Requirements for the RN Program

Graduates of this program are eligible to take the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses.

First Semester Credits
Nursing I - Health Promotion and Wellness 6
*Anatomy and Physiology I 4
*General Psychology 3
*English Composition I 3

Second Semester Credits
Nursing II - Health Maintenance, Restoration and Support 9
*Anatomy and Physiology II 4
*Developmental Psychology 3

Summer Semester Credits
Nursing III - Managing Care 3
Intensive 6-week summer session that must be taken after Nursing II or IV.

Third Semester Credits
Nursing IV - Complex Health, Maintenance, Restoration and Support: Women's and Children's Health 8
Nursing BH - Complex Health, Maintenance, Restoration and Support: Psychiatric and Mental Health 3
*Microbiology 4
Social Science Elective 3

Fourth Semester Credits
Nursing V - Coordinating and Improving Care 10
*English Elective 3
*Directed Elective 3

Total Nursing Credits 39
Total Corequisite Credits 30
Total Program Credits 69

* Corequisite courses: must be taken at the same time or prior to the nursing course listed in each semester.

Memorial School of Nursing
600 Northern Boulevard
Albany, New York 12204
(518) 471-3260
(518) 447-3559 (fax)

Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing
2215 Burdett Avenue
Troy, New York 12180
(518) 271-3285
(518) 271-3303 (fax)