Nursing RN-B.S.

Take the next step in your nursing career.

Now available online, the SUNY Morrisville nursing RN to Bachelor of Science (RN-B.S.) degree program helps you enhance your ability to care for others and advance professionally in leadership positions.

Program at a Glance
2
Years to Complete
64
Credit Hours

Why SUNY Morrisville Nursing?

Taught by doctoral-prepared faculty with several years of nursing and nursing education experience, our RN-B.S. program’s nursing courses are asynchronous and offered in a full-semester format to allow for a more relaxed curricular pace.

The curriculum integrates concepts of diversity, equity & inclusion into theory and research, with courses emphasizing public, family & community nursing, health policy, advanced health assessment, health promotion, nursing theory, evidence-based practice, nursing informatics, ethics, organizational communications, systems theory, professional concepts, leadership and management. 

You will engage in service-learning activities that combine formal learning with guided reflection on how to strengthen communities.

Students who meet requirements are eligible for membership in the Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society, Chi Tau at-Large Chapter.

Upon program completion, you can seek admission to a master’s level program to specialize as a clinical nurse specialist, nursing administrator, or nurse anesthetist, midwife, practitioner or educator. You also will be eligible for graduate programs in informatics and business and health care administration.

Graduates from SUNY Morrisville’s nursing A.A.S. program do not need to re-apply and can complete the Intent to Enroll form to continue to the nursing RN-B.S. program. 

Skills You Will Gain

Upon completion of the nursing RN-B.S. program, you will be prepared to:

  • Incorporate arts, humanities and science into the professional nursing role
  • Assess leadership principles in the provision of quality nursing care
  • Integrate evidence-based practice in a variety of health settings
  • Discuss the role of information technology systems in delivery of safe patient care
  • Analyze methods to improve health outcomes for populations
  • Analyze and implement the most effective communication methods for health care environments
  • Identify gaps in health care settings and promote population-focused interventions
  • Extend your professional identity to practice successfully in a multicultural environment

What Can I Do in Nursing?

With an RN-B.S. degree in nursing, you will be prepared to serve individuals, communities, and populations in diverse and rapidly changing health care environments as a leader, scholar and nursing advocate with careers such as:

  • Pediatric nurse
  • Oncology nurse
  • Emergency room nurse
  • Travel nurse
  • Forensic nurse
  • Director of nursing
  • Chief nursing officer
  • Public health nurse
  • Legal nurse consultant
  • Health coach/educator

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Layne Martin

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Dual sport athlete Layne Martin, discusses his experience as a nursing major and how SUNY Morrisville prepared his for success.

Minimum Device Requirements for this Program

It is highly recommended that students do not purchase a tablet or touch-screen device, as is will not run specific nursing software packages.

  • 64-bit versions of Windows 10 and Windows 11. Only genuine versions of Windows Operating Systems are supported. The versions of Windows 10 certified for use are 20H2, 21H1, 21H2, and Windows 11 21H2.
  • CPU Processor: Non-ARM based processor supported by your operating system
  • RAM: 4GB of usable RAM or higher
  • Hard drive: 4GB or higher of available space.
  • USB port is required (Newer devices may require an adaptor.)
  • Screen resolution should be at least 1280 x 768. Scaling should be set to 100%.
  • Software: Microsoft Office 365

ACEN Accredited

Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)
3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400
Atlanta, GA 30326
404-975-5000
www.acenursing.org

The B.S. nursing program at SUNY College of Agriculture & Technology at Morrisville at the Morrisville Campus located in Morrisville, New York is accredited by the: Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN).

3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400 Atlanta, GA 30326 (404) 975-5000

The most recent accreditation decision made by the ACEN Board of Commissioners for the B.S. nursing program is Continuing Accreditation. View the public information disclosed by the ACEN regarding this program on the ACEN website.

NY State Education Department
Office of the Professions
Division of Professional Licensing Services
Nurse Unit
89 Washington Ave
Albany, NY 12234-1000
518.486.2967
HESC code: 1203.10

Accredited by the New York State Board of Regents.

SUNY Morrisville Aggregated Graduation Rates

Program Completion - Aggregated for the Entire Program

Year Total number of students (N) starting in the first nursing course

Total number of on-time

(4 semesters) graduates

Program Completion Rate (4 semesters)

Total number of graduates

(6 semesters) graduates

Program Completion Rate (6 semesters)
2020 N=7 N=4 57% N=2 29%
2021 N=9 N=5 56% N=2 22%
2022 N=5 N=4 80% N=0 0%

 

Aggregated Job Placement Table

Job Placement Rates – Aggregated for the Entire Program

Year

Response Rate

(Number responding/number graduating)

Job Placement Rate

(Number employed/number responding)

2021 100% (3/3) 100% (3/3)
2022 100% (5/5) 100% (5/5)
2023 100% (7/7) 100% (7/7)
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