Department of Nursing: The College at Brockport

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yellow nurse At The College at Brockport's Department of Nursing a group of caring and concerned faculty and staff work to prepare students for professional employment, leadership roles, graduate study, and professional and civic advocacy. The mission of the Department of Nursing is to prepare a professional nurse who can meet the health care needs of a culturally diverse society. We do this by combining a rigorous academic curriculum with stimulating clinical experiences, all of which are guided by dedicated faculty members. The program is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education and the New York State Department of Education.

Offered Programs

Bachelor's to BSN Second Degree Program:

For students who have completed both a previous non-nursing Bachelor's degree and the program prerequisites

Applications for admission to the summer of 2014 class will be accepted between August 1st-October 1st 2013. Letters of acceptance will be sent out after December 1, 2013.

To apply to the Bachelor's to BSN: Second Degree Program current Brockport students or previous Brockport graduates must complete a readmit application that can be obtained by contacting the Undergraduate Admissions office (395-2751 or admit@brockport.edu). Students who have a bachelor's degree from an institution other than The College at Brockport should complete the SUNY application which can be found online at: http://www.brockport.edu/admissions/apply/index.html.

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RN-BSN Program:

For nurses who have an AAS degree and who are licensed as a Registered Nurse (or new graduates who will be licensed by the time the program is started)

Spring RN-BSN: Applications open from October 1st and will close November 1st
Fall RN-BSN: Applications will open April 1st and close July 1st
You must apply to the college and the RN-BSN program.
Information for Registered Nurses interested in the RN-BSN Program

Traditional Nursing Program (junior and senior level courses for students without an Associates Degree in Nursing or another Bachelors Degree)

Students who wish to enter our traditional nursing program but have not taken classes at Brockport must apply to the college between November 1st and January 1st .All prerequisites must be completed by the end of May prior to the fall of expected entry into the program.You must also file a secondary application to the nursing program which can be found on our website under application forms during this time frame. Being admitted to the college does not guarantee admission to the program. Brockport students will also need to apply to the nursing program itself between November 1st and January 1st if you wish to begin nursing courses the following fall. Late applications will not be accepted. Applications for the fall of 2014 will begin November 1st. There are no spring admissions for the traditional program.