BS—Curriculum

This program of study lists the courses that you will be required to complete to meet graduation requirements.

Year One	Fall Semester	Credits
NURS 310	Health Assessment	3
NURS 326	Conceptual Bases/Professional Nursing	3
ENGL 325	Professional Writing	3
BIOL 420	Epidemiology	3
	Free Elective	3
		TOTAL (15)
Year One	Spring Semester	Credits
NURS 481	Research in Nursing	3
NURS 387	Health Care Policy & Politics	3
NURS 414	Healthy Aging	3
	Statistics Elective	3
	Free Elective	3
		TOTAL (15)
Year Two	Fall Semester	Credits
NURS 415	Management in Nursing	3
NURS 444	Community Health Nursing	4
NURS 512	Family Nursing Theory	3
	Science Elective	3
	Free Elective	3
		TOTAL (16)
Year Two	Spring Semester	Credits
NURS 565	Nurse as Educator	3
NURS 584	Trends in Practice	3
	Health Care Ethics Elective (300+)	3
	Multicultural Elective	3
	Free Elective	3
		TOTAL (15)
TOTAL CREDITS		61 (BS)
Nursing = 31 credits \| Arts & Science = 30 credits

Lower Division Transfer Credits (Maximum of 12)

COURSE PRE-REQUISITES	COURSE PRE/CO-REQUISITES
NURS 444 -- NURS 326	NURS 444 -- BIOL 420
NURS 512 -- NURS 326	NURS 481 -- ENGL 325; Statistics
NURS 565 -- NURS 481	NURS 584 -- Last year of BS program

^ Must be upper division course

Other Course Selections

Elvira Szigeti,
PhD, RN, Dean,
College of Nursing

CONTACT:
Office of Student Admissions
1215 Weiskotten Hall
SUNY Upstate Medical University
admissions@upstate.edu
315 464-4570 or 800 736-2171

"I can think of no greater time to be in this profession thanks to the diverse employment choices. My education will enhance my career possibilities and pave the way for my retirement. If I choose to relocate to another state, I will always find a job.

Getting my education at SUNY Upstate couldn't have been easier. For the past five years I've taken courses in the evening or on my day off. I'll complete my master's in May '05 and it never disrupted my work schedule.

I had an added bonus—
my daughter went through the program with me. It's often difficult to spend time with adult children, so we enjoyed the opportunity to study together. We agreed that professors were friendly, helpful and understanding of family obligations."

—Margaret Wade, RN, BS '04, MS student
Family Nurse Practitioner
pictured with daughter
Shannon Hourigan, RN, BS '04