Program Requirements

R.N./B.S. Online Program: Required Courses for the Bachelor of Science Degree

Students must satisfy 60 hours of liberal arts which include the College Core, plus additional general elective hours to reach a total of 64 credits beyond the 54 credits required for the major.

Required Core/Liberal Arts/Electives (64)
To include these specific courses
ECON 221 SQ Statistics I
Taken as a prerequisite for NURS 333
Ethics or Bioethics (i.e., PHIL 124C, PHIL 250C, REST 130, REST 284D, or REST 387D)
Total Liberal Arts/Electives (64)
Required Nursing
NURS 331 Nursing as a Profession (3)
NURS 332 Caring for Populations (4)
NURS 333 Evidence-Based Practice (3)
NURS 451 Leadership in Systems of Care (3)
NURS 452 Holistic Health Assessment (4)
NURS 456 Nursing Informatics (3)
NURS 457 Patient-Centered Care and Quality (3)
NURS 458 Contemporary Professional Issues (4)
NURS 459 Capstone Professional Portfolio (3)
Total Nursing Credits (30)
Nursing Credits from Associate’s Degree or Diploma Program (26)*
Total Credits for Degree (120)

*In some cases, when a student does not need additional liberal arts credits and is able to transfer additional credit hours from the associate degree or diploma program, up to 30 nursing credits may transfer.

Note: Students must achieve a minimum grade of “C” in all courses required for the nursing major.

Accelerated Program Opportunity:
R.N./B.S. to M.S. Fast Track

Current St. John Fisher College R.N./B.S. online students may petition to complete graduate-level coursework during their undergraduate study. This offers an accelerated approach to R.N. baccalaureate students who wish to pursue graduate study at the Wegmans School of Nursing. The fast track options allow specific graduate-level courses to fulfill designated undergraduate requirements. This shortens graduate degree requirements without compromising didactic and clinical learning experience. Students may take advantage of one or both accelerated options.

Note: Approval to take graduate courses does not guarantee admission to the M.S. in Nursing program. Students who wish to pursue their graduate studies at Fisher must complete the application process for graduate admissions. Please contact the Office of Graduate Admissions for more information.

Students follow the curriculum of the R.N./B.S. online program and substitute two graduate courses for undergraduate nursing courses. Students with a nursing GPA of 3.30 or higher may petition to take graduate courses after completing four undergraduate R.N./B.S. courses, by submitting the Petition for Graduate Courses form. Students interested in the fast track options should consult with their academic advisors and the graduate program director as early as possible during their studies at St. John Fisher College. Approved students may pursue one or both of the following options:

  • GNUR 507 – Health Policy (2) –and– GNUR 508 – Healthcare Delivery Systems (2)*
    in place of NURS 458 – Contemporary Professional Issues (4)

–AND/OR–

  • GNUR 543 Advanced Pathophysiology (3)
    in place of NURS 459 – Capstone Professional Portfolio (3)

*If only one of these 2-credit courses is successfully completed, the student will be required to take NURS 458 – Contemporary Professional Issues, and the graduate course will not be posted as undergraduate credit on the student's academic record. The completed graduate course will be added to the student's graduate transcript at the end of the first semester of graduate study at the Wegmans School of Nursing.

Enrollment Status

If all three of GNUR 507 – Health Policy (2), GNUR 508 – Healthcare Delivery Systems (2) and GNUR 543 – Advanced Pathophysiology (3) are completed, the courses are posted as undergraduate credit on the student’s academic record, and there is no additional charge for these courses for students in the undergraduate R.N./B.S. online nursing program. The graduate courses are added to the student’s graduate transcript at the end of the first semester of graduate study at the Wegmans School of Nursing.

If only one of the two 2-credit graduate courses is successfully completed, the student will be required to complete NURS 458 Contemporary Professional Issues, and the completed graduate course will not be posted as undergraduate credit on the student's academic record. The completed graduate course will be added to the student's graduate transcript at the end of the first semester of graduate study at the Wegmans School of Nursing.

Required Courses for R.N./B.S. to M.S. Fast Track Option

Students must satisfy 60 hours of liberal arts which include the College Core, plus additional general elective hours to reach a total of 64 credits beyond the 54 credits required for the major.

Required Core/Liberal Arts/Electives (64)
To include these specific courses
ECON 221 SQ Statistics I
Taken as a prerequisite for NURS 333
Ethics or Bioethics (i.e., PHIL 124C, PHIL 250C, REST 130, REST 284D, or REST 387D)
Total Liberal Arts/Electives (64)
Required Nursing
NURS 331 Nursing as a Profession (3)
NURS 332 Caring for Populations (4)
NURS 333 Evidence-Based Practice (3)
NURS 451 Leadership in Systems of Care (3)
NURS 452 Holistic Health Assessment (4)
NURS 456 Nursing Informatics (3)
NURS 457 Patient-Centered Care and Quality (3)
NURS 458 OR
GNUR 507 AND GNUR 508
Contemporary Issues
Health Policy AND Healthcare Delivery Systems
(4)
NURS 458 OR
GNUR 543
Capstone Professional Portfolio
Advanced Pathophysiology
(3)
Total Nursing Credits (30)
Nursing Credits from Associate’s Degree or Diploma Program (26)*
Total Credits for Degree (120)

*In some cases, when a student does not need additional liberal arts credits and is able to transfer additional credit hours from the associate degree or diploma program, up to 30 nursing credits may transfer.

Note: Students must achieve a minimum grade of “C” in all courses required for the nursing major. Students may be allowed to take NURS 459 if additional non-liberal arts credits are needed for the degree.

RN to BSN Online


For More Information

Pamela White
Director, Online Nursing Programs
pwhite@sjfc.edu
(585) 385-8395

Admissions
(585) 385-8064
admissions@sjfc.edu