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Part-time Study

About 85 percent of students in the bachelor's program attend part-time. The majority of part-time students take two courses per semester. It is suggested that part-time students take a minimum of 12 credits per year to progress through the program in a timely fashion. To maintain full-time status, students must take 12 or more credits per semester.

Non-matriculated students may take a maximum of nine credits of course work on a space-available basis while completing admissions requirements.

Most students complete the bachelor's program in four or five years part-time, or as few as two years full-time. All program requirements must be completed within six years of matriculation.


Elvira Szgetti, Dean
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

Graduate & Her Mom, also a Graduate
"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