RNs with a Bachelor's in Another Field

Registered Nurses with a nonnursing bachelor’s degree can earn a master’s degree without a BS in nursing. Candidates take only five courses (or a combination of courses and exams exams) to complete the bachelor’s requirement and enter the master’s program. This is the only local clinical program of this kind.

Candidates with a bachelor's degree in a field other than nursing must meet the prerequisite requirements for all master's students, namely successful completion of two courses:

Health Assessment (3 credits - CON NURS 310: Health Assessment, or a 300 level or higher course)
Statistics (3 credits)

In addition, candidates complete three to four baccalaureate level courses or Excelsior College Exams (ECE) ,depending on work experience as an RN and prior course work, to fulfill prerequisites.

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 went to work after earning my assoc-
iate's degree, and kept right on going to school. Courses like Nurse as Educator fit right in with what I want to do professionally. In class, not only do you develop lasting friendships with students and faculty, but itís encouraging to be around so many nurses, in all sorts of careers. "

— Cheryl Cook, RN, BS Student, Pediatric Nurse