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Fall 2025 Health Sciences Catalog

Registered Nurse to Baccalaureate Program (RNBP)

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Offered through Distance Learning with On-Site Requirements

The Registered Nurse to Baccalaureate Program is designed for students with an associate degree in nursing. The curriculum is concentrated in the upper division and leads to a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in nursing. The upper-division nursing major draws on the lower-division prerequisite courses from the arts, humanities, and natural and social sciences. Learning experiences are focused on the world’s evolving health care environment. Communication, negotiation, and leadership skills are emphasized as students provide care to individuals, families, groups and communities. Various models of professional nursing and health care are introduced.

*RN license is required within six (6) months from the start of the program

The program requires 60 credits of upper division coursework

Admission Requirements:

  • Cumulative GPA of 2.50
  • 60 college credits with a grade of C or higher in all required pre-admission coursework

Required Pre-Admission Coursework*

  • Lower Division Clinical Nursing Courses Credits: 30 credits
  • English Composition Credits: 3 credits
  • Introduction to Psychology Credits: 3 credits
  • Microbiology/Lab Credits: 4 credits
  • Anatomy & Physiology I/Lab Credits: 4 credits
  • Anatomy & Physiology II/Lab Credits: 4 credits
  • Statistics Credits: 3 credits
  • Humanities Credits: 3 credits
  • US History Credits: 3 credits
  • Global Issues Credits: 3 credits

Total Credits: 60

Registered Nurse to Baccalaureate Program Curriculum

Registered Nurse to Baccalaureate students who were admitted prior to Summer 2022 are expected to follow the admission requirements in effect at the time of their admission.

Total Credits: 60

Students enrolling in the Registered Nurse to Baccalaureate program may apply for up to a maximum of 8 transfer credits provided the courses meet specific criteria:

  • Credits for all courses must carry a grade of C+ or higher at regionally accredited institutions
  • Credits must not be more than 5 years old at the time the student is admitted to their program of study at the School of Nursing
  • Courses must be 300 or 400 level

Courses considered for transfer credit will be evaluated and maybe accepted for applicability to specific School of Nursing degree requirements. Grades received for transferred courses are not shown nor are they included in the calculation of the student’s cumulative grade point average at Stony Brook University. Please refer to the School of Nursing Student Handbook for the full policy on Transfer Credits. Students who have received a prior bachelor’s degree from Stony Brook University or another accredited institution may be eligible to apply a maximum of 19 credits of upper-division level coursework (undergraduate courses numbered 300 or higher) toward the liberal arts & sciences component of the Registered Nurse to Baccalaureate degree program. Only courses with a minimum grade of C+ shall be considered. Please speak to a School of Nursing Undergraduate Program Advisor for more information regarding the School of Nursing Transfer Credit Policy.

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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