics (online, hybrid, face-to-face) or Statistics |
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 |
| Upper Division (300-400 Level) SUNY General Education Social Sciences as Advised | 3 | |
| Additional SUNY General Education Coursework 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 |
| Upper Division (300-400 Level) SUNY General Education Social Sciences as Advised | 3 | |
| COMP 310 | Advance Tech Communication (online, face-to-face) | 3 |
| Additional SUNY General Education Coursework as Advised (ex. World Languages) | 3 | |
| Credits | 17 | |
| Spring | ||
| NURS 431 | Healthcare Policy, Issues & Trends (online) | 3 |
| NURS 481 | Seminar in Professional Nursing (online and practicum experience) | 4 |
| PHIL 311 | Professional Ethics (hybrid, face-to-face) | 3 |
| Additional SUNY General Education Coursework as Advised | 3 | |
| Credits | 13 | |
| Total Credits | 60 | |