Online Nursing BS Degree Completion
Complete your degree in just 12 months
Maria College’s 12-month, fully online RN-BS program instills the importance of caring and compassionate service to others in alignment with the College’s core values. The program is designed for motivated RN’s looking to complete their Bachelor’s in Nursing while continuing to balance work and life. At a cost per credit of just $385 our tuition is competitive, so you can go as far as your dreams can take you.
Enrollment & Program Details
Students may enroll in either the Fall or Spring semester. The curriculum consists of 4 semesters: two 15-week semesters in the Fall and Spring, and two 7-week semesters in the Summer. Lastly, a total of 90 hours of clinical experience is required for the program. The clinical hours are divided evenly between two different focus areas – Community and Global Perspectives in Nursing and Epidemiology and Transformational Leadership and Management.
Maria College also offers a hybrid in-person Nursing RN-BS Completion program. You will complete the same degree with these two programs but they are structured differently to meet the needs of different learners. Reach out to our admissions office to talk through which program makes the most sense for you.
Accreditation
The Online RN-BS Degree in Nursing Completion Program at Maria College located in Albany, 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 RN-BS Degree in Nursing Completion Program is Continuing Accreditation.
- Program Learning Outcomes
After completion of the Online RN-BS Completion Program at Maria College, the graduate will be able to:
- 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, evidence-based practice, and the nursing process to collaborate, coordinate, evaluate, and improve care for the advancement of nursing knowledge and practice in a changing healthcare environment.
- Advocate for socially just healthcare policies for individuals, groups, and communities in diverse healthcare 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.
- Course Overview
Nursing Core (30 credits) |
| Course | | Credits |
| NUR 310 | Pathophysiology | 3 |
| NUR 326 | Holistic Pharmacology | 3 |
| NUR 330 | Nursing Theory and Contemporary Trends | 3 |
| NUR 345 | Research to Promote Evidence Based Practice in Nursing | 3 |
| NUR 355 | Comprehensive Health Assessment and Promotion Across the Lifespan | 4 |
| NUR 418 | Healthcare Policy and Advocacy for Vulnerable Populations | 3 |
| NUR 428 | Community and Global Perspectives in Nursing and Epidemiology | 4 |
| NUR 430 | Teaching and Learning | 3 |
| NUR 445 | Transformational Leadership and Management | 4 |
Required Arts and Sciences Credits (30 credits) |
| MAT 200 | Statistics | 3 |
| ENG 315 | Health, Wellness, and Writing | 3 |
| CSC 308 | Healthcare Informatics | 3 |
| PHI 300 | Healthcare Ethics | 3 |
| PSY 300 | Organizational Change | 3 |
| SOC 300 | Medical Sociology | 3 |
| CUL 320 | Cultures, Health and Healing | 3 |
| RES 201 | Foundations of Social Justice | 3 |
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
- Course Sequence
Fall Admission
First Semester: Fall (15 weeks) |
| Course | | Credits |
| MAT 200 | Statistics | 3 |
| ENG 315 | Health, Wellness, and Writing | 3 |
| CSC 308 | Healthcare Informatics | 3 |
| NUR 310 | Pathophysiology | 3 |
| NUR 326 | Holistic Pharmacology | 3 |
| | | 15 |
Second Semester: Spring (15 weeks) |
| PHI 300 | Healthcare Ethics | 3 |
| PSY 300 | Organizational Change | 3 |
| NUR 330 | Nursing Theory and Contemporary Trends | 3 |
| NUR 345 | Research to Promote Evidence Based Practice in Nursing | 3 |
| NUR 355 | Comprehensive Health Assessment and Promotion Across the Lifespan | 4 |
| | | 16 |
Third Semester: Summer (7 weeks) |
| SOC 300 | Medical Sociology | 3 |
| CUL 320 | Cultures, Health and Healing | 3 |
| NUR 418 | Healthcare Policy and Advocacy for Vulnerable Populations | 3 |
| NUR 428 | Community and Global Perspectives in Nursing and Epidemiology | 4 |
| | | 13 |
Fourth Semester: Summer (7 weeks) |
| NUR 430 | Teaching and Learning | 3 |
| NUR 445 | Transformational Leadership and Management | 4 |
| Arts and Sciences Electives (RES 201 required if not taken already) | | 9 |
| | | 16 |
Spring Admission
First Semester: Spring (15 weeks) |
| Course | | Credits |
| MAT 200 | Statistics | 3 |
| ENG 315 | Health, Wellness, and Writing | 3 |
| CSC 308 | Healthcare Informatics | 3 |
| NUR 310 | Pathophysiology | 3 |
| NUR 326 | Holistic Pharmacology | 3 |
| | | 15 |
Second Semester: Summer (7 weeks) |
| PHI 300 | Healthcare Ethics | 3 |
| PSY 300 | Organizational Change | 3 |
| NUR 330 | Nursing Theory and Contemporary Trends | 3 |
| NUR 345 | Research to Promote Evidence Based Practice in Nursing | 3 |
| NUR 355 | Comprehensive Health Assessment and Promotion Across the Lifespan | 4 |
| | | 16 |
Third Semester: Summer (7 weeks) |
| SOC 300 | Medical Sociology | 3 |
| CUL 320 | Cultures, Health and Healing | 3 |
| NUR 418 | Healthcare Policy and Advocacy for Vulnerable Populations | 3 |
| NUR 428 | Community and Global Perspectives in Nursing and Epidemiology | 4 |
| | | 13 |
Fourth Semester: Fall (15 weeks) |
| NUR 430 | Teaching and Learning | 3 |
| NUR 445 | Transformational Leadership and Management | 4 |
| Arts and Sciences Electives (RES 201 required if not taken already) | | 9 |
| | | 16 |
- Admission Requirements
The Online Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Nursing completion program is designed for students who have obtained an unencumbered current RN license from the State of New York. The program is designed to offer flexibility to working RNs to complete their online 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.
- 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
- NC-SARA Mission
The National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements, in collaboration with the four regional higher education compacts, was established to develop and implement an effective and efficient reciprocal state-level authorization process for postsecondary distance education. Its mission is to provide broad access to postsecondary education opportunities to students across the country, to increase the quality and value of higher learning credentials earned via distance education, and to assure students are well served in a rapidly changing education landscape.
On September 13, 2016, the New York State Board of Regents adopted new regulations requiring out-of-state institutions of higher education to seek and obtain New York State Education Department (NYSED) approval to offer distance education to New York State residents and to permit the Department to enter into the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA). New York State joined SARA on December 9, 2016.
New York State institutions participating in SARA are authorized to conduct distance education activity in other SARA member states under the terms and provisions of SARA. Maria College is an institutional member of the Council for the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA). In addition to our institutional reporting process online program students may access an additional review process with New York State.
