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 Hospital 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)