Online RN to Bachelor of Science Degree Program
RN to Bachelor of Science students at the College of Nursing may choose a full-time or part-time program of study to complete their degree. All courses are offered entirely online. The program includes a total of 61 credits in the upper-division levels. Thirty-one credits are specifically in Nursing courses, while 30 are Arts and Science. Combined with the 60 credits from a basic nursing program, the total number of credits required to award the Bachelor’s Degree is 121. * Note: Residency Requirement refers to the minimum number of credits that must be completed at SUNY Upstate
For individual course descriptions, please visit the Academic Catalog
Degree Completion
61 Credits
Total for RN to BS Program
30 Credits
Residency Requirement
Full Time - 2 Year Program
Expand allYear 1 - Fall
Year 1 - Spring
| COURSE | CREDIT |
|---|---|
| NURS 387: Health Care Policy & Politics | 3 |
| NURS 481: Research in Nursing | 3 |
| BIOL 310: Biostatistics | 3 |
| NURS 465: Nurse as Educator for the BS | 3 |
| Liberal Arts Elective | 3 |
| TOTAL | 15 |
Year 1 - Summer
| COURSE | CREDIT |
|---|---|
| HUMA 420: Ethics and the Health Professional | 3 |
| NPHM 390: Applied Pharmacology | 3 |
| TOTAL | 6 |
Year 2 - Fall
| COURSE | CREDIT |
|---|---|
| NURS 444: Community Health Nursing | 4 |
| BIOL 420: Epidemiology | 3 |
| NURS 456: Information, Quality & Safety | 3 |
| Liberal Arts Elective | 3 |
| TOTAL | 13 |
Year 2 - Spring
| COURSE | CREDIT |
|---|---|
| NURS 415: Leadership and Management | 3 |
| NURS 490: Trends in Practice and Healthcare | 5 |
| Liberal Arts Elective | 3 |
| Liberal Arts Elective | 3 |
| TOTAL | 14 |
Part Time - 3 Year Program
Expand allYear 1 - Fall
Year 1 - Spring
| COURSE | CREDIT |
|---|---|
| NURS 387: Health Care Policy & Politics | 3 |
| NURS 481: Research in Nursing | 3 |
| BIOL 310: Biostatistics | 3 |
| TOTAL | 9 |
Year 1 - Summer
| COURSE | CREDIT |
|---|---|
| HUMA 420: Ethics and the Health Professionalnd Safety | 3 |
| TOTAL | 3 |
Year 2 - Fall
| COURSE | CREDIT |
|---|---|
| NURS 444: Community Health Nursing | 4 |
| BIOL 420: Epidemiology | 3 |
| PATH 360: Pathology | 3 |
| TOTAL | 10 |
Year 2 - Spring
| COURSE | CREDIT |
|---|---|
| NURS 415: Leadership and Management | 3 |
| NURS 465: Nurse as Educator | 3 |
| Liberal Arts Elective | 3 |
| TOTAL | 9 |
Year 2 - Summer
| COURSE | CREDIT |
|---|---|
| NPHM 390: Applied Pharmacology | 3 |
| TOTAL | 3 |
Year 3 - Fall
| COURSE | CREDIT |
|---|---|
| NURS 456: Informatics, Quality, and Safety | 3 |
| Liberal Arts Elective | 3 |
| Liberal Arts Elective | 3 |
| TOTAL | 9 |
Year 3 - Spring
| COURSE | CREDIT |
|---|---|
| NURS 490: Trends in Practice & Healthcare | 5 |
| Liberal Arts Elective | 3 |
| TOTAL | 8 |