UB, University at Buffalo, State University of New York

Nursing Basic Program - B.S.

Acceptance Criteria

Freshman Students
All intended nursing students admitted to UB for the fall will be admitted directly to the School of Nursing. Admission is on a space available basis.

By the sophomore year, students must have earned a minimum GPA of 2.5 overall and completed at least five of the prerequisite nursing courses, at least two of which are in the required sciences (chemistry, anatomy, physiology, or microbiology). All thirteen prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of C or better prior to entering the clinical nursing program.

To remain in the major, students are required to maintain good academic standing in the university and complete prerequisites in four semesters.

Transfer and Continuing UB Students
All intended nursing students may apply to School of Nursing in November and March. The basic nursing application is located at our web site: http://nursing.buffalo.edu.

Admission is granted on a space available basis. To be eligible to apply, students must complete at least five of the nursing prerequisites, at least two of which are in the required sciences (chemistry, anatomy, physiology, or microbiology), and have earned a competitive GPA for all previous college work. All thirteen prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of C or better prior to entering the clinical nursing program.

All School of Nursing applicants must first be admitted to UB. November applicants admitted to the major enter UB in spring, complete remaining prerequisites, and start the upper division in the following fall. March applicants admitted to the major enter UB in fall, complete remaining prerequisites, and start the upper division one year later in the following fall.

To remain in the major, students are required to maintain good academic standing and complete prerequisites by the time they begin the upper-division courses.

Prerequisite Courses

ANA 113 Human Anatomy (4)
BCP 302 Introduction to Pharmacology (4)
Chemistry (if not already taken in high school; official transcript required) (4-5)
NUR 293 Informatics and the Health Care Environment (3)
MIC 301 Fundamentals of Microbiology (4)
NTR 108 Human Nutrition (3)
NUR 250 Human Growth and Development (3)
PGY 300 Human Physiology (4)
PGY 412 Applied Physiology (2)
PHI 337 Social and Ethical Values in Medicine (3)
PSY 101 Introductory Psychology (3)
SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology (3) or UGC 211 American Pluralism and the Search for Equality or cognates
Statistics (one of the following): CEP 207 Introduction to Statistics and Computing, PSY 207 Psychological Statistics, STA 119 Statistical Methods (4)

Applicants with a previous non-nursing bachelor's degree from a U.S. institution or international equivalent and a minimum overall GPA of 3.0 will be waived from the following prerequisites: NUR 293 Informatics and the Health Care Environment (3), PGY 412 Applied Physiology (2), PHI 337 Social and Ethical Values in Medicine (3), PSY 101 Introductory Psychology (3), and SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology (3) or UGC 211 American Pluralism and the Search for Equality (or cognates) (3)

Required Courses

NUR 309 Health Assessment: Concepts and Skills (4)
NUR 310 Assessment of Families and Communities (3)
NUR 348 Introduction to Nursing Research (3)
NUR 370 Nursing as a Profession (3)
NUR 371 Health-Care Delivery Perspectives (3)
NUR 372 Health Promotion (3)
NUR 373L Basic Nursing Therapeutics (3)
NUR 374 Primary Care with Families across the Life Span (5)
NUR 374L Nursing Therapeutics in Primary Care (3)
NUR 376 Principles of Nursing Leadership (1)
NUR 447 Advanced Clinical Nursing (3)
NUR 470 Health Maintenance and Restoration (4)
NUR 470L Nursing Therapeutics in Health Maintenance and Restoration (4)
NUR 471 Clinical Seminar: Health Maintenance and Restoration (1)
NUR 472 Nursing Management of Patient Care (1)
NUR 475 Nursing Management in Complex Situations (2)
NUR 478 Concepts of Complex Acute Care (3)
NUR 478L Nursing Therapeutics in Complex Acute Care (4)
NUR 479 Clinical Seminar: Complex Acute Care (1)

Summary
Total required credit hours for the major: 94-99

See Baccalaureate Degree Requirements for general education and remaining university requirements.

Recommended Sequence of Program Requirements

(sample schedule: assuming high school chemistry has been completed)

FIRST YEAR
Fall—ANA 113, PSY 101
Spring—NTR 108, NUR 250, PGY 300

SECOND YEAR
Fall—BCP 302, NUR 293; SOC 101 or UGC 211; one statistics course (one of the following: CEP 207, PSY 207, STA 119)
Spring—MIC 301, PGY 412, PHI 337

THIRD YEAR
Fall—NUR 309, NUR 370, NUR 371, NUR 372, NUR 373L
Spring—NUR 310, NUR 348 (or may be taken in fall of fourth year), NUR 374, NUR 374L, NUR 376

FOURTH YEAR
Fall—NUR 348 (if not taken spring of third year), NUR 470, NUR 470L, NUR 471, NUR 472
Spring—NUR 447, NUR 475, NUR 478, NUR 478L, NUR 479

Accelerated Bachelor of Science (ABS) Option for Second-Degree Students - B.S.

Acceptance Criteria

Applications completed for the University at Buffalo and the School of Nursing. Apply online at http://www.buffalo.edu/admissions and http://nursing.buffalo.edu.
Applications are due November 15th; admission is competitive and on a space-available basis.
Earned bachelor’s or graduate degree with a minimum GPA of 3.0 overall.
Current resume, goal statement, complete transcripts, and personal interview.
Minimum GPA of 3.0 overall in prerequisite courses.

Advising Notes

Academic advisement for students applying to the ABS program is provided by the School of Nursing.

Upon application, prerequisite courses (listed below) must be fulfilled or a plan approved to complete all prerequisites by enrollment. Equivalent courses may be approved by the School of Nursing.

Minimum requirements must be met for admission into the accelerated BS option; however, it is expected that successful applicants will exceed these basic requirements.

Prerequisite Courses

ANA 113 Human Anatomy (4)
BCP 302 Introduction to Pharmacology (4) (if needed, NUR 503 Pharmacotherapeutics in
Advanced Nursing Practice* (3) is recommended)
Chemistry (if not already taken in high school; official transcript required) (4-5)
MIC 301 Fundamentals of Microbiology (4)
NTR 108 Human Nutrition (3)
NUR 250 Human Growth and Development (3)
PGY 300 Human Physiology (4)
Statistics (one of the following): CEP 207 Introduction to Statistics and Computing, PSY 207 Psychological Statistics, STA 119 Statistical Methods (4)

Recommended Prerequisite Courses

PHI 337 Social and Ethical Values in Medicine (3)
One genetics course

Required Courses

NUR 309 Health Assessment: Concepts and Skills (4)
NUR 310 Assessment of Families and Communities (3)
NUR 370 Nursing as a Profession (3)
NUR 373L Basic Nursing Therapeutics (3)
NUR 374 Primary Care with Families across the Lifespan (5)
NUR 374L Nursing Therapeutics in Primary Care (3)
NUR 440 Critical Elements in Nursing Leadership (4)
NUR 447 Advanced Clinical Nursing (3)
NUR 470 Health Maintenance and Restoration (4)
NUR 470L Nursing Therapeutics in Health Maintenance and Restoration (4)
NUR 471 Clinical Seminar: Health Maintenance and Restoration (1)
NUR 478 Concepts of Complex Acute Care (3)
NUR 478L Nursing Therapeutics in Complex Acute Care (4)
NUR 479 Clinical Seminar: Complex Acute Care (1)
NUR 511 Health Care Systems, Policy and Ethics (3)*
NUR 512 Research Methods for the Practice Profession (4)*
NUR 518 Health Promotion and Risk Reduction (2)*

Summary
Total required credit hours for the major: 91-97*
*37-43 are required to apply; 9-12 are graduate level

See Baccalaureate Degree Requirements for general education and remaining university requirements.

Recommended Sequence of Program Requirements

SUMMER SESSION I (7 WEEKS)
NUR 309, NUR 373L, NUR 511*

SUMMER SESSION II (7 WEEKS)
NUR 374, NUR 374L, NUR 518*

FALL
NUR 310, NUR 370, NUR 470, NUR 470L, NUR 471

SPRING
15 weeks: NUR 440, NUR 512*
First 12 weeks: NUR 478, NUR 478L, NUR 479
Last 3 weeks (capstone): NUR 447

*Graduate level credit

R.N. Track Program - B.S.

for students with R.N. licensure

Acceptance Criteria

Applications completed for the University at Buffalo and the School of Nursing. Students must apply online at http://www.buffalo.edu/admissions and http://nursing.buffalo.edu.
Minimum GPA of 2.5 overall.
AAS degree or diploma in nursing completed prior to entry to UB.

Advising Notes

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis; November 1 and April 15 are recommended deadlines.

Every student must receive advisement each semester to ensure that courses are taken in the correct sequence. The sequence below provides one plan for completing the major courses; non-nursing prerequisites and general education courses should be added as needed. Students may complete the program either part-time or full-time. Students who have completed an articulated physical assessment course may be able to complete the program in one year of full-time study.

Every student must complete a program plan of study upon entry.

Prerequisite Courses

ANA 113 Human Anatomy (4)
BCP 302 Introduction to Pharmacology (4)
Chemistry (if not already taken in high school; official transcript required) (4-5)
NUR 293 Informatics and the Health Care Environment (3)
MIC 301 Fundamentals of Microbiology (4)
NTR 108 Human Nutrition (3)
NUR 250 Human Growth and Development (3)
PGY 300 Human Physiology (4)
PGY 412 Applied Physiology (2)
PHI 337 Social and Ethical Values in Medicine (3)
PSY 101 Introductory Psychology (3)
SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology (3) or UGC 211 American Pluralism and the Search for Equality or cognates
Statistics (one of the following): STA 119 Statistical Methods, PSY 207 Psychological Statistics, CEP 207 Introduction to Statistics and Computing (4)

Applicants with a previous non-nursing bachelor's degree from a U.S. institution or international equivalent and a minimum overall GPA of 3.0 will be waived from the following prerequisites: NUR 293 Informatics and the Health Care Environment (3), PGY 412 Applied Physiology (2), PHI 337 Social and Ethical Values in Medicine (3), PSY 101 Introductory Psychology (3), and SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology (3) or UGC 211 American Pluralism and the Search for Equality (or cognates) (3)

All R.N. students who graduate from hospital-based diploma programs in nursing are required to successfully complete nursing proficiency exams offered by Excelsior College (formerly Regents College). The R.N. advisor assists students in determining whether they are required to take the exams, which exams are acceptable, and when to register.

Required Courses

NUR 309 Health Assessment: Concepts and Skills (4)
NUR 310 Assessment of Families and Communities (3)
NUR 348 Introduction to Nursing Research (3)
NUR 370 Nursing as a Profession (3)
NUR 371 Health-Care Delivery Perspectives (3)
NUR 372 Health Promotion (3)
NUR 374L Nursing Therapeutics in Primary Care (3)
NUR 377 Issues in Primary Care (2)
NUR 440 Critical Elements in Nursing Leadership (4)
NUR 480L Health Care Management in the Community (2)

Summary
Total required credit hours for the major: 70-75*
*40-45 are prerequisites, many of which may be equivalent transfer courses

See Baccalaureate Degree Requirements for general education and remaining university requirements.

Recommended Sequence of Program Requirements

FIRST SEMESTER
NUR 309, NUR 370, NUR 371, NUR 372

SECOND SEMESTER
NUR 310, NUR 374L, NUR 377, NUR 440

THIRD SEMESTER
NUR 348, NUR 480L

All students must complete the appropriate general education program. Some required prerequisite courses may satisfy general education requirements. Contact the R.N. advisor to determine required courses.

*Most students with an associate’s degree have taken courses that meet some of the prerequisite courses. The R.N. advisor assists in determining any remaining prerequisites.

Nursing - B.S./M.S.

for students with R.N. licensure

Acceptance Criteria

Applications completed for the University at Buffalo and the School of Nursing. Students must apply online at http://www.buffalo.edu/admissions and http://nursing.buffalo.edu.
Minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0 overall.
Three letters of reference.
AAS degree or diploma in nursing completed prior to entry at UB.
Minimum score of 450 in both the verbal and the quantitative aptitude portion of the Graduate Record Examination if overall undergraduate GPA is below 3.0.

Advising Notes

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis; November 1 and April 15 are recommended deadlines.

Every student must receive advisement each semester to ensure that courses are taken in the correct sequence. The sequence below provides one plan for completing the major courses; non-nursing prerequisites and general education courses should be added as needed. Students complete a program plan of study developed with the advisor, attending either part-time or full-time. Full-time study may allow completion in three and a half years if all other requirements are met.

All students must complete the appropriate general education program. Some prerequisite courses may satisfy general education requirements. Contact the R.N. advisor to determine required courses.

Prerequisite Courses

ANA 113 Human Anatomy (4)
PGY 300 Human Physiology (4)
Chemistry (if not already taken in high school; official transcript required) (4-5)
NUR 293 Informatics and the Health Care Environment (3)
MIC 301 Fundamentals of Microbiology (4)
PHI 337 Social and Ethical Values in Medicine (3)
Statistics (one of the following): STA 119 Statistical Methods, PSY 207 Psychological Statistics, CEP 207 Introduction to Statistics and Computing (4)
Social science (any three for a total of 9 credit hours)

Applicants with a previous non-nursing bachelor's degree from a U.S. institution or international equivalent and a minimum overall GPA of 3.0 will be waived from the following prerequisites: NUR 293 Informatics and the Health Care Environment (3), PHI 337 Social and Ethical Values in Medicine (3), and PSY 101 Introductory Psychology (3)

All R.N. students who graduate from hospital-based diploma programs in nursing are required to successfully complete nursing proficiency exams offered by Excelsior College (formerly Regents College). The R.N. advisor assists students in determining whether they are required to take the exams, which exams are acceptable, and when to register.

Required Courses

Undergraduate

NUR 302 Professional Issues in Practice (1)
NUR 309 Health Assessment: Concepts and Skills (4)
NUR 310 Assessment of Families and Communities (3)
NUR 348 Introduction to Nursing Research (3)
NUR 374L Nursing Therapeutics in Primary Care (3)
NUR 377 Issues in Primary Care (2)
NUR 440 Critical Elements in Nursing Leadership (4)
NUR 480L Health Care Management in the Community (2)

Upon completion of 108 undergraduate credits or nearly all undergraduate requirements, students are certified as matriculating graduate students.

Summary
Total required credit hours for the major: 53-58*
*31-36 are prerequisites, many of which may be equivalent transfer courses

See Baccalaureate Degree Requirements for general education and remaining university requirements.

Refer to the Graduate School's Policies and Procedures Manual for Master's candidate requirements.

Recommended Sequence of Program Requirements

FIRST SEMESTER
NUR 302, NUR 309, NUR 310, NUR 511*, NUR 518*

SECOND SEMESTER
NUR 348, NUR 374L, NUR 377, NUR 440

THIRD SEMESTER
NUR 480L, graduate nursing courses as determined with program advisor (10 or more credit hours)

*Graduate level credit

All students must complete the appropriate general education program. Some prerequisite required courses may satisfy general education requirements. Contact the R.N. advisor to determine required courses.

Graduate level coursework ranges from 42 to 53 credit hours depending on the M.S. program selected.