Alfred State now offers a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing (BS–N), an upper-division completion program which enhances students' knowledge and skills foundation to function more autonomously and interdependently in diverse, complex, and dynamic healthcare environments.
Entrance Requirements & Recommendations:
Admission to the BS-Nursing program requires graduation from an approved associate degree nursing or certified diploma program and plans to secure licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse by completion of the first semester in the program. The minimum GPA requirement for admission is 2.00. The applicant's associate degree course work will include at least 30 credits of nursing, eight credits of anatomy and physiology, a lab course in microbiology, and course work in communication, literature, psychology, and sociology.
Alfred State offers an online associate of applied science in health information technology (HIT) which combines a profession in health care with information technology.
Alfred State has offered traditional HIT courses on-campus since 1968 and has offered the Internet-based since 1999.
Entrance Requirements & Recommendations:
Required: high school biology or equivalent Must be able to visually read computer monitor. Must be able to use keyboard and mouse. Recommended: Keyboarding, MS Office Professional Must be able to attend Professional Practice Experience (PPE) courses including 160 hours at a health care facility within reasonable driving/travel distance to student’s home.
Graduation Requirements:
HIT students are required to earn a grade of a least a "C" or better in each BIOL and MEDR prefix course prior to placement in the PPEs. Students must also earn a grade of at "C" in the MEDR courses to graduate from the C&RS program. Additionally, students must be able to complete the onsite PPE hours at a health care facility.
Should a student fail MEDR or BIOL courses a second time: Students may re-take MEDR and/or BIOL courses as a continuing education student. Then, upon successful completion with a "C" or better, apply for readmission to the C&RS program. Or, students may retake the BIOL/MEDR equivalent courses on-campus at Alfred State or at another college, and transfer the credit back to Alfred State after having obtained pre-approval of the course for transfer credit and earning a grade of "C" or better.
The nursing program prepares individuals to become registered professional nurses. Courses are sequential and progress from simple to more complex situations with specialized content in obstetrics, psychiatric, and pediatric nursing integrated throughout. Learning is enhanced through the use of skill practice for a "hands-on" approach to gain expertise.
Entrance Requirements & Recommendations:
Required: Algebra, Biology, Chemistry at high school level; if not taken in high school, then college course with “C” or better is required. Biology: BIOL 2303 Human Biology or BIOL 1104 General Biology I. Chemistry: CHEM 1013 Introductory Chemistry I. Algebra: MATH 1004 Mathematical Concepts. or Math 1014 Algebra Concepts Recommended: Combined SAT score of 900 (critical reading and math)
Graduation Requirements:
40 credits of nursing (nursing I, II, III, IV)
12 credits of natural science (anatomy & physiology I and II, microbiology)
9 credits of social science (general psychology, general sociology)
6 credits of English/humanities (freshman composition, literature)
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This program is taught online.
