Nursing
Flexible, available online, and career-focused to advance your career.
Advance your career with this program designed for working RNs. This flexible online program expands your skills in leadership, assessment, and community care. With clinical experiences and a capstone project, you’ll graduate prepared to lead, coordinate, and improve patient outcomes in today’s healthcare system.
Pioneer Quotes:
"These graduates have exhibited core values which include limitless kindness, hard work and an eagerness to learn all they can about their patients and members of our healthcare team. They bring a sense of energy and enthusiasm that renews our purpose. It is a true pleasure walking with them as they begin their journey." -Anne McCormick, Jones Memorial Hospital
Program Details
Courses You May Take
BIOL1313: Nutrition
Credits: 3
NURS5023: Contemporary Nursing
Credits: 3
NURS8003: Informtcs&Tech App in Hlthcare
Credits: 3
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Entrance Requirements
Required
- Algebra
- Biology
- Chemistry
Required
It is essential that students are able to fully participate, with or without a reasonable accommodation, in clinical caring for clients as assigned. Nursing students should be able to:
- Ambulate in a sufficient manner in order to appropriately and safely perform patient care.
- Lift at least 35 pounds.
- Function in a safe manner, not placing clients in jeopardy.
- Maintain confidentiality in regard to professional practice.
- Appropriately use standard medical equipment.
- Interpret data from electronic devices in a health care setting for the purpose of client care.
- Maintain professional composure at all times.
- Communicate effectively orally and in writing.
Admission to the BS in Nursing program requires graduation from an accredited or state-approved associate degree in nursing or certified diploma program in nursing, 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 typically includes the following:
- A minimum of 30 credits of nursing
- A minimum of 24 hours of liberal arts and sciences credit
- A minimum of three of 10 SUNY General Education categories
- Eight credits of anatomy and physiology (taken at the same school in a classroom setting)
- A lab course in microbiology in the classroom
- Course work in composition, global studies, psychology, and human development
Please Note
If any of the above were not taken, they would be additionally required within the BS in Nursing degree completion.
It is essential that students are able to fully participate, with or without a reasonable accommodation, in clinical caring for clients as assigned. Nursing students should be able to:
- Function in a safe manner, not placing clients in jeopardy
- Maintain confidentiality in regard to professional practice
- Appropriately use standard medical equipment
- Interpret data from electronic devices in health care setting for the purpose of client care
- Maintain professional composure at all times
- Communicate effectively, orally and in writing
Students must have an active, unencumbered state license to progress into the second semester of BS in Nursing courses.
SKILLS YOU'LL LEARN
In nursing, you’ll progress from foundational care to advanced clinical practice, integrating specialties like obstetrics, pediatrics, and mental health. With extensive hospital experience, AAS graduates are NCLEX-RN eligible in year three. The BS extends leadership, research, and community health skills, while the dual degree allows earning both in four years.
Facilities and Labs
Alfred State provides labs, equipment, and learning spaces that mirror the tools and technology used in the real world.
With 200+ labs on campus and experiential learning in every major, you’ll work with the same resources the pros use and be ready for the workplace on day one.
Program LabsLAND A GREAT CAREER
Wondering where your skills can take you? Our career tool lets you explore real job titles, key skills, salary ranges, and job outlook data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics nationally or for New York State. See how your Alfred State degree connects directly to in-demand careers and start planning your future with confidence.
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