Nursing & Health Professions
Nursing Program
The nursing and health professions department at SUNYIT offers a curriculum leading to a bachelor of science degree with a major in nursing. The baccalaureate program is designed exclusively to serve licensed registered nurses from state-approved associate or diploma nursing programs that are prepared to focus on their professional and career development.
Students may attend the SUNYIT program on a full-time or part-time basis. In addition to the SUNYIT program, courses have been offered at outreach sites, for example, Albany, NY. Course offerings at the outreach locations have been scheduled within a select time frame and have been delivered by senior nursing faculty, with courses offered through a blend of distance learning technology, and traditional classroom teaching. Online Internet instruction is through the SUNY Learning Network (SLN) or through simulcast instruction at outreach locations. Complete details regarding scheduling of nursing courses at outreach locations are available upon request from nursing and health professions department.
The nursing program, in support of the mission of SUNYIT, offers direct articulation and joint admissions agreements with associate degree and diploma nursing programs. These agreements provide potential students advanced advisement regarding transfer of credits.
The curriculum includes coursework in the theoretical bases of professional nursing practice, comprehensive health assessment, nursing research, contemporary nursing practice, nursing scholarship, nursing leadership, and community health nursing.
As with all programs at SUNYIT, the nursing program includes a strong base in the arts and sciences. This provides students with the tools and knowledge to relate their experiences to their work and to the broader context of their lives. It helps create a more diverse, complete education that continues to grow throughout life.
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Program of Study |
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| Required Nursing Courses (32 credits) | ||
| NUR 313 | Theoretical Bases for Professional Nursing Practice | 4 Credits |
| NUR 314 | Comprehensive Health Assessment Prerequisites: Human Anatomy & Physiology I & II, Microbiology; Pre/Corequisite: Bio 350 |
4 Credits |
| NUR 320A | Nursing Theory for Professional Nursing Practice Matriculation into Accelerated RN to BS/MS Program |
2 Credits |
| NUR 325 | Epidemiology in Nursing | 2 Credits |
| NUR 330A | Nursing Research for Professional Nursing Practice Matriculation into the accelerated RN to BS/MS program |
2 Credits |
| NUR 340A | Nursing Leadership Matriculation into the accelerated RN to BS/MS program Prerequisites: NUR 320A, NUR 330A or equivalent |
1 Credit |
| NUR 344 | Ethical Issues in Nursing | 2 Credits |
| NUR 390 | Nursing Research Pre/Corequisites: NUR 313, Statistics |
4 Credits |
| NUR 444 | Nursing Leadership Prerequisites: Matriculated status, NUR 313, NUR 314, NUR 390, BIO 350, Cultural Anthropology, Developmental Psychology, current New York Registered Professional Nurse license, current CPR certification, complete health clearance on file; Pre/Corequisite: NUR 344 |
4 Credits |
| NUR 455 | Public Health Nursing Science I Prerequisites: NUR 313, NUR 314, NUR 325, NUR 390, BIO 350, Cultural Anthropology, Developmental Psychology |
4 Credits |
| NUR 474 | Public Health Nursing Science II Prerequisites: NUR 313, NUR 314, NUR 325, NUR 390, NUR 444, NUR 455, Cultural Anthropology, Developmental Psychology, current New York Registered Professional Nurse license, current CPR certification, current complete health clearance on file. Clinical clearance must be validated prior to first scheduled clinical agency experience. Pre/Corequisite: Sociology elective. |
4 Credits |
| NUR 480 | Special Topics in Nursing | 2 Credits |
| NUR 490 | Culminating Seminar Pre/Corequisites: NUR 474, Students must be within 4 credits of graduation at completion of culminating seminar. |
2 Credits |
| General Education/Arts and Sciences Course Requirements (62 credits) |
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| General Education Category | ||||
| 1 | Math | 1 course | # | 3-4 Credits |
| 2 | Science | Anatomy and Physiology* | # | 6-8 Credits |
| Microbiology* | # | 3-4 Credits | ||
| Advanced Physiology - BIO 350 | # | 3-4 Credits | ||
| 3 | Social Science | Introductory Psychology* | # | 3-4 Credits |
| Developmental Psychology | # | 3-4 Credits | ||
| Introductory Sociology* | # | 3-4 Credits | ||
| Cultural Anthropology | # | 3-4 Credits | ||
| Sociology elective | # | 3-4 Credits | ||
| (required as a pre/corequisite for NUR 474) | ||||
| 4 | American History | ** | Must satisfy at least two (2) of the General Education categories from 4-9. |
Total 6-8 Credits |
| 5 | Western Civilization | ** | ||
| 6 | Other Civilizations | ** | ||
| 7 | Humanities | ** | ||
| 8 | Arts | ** | ||
| 9 | Language | ** | ||
| 10 | Communications | Freshmen English* | 3-4 Credits | |
| Upper Division Writing | 3-4 Credits | |||
| (must pass within first 32 semester hours after matriculation at the college) |
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| Other Required Courses | ||||
| Statistics may satisfy math gen. ed. requirement | # | 3-4 Credits | ||
| Arts & Sciences Elective | as needed | |||
| Transferred Credits | 30 Credits | |||
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Total Credits
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124 Credits | |||
| * | These courses required prior to entry into the Nursing and Health Professions Department. | |||
| ** | Must satisfy two of the six general education categories (4 through 9). | |||
| # | Nursing Requirement | |||