Bachelor of Science in Nursing (Traditional)

University at Buffalo - SUNY

Designed to create a workforce of baccalaureate-prepared nurses, the traditional nursing curriculum integrates biomedical and social sciences to prepare students for upper-division study that incorporates nursing science with clinical practice experience. This ensures that students acquire a professional education that prepares them to provide compassionate, safe and quality health care throughout the health care spectrum. Upper-division coursework will include an emphasis on nursing practice, health promotion, informatics, evidence-based research, health systems policy and care coordination across populations. The concept-based curriculum will afford students the ability to use higher order thinking to make clearer connections between theory and practice. It will also improve graduates’ ability to translate knowledge to practice in multiple settings when caring for patients at various stages of wellness and illness across the lifespan. Students in this option will complete all required courses in the nursing major in a sequence that prepares those to take the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN) to become a registered nurse. What will I learn?As a nurse, you never know what each shift will bring-which is why our program is designed to prepare you for anything, with a broad education in clinical nursing. You’ll likely start with science-based coursework in chemistry and anatomy, then move on to upper-level classes that focus on specific diseases throughout a patient’s lifespan. You’ll work on lifelike patient simulators that prepare you to handle emergency situations, and gain confidence through hours of real-world practice in clinical settings. The concept-based curriculum prepares you to take lessons from the classroom and apply them in different settings, for patients at various stages of wellness or illness. Students are qualified to take the NCLEX-RN licensure exam after graduation.

School of Nursing