Program Requirements
Traditional Undergraduate Program: Required Courses for the Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing
| Required Liberal Arts/Sciences Courses | ||
| Core Requirements | ||
| LC Learning Community, two-course cluster | (6) | |
| RW Any 199C Research-Based Writing | (3) | |
| CC Cultural Contrasts | (3) | |
| P1 Arts Perspectives | (6) | |
| P2 Philosophical and Religious Perspectives (One of these courses must be PHIL 124C or 250C or REST 130, 284D or 387D.) |
(6) | |
| P3 PSYC 100C Introduction to Psychology | (3) | |
| P5 Intercultural Perspectives and Languages | (6) | |
| Nursing Prerequisites | ||
| BIOL 105C/Lab | P4 Human Anatomy | (4) |
| BIOL 106C/Lab | SQ Human Physiology | (4) |
| BIOL 107C/Lab | SQ Microbes and Disease | (4) |
| BIOL 108C | P4 Fundamentals of Nutrition | (3) |
| CHEM 120C/Lab | P4 Introduction to Chemistry* | (4) |
| ECON 221 | SQ Statistics I | (3) |
| PSYC 231C | P3 Development Across Lifespan | (3) |
| Electives from any of the Liberal Arts | (2) | |
| Total Liberal Arts/Sciences/Electives Credits | (60) | |
| Required Nursing courses | ||
| NURS 107 | Professional Nursing: Past, Present, and Future | (0) |
| NURS 108 | Professional Nursing: Past, Present, and Future | (0) |
| NURS 205 | Professional Nursing: Past, Present, and Future | (0) |
| NURS 206 | Professional Nursing: Past, Present, and Future | (0) |
| NURS 300 & 300L | Introduction to the Discipline and Practice of Professional Nursing | (6) |
| NURS 304 & 304L | Nursing Leadership and Patient-Centered Care I & Seminar | (3) |
| NURS 306 & 306L | Nursing Leadership and Patient-Centered Care II & Seminar | (3) |
| NURS 308 | Genomics in Nursing Practice | (2) |
| Choose one: | NURS 310 Advanced Concepts in Cultural Competence | (2) |
| NURS 312 Palliative and End-of-Life Care | ||
| NURS 314 Complementary and Alternative Therapies | ||
| NURS 313 & 313L | Health Assessment and Lab | (2) |
| NURS 317 | Adult/Older Adult Health Nursing I | (5) |
| NURS 320 | Pathophysiology and Applied Pharmacology I | (3) |
| NURS 323 | Care of the Childbearing Family | (4) |
| NURS 400 | NCLEX-RN Review | (0) |
| NURS 403 | Mental Health Nursing | (5) |
| NURS 423 | Adult/Older Adult Health Nursing II | (5) |
| NURS 428 | Pathophysiology and Applied Pharmacology II | (3) |
| NURS 429 | Public Health and Community Nursing | (5) |
| NURS 431 | Care of Children and Their Families | (4) |
| NURS 436 | Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice | (2) |
| NURS 446 & 446L | Nursing Leadership and Patient-Centered Care III & Seminar | (3) |
| NURS 449 | Senior Clinical Preceptorship | (3) |
| Total Nursing Credits | (60) | |
| Degree Requirements | (120)** | |
*CHEM 103C and CHEM 103L may be substituted.
**Students who begin the Traditional Nursing program as freshmen are required to take a one-credit Freshman Seminar (ITDY 101) in their first semester. As this course is NOT considered a Liberal Arts course, these students will end up with at least 121 credits at program completion.
For students majoring in Nursing in the Traditional Undergraduate Program, all courses listed above as Required Nursing Courses (NURS) are used in the determination of the grade point average in the major.
Note: If the optional NURS 498H and NURS 496 courses are taken, they will be included in the GPA calculation.
For purposes of determining whether the requirement to complete at least half of the major courses at St. John Fisher College has been met, all courses listed above as Required Nursing Courses are used.
Accelerated Program Opportunity:
B.S. to M.S. Fast Track Program
Petition for Graduate Study
Current St. John Fisher nursing students may petition to complete graduate-level coursework during their senior year of undergraduate study. This offers an accelerated approach for qualified traditional baccalaureate students who wish to pursue the Master of Science in Advanced Practice Nursing degree. The accelerated program allows specific graduate-level courses to be taken and for one course to fulfill a designated undergraduate requirement. This shortens graduate degree requirements without compromising didactic and clinical learning experiences.
Note: Approval to take graduate courses does not guarantee admission to the M.S. program in Advanced Practice Nursing. Students who wish to continue their graduate studies at Fisher must complete the application process for graduate admissions. Please contact the Office of Graduate Admissions for more information.
Students beginning their study of Nursing at St. John Fisher follow the curriculum of the Traditional Nursing B.S. Program. They may petition to take courses in the graduate program after all 300-level undergraduate courses have been completed with a GPA in Nursing of 3.30 or higher, by submitting the Petition for Graduate Courses form. Application deadline for graduate courses is July 1 for fall admission and January 1 for spring admission. Students interested in an accelerated program should consult with their advisors and the Graduate Program Director during their junior year at St. John Fisher College. Approved traditional baccalaureate students take:
- GNUR 512 Health Care, Economics, and Policy (4) –OR–
GNUR 518 Advanced Practice in the Care of Families (3)
-AND-
- GNUR 529 Advanced Practice Nursing Roles and Leadership (2) in place of
NURS 446 Nursing Leadership & Patient-Centered Care III (3)
Enrollment Status
Either GNUR 512 Health Care, Economics, and Policy (4) –OR– GNUR 518 Advanced Practice in the Care of Families (3) is taken along with other required undergraduate nursing courses during the senior year. This course is posted as graduate credit, and there is no additional charge for this course as long as the student is full-time in the undergraduate B.S. Nursing program.
GNUR 529 Advanced Practice Nursing Roles and Leadership (2) is taken during the senior year. Students who successfully complete GNUR 529 will not take NURS 446 Nursing Leadership and Patient-Centered Care III (3). The graduate course is posted as undergraduate credit, and there is no additional charge for this course as long as the student is full-time in the undergraduate B.S. Nursing program. The graduate course is added to the student’s graduate transcript at the end of the first semester of graduate study at the Wegmans School of Nursing.