Nursing (BS)
Health Sciences and Professional Programs
Nursing
HEGIS Number: 1203
- Info
- The Online Bulletin is for information purposes only. Current students must complete the requirements as outlined in the York Bulletin as applicable.
- Course Descriptions
- Course descriptions can be found in the online PDF version of the Bulletin
York College Nursing RN to BS Program
See Department of Nursing Overview for admissions requirements.
Course | Description | Credits |
---|---|---|
Nursing BS | ||
Required Core Curriculum Courses | ||
This program has received a waiver to require that students take the following courses in fulfillment of Core Curriculum requirements. Students who do not take these courses to fulfill Core requirements may not be able to complete the major in 120 credits. | ||
BIO234 | Anatomy and Physiology I* | 4 |
BIO235 | Anatomy and Physiology II* | 4 |
CHEM106 | Essentials of College Chemistry* | 3.5 |
CHEM107 | Essentials of College Chemistry Lab* | 1.5 |
MATH111 | Introduction to Statistics and Probability | 4 |
PSY102 | Introductory Psychology* | 3 |
PSY214 | Lifespan Development for Health Professions | 3 |
Upper-level Writing Intensive (WI) course | 3 | |
Prerequisites Screening and Progression | 34-38 | |
BIO234 | Anatomy and Physiology I* | 4 |
BIO235 | Anatomy and Physiology II* | 4 |
BIO265 | Clinical Microbiology | 3 |
BIO382 | Human Nutrition | 2 |
CHEM106 | Essentials of College Chemistry* | 3.5 |
CHEM107 | Essentials of College Chemistry Laboratory* | 1.5 |
CHEM230 | Essentials of Organic Chemistry | 3 |
ENG125 | English Composition I: Introduction to College Writing* | 3 |
MATH104 | College Algebra | 3 |
OR | ||
MATH120 | Pre-Calculus | 4 |
OR | ||
Placement by Mathematics into MATH 121 | ||
MATH111 | Introduction to Statistics & Probability | 4 |
PSY102 | Introduction to Psychology* | 3 |
PSY214 | Human Development for Health Professions | 3 |
Transfer Credits Granted to all RNs | 31 | |
NURS101 | Nursing Process and Pharmacology I | 2 |
NURS310 | Nursing Care of the Childbearing client/Family System | 5 |
NURS320 | Adult Health I | 7 |
NURS340 | Nursing Care of Children | 5 |
NURS420 | Adult Health II | 7 |
NURS430 | Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing | 5 |
Nursing Program Requirements | 29 | |
BIO336 | Pathophysiology | 3 |
NURS200 | Professional Nursing Process | 2 |
NURS203 | Health Assessment and Wellness Promotion | 4 |
NURS301 | Values in Transition: Perspectives of Professional Nursing (WI) | 3 |
NURS314 | Management and Leadership in Professional Nursing / Client Intersystems | 3 |
NURS315 | Professional Nurse-Family and Community Intersystems I | 5 |
NURS405 | Professional Nurse-Family and Community Intersystems II | 3 |
NURS406 | Professional Nurse-Societal and Community Client Intersystems: Emergent Evolution | 3 |
NURS407 | Research in Professional Nursing Practice (WI) | 3 |
Credit Totals | ||
Total Program credits | 94-98 | |
Total Core Curriculum credits | 21 | |
Total free elective credits | 1-5 | |
Total credits for the BS in Nursing | 120 |
Notes:
*Courses listed with an asterisk (*) are used to calculate the GPA for, and to rank, program applicants.
- BIO 234, 235, and PSY 102 also fulfill the Flexible Core: Scientific World requirement.
- CHEM 106 and CHEM 107 are taken as co-requisites. These courses also fulfill the Required Core: Life and Physical Sciences requirement.
- MATH 111 and MATH 120 also fulfill the Required Core: Mathematical and Quantitative Reasoning requirement.
- PSY 214 also fulfills the College Option Core: Health Education requirement. NURS majors are not required to take HE 111, and are required to take PSY 214 in its place.
- Students may take NURS 301 or NURS 407 toward fulfillment of the College Option Core: Writing Intensive requirement.
- ENG 125 also partially fulfills the Required Core: English Composition requirement.
- Students who do not place directly into MATH 121 may have to take up to 4 credits of mathematics as a prerequisite for CHEM 106. These credits may require students to exceed 120 credits to complete the nursing program. Students who place into MATH 121 will not have to take these credits.
- Students must complete NURS 200 and NURS 203 with a grade of C+ or higher in order to continue with the Nursing major requirement sequence.
- The requirement that half of the credits in the major program must be taken at York is superseded by the requirement that 25 nursing credits in the RN- BS Nursing Program must be taken at York.
- The foreign language requirement will be met through specific courses that are designed for the health professions, after placement is determined by the foreign language department.
Credit by validation examination may be earned by: Excelsior College and the College Level Examination Program (CLEP). For information pertaining to these examinations contact:
Excelsior College (Regents College)
7 Columbia Circle
Albany, New York 11203
Telephone: (518) 464-8500
College Level Examination Program (CLEP)
P.O. Box 6600
Princeton, NJ 08541 - 6600
Telephone: (800) 257-9558
Articulation Agreements
York College RN - Baccclaureate Nursing Program has articulation agreements with the Nursing Programs at the following colleges:
- Queensborough Community College/ CUNY
- LaGuardia Community College/CUNY
Frequently Requested Information
New students who are awaiting NCLEX results may enroll, with permission in the NURS 203 - Health Assessment Course that is offered only during the Spring semester- (offered in the Summer only with adequate enrollment).
Students are required to complete BIO 382 Human Nutrition. The prerequisite for Human Nutrition (BIO 382) is Chemistry 106 and Chemistry 107 at York College. Students who have completed 4-5 credit Chemistry courses (with a lab component) grade of C or better and seeking equivalency credit for Chemistry 106 and Chemistry 107, must see the coordinator of the Chemistry Discipline.
Effective Fall 2013 CUNY/SUNY A.A.S. graduate transfer credits are accepted on a course by course basis. Non-CUNY/SUNY graduates are strongly encouraged to seek advisement from a Department of Nursing faculty member to clarify transfer credits and avoid taking incorrect or unnecessary courses.