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Fall 2025 Health Sciences Catalog

Basic Baccalaureate Program (BBP, Nursing)

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The nursing curriculum leads to the Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Nursing. Students begin the nursing major after completing two years of pre-requisite, general education coursework, either at Stony Brook University or another accredited institution. The nursing major applies principles from the sciences, art and humanities to patient-centered nursing practice. Graduates of the program are eligible to sit for the NCLEX-RN exam.

Admission Requirements:

  • Cumulative GPA of 2.80 is required
  • A grade of C or higher in all required pre-admission coursework
  • Three of the pre-admission sciences must be completed by the application deadline

Pre-Admission Coursework for applicants WITH a Baccalaureate Degree on Admission

 

Required Pre-Admission Coursework

  • English Composition Credits: 3 credits
  • Lifespan/Developmental Psychology Credits: 3 credits
  • Microbiology/Lab Credits: 4 credits
  • Anatomy & Physiology I/Lab Credits: 4 credits
  • Anatomy & Physiology II/Lab Credits: 4 credits
  • Chemistry Credits: 3 credits
  • Statistics Credits: 3 credits

Pre-Admission Coursework for Applicants WITHOUT a Baccalaureate Degree on Admission

 

Required Pre-Admission Coursework

  • English Composition Credits: 3 credits
  • Introduction to Sociology Credits: 3 credits
  • Introduction to Psychology Credits: 3 credits
  • Lifespan/Developmental Psychology Credits: 3 credits
  • Microbiology/Lab Credits: 4 credits
  • Anatomy & Physiology I/Lab Credits: 4 credits
  • Anatomy & Physiology II/Lab Credits: 4 credits
  • Chemistry Credits: 3 credits
  • Statistics Credits: 3 credits
  • Humanities Credits: 6 credits
  • Fine Arts Credits: 3 credits
  • US History Credits: 3 credits
  • Global Issues Credits: 3 credits
  • Second Semester of Elementary Foreign Language* Credits: 3 credits
  • Electives Credits: 9 credits

Total Credits: 57

* Stony Brook University students who satisfy the requirement for LANG (communicate in a language other than English) fulfill the foreign language requirement for the School of Nursing. However, the number of elective credits must increase from 9 to 12 in order to meet the minimum requirements of 57 credits.

Graduation Requirements

These courses together with the School of Nursing curriculum satisfy Stony Brook curriculum requirements and provide our students with a diverse educational foundation that will facilitate lifelong active and adaptive learning and inspire engaged global citizenship.

Professional Socialization

Health Related Sciences

Clinical Nursing

Total Credits: 71

Honors

Degree candidates may receive school or departmental awards for superior performance upon the recommendation and review by the School of Nursing Awards Committee.

Dean’s List

Each semester, part-time students must have completed at least six credits of letter-grade work in order to be considered.

Degrees With Distinction

School of Nursing undergraduate students are eligible for Degrees with Distinction. Degrees with Distinction are conferred on candidates for the Bachelor of Science degree who have completed at least 55 credits at Stony Brook, excluding special examination and waiver credit, and who attain the requisite grade point average. Students in the Registered Nurse to Baccalaureate Program or Registered Nurse to Master of Science Program who entered the program prior to 2022, must follow the policy in place during their entry term into the program. The levels of distinction are suma cum laude, magna cum laude, and cum laude, and constitute approximately the 98th percentile, the 93rd percentile and the 85th percentile, respectively.

The grade point average cutoffs for the three levels of distinction are: summa cum laude, 3.80; magna cum laude, 3.70; and cum laude, 3.60.

Attainment of a degree with distinction is indicated on the student’s diploma and permanent academic record.

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