At the completion of the RN-BS Degree in Nursing Completion Program, the graduate of the program will:

• Exhibit caring behaviors, cultural competence, and effective communication to meet the human needs of clients as a member of the profession of nursing and an inter-professional team.
• Integrate ethical and legal standards with personal and professional values that encompass life-long learning into nursing practice.
• Incorporate principles of holism, health promotion, teaching learning, and risk reduction across the life span to improve population health.
• Utilize the research findings, evidenced-based practice, and the nursing process to collaborate, coordinate, evaluate, and improve care for the advancement of nursing knowledge and practice in a changing health-care environment.
• Advocate for socially just health-care policies for individuals, groups, and communities in diverse health-care environments.
• Integrate theory, bio-psycho-social knowledge, technology, and critical thinking to provide leadership in the design, coordination, and management of care across the lifespan for individuals, groups, and communities.

*Experiential learning or clinical required for course

Electives (6 credits)
Liberal Arts and Sciences Electives (6 credits):
any ART, BIO, CHM, COM, CUL, ECO, ENG,
HIS, HUM, MAT, MUS, PHI, PHY, POL, PSY,
RES, SCI, SOC, SPA                 

*Experiential learning or clinical required for course.

**Students who have not taken RES 201, Foundations in Social Justice, must select this course as one of their liberal arts and sciences electives.

Above and beyond the general requirements for transfer admission or re-admission to Maria College, students applying to the Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in nursing completion program are required to complete or submit the following:

Additional Requirements:

BS Degree in Nursing The Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Nursing completion program is designed for students who have obtained an unencumbered RN License from the State of New York or have graduated with the Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) within 6 months of the start of the program. The program is designed to offer flexibility to working RNs to complete their BS degree in Nursing. In addition to the regular admission standards, the following must be met by the students:

• Prerequisite Coursework:*
  6 Credits of English Composition
  3 Credits of Developmental/Life span Psychology
  8 Credits of Anatomy and Physiology
  4 Credits of Microbiology
  12 Credits of additional courses in the Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Completion of an associate degree or diploma in nursing from an accredited school of nursing with a GPA of 2.5.
• Current unencumbered RN license within the United States or U.S. Territory, and professional liability coverage or meeting the RN licensure requirement within six months of the completion of the two-year associate degree in nursing.
• Ability to meet both College and clinical agency health requirements.
• Have appropriate health clearance requirements on file in the Nursing Program office prior to clinical facilities visits.

Course work within the BS degree in Nursing completion program will require the student to have a firm foundation in liberal arts and nursing, as well as a license and ability to practice nursing. These requirements will ensure that the student is prepared to meet the program’s demands. Diploma graduates must have completed their non-nursing course work at a college or university for credits to be applicable for transfer into Maria College.

If you have questions or feel that you do not meet all the requirements to be admitted to the program, please contact the Office of Admission to discuss possible options. Phone: (518) 861-2517 or Email: admissions@mariacollege.edu

If you are a current Maria AAS Nursing student, you are eligible to apply for the Maria Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in nursing completion program “change of status” form. The form can be found in the Registrar’s Office or download it here. Please complete and submit prior to graduation.

Please contact the Admission Office, Phone: (518) 861-2517 or Email: admissions@mariacollege.edu, for the simplified admission process steps and also complete the Re-Enrollment Application.

*Employment rate based on student response from the Placement Survey Report.

• The Belanger School of Nursing graduates with AAS in Nursing to BS in Nursing completion program at Maria College
• Columbia-Greene Community College graduates with AS in Nursing to BS in Nursing completion program at Maria College
• Fulton-Montgomery Community College graduates with AS in Nursing to BS in Nursing completion program at Maria College
• Hudson Valley Community College graduates with AAS in Nursing to Bachelor of Science in Nursing completion program at Maria College
• Memorial College of Nursing graduates with an AAS in nursing to BS in Nursing completion program at Maria College
• Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing graduates with AS in nursing to BS in Nursing completion program at Maria College
• SUNY Adirondack graduates with AS in Nursing to BS in Nursing completion program at Maria College
• SUNY Ulster graduates with AS in Nursing to BS in Nursing completion program at Maria College

On November 9, 2018 the Maria College RN-BS Degree in Nursing Completion Program was officially chartered as a Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing becoming Omicron Sigma at-Large Chapter. For more information on becoming a member please contact Sigma at: https://www.sigmanursing.org or call: (888) 634-7575.

Criteria to become a member – Registered Nurse Students must:

• Completed 12 credit hours at their current school.
• Completed half of the nursing curriculum.
• Achieve academic excellence
  • For universities/institutions of higher education that use a 4.0 grade point average system to measure academic achievement, baccalaureate students must have a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.0. GPAs should be computed according to the policies of the university.
• Rank in the top 35% of the graduating class.
• Meet the expectation of academic integrity.