Accelerated Baccalaureate Program (ABP, Nursing)
Program Overview
Accelerated Baccalaureate Program (ABP, Nursing)
Overview
The Accelerated Baccalaureate Program is designed for students who have already completed a bachelor’s degree, either at the State University of New York at Stony Brook or another comparable institution. The concentrated nursing curriculum leads to a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in nursing. Graduates of the program are eligible to sit for the NCLEX-RN exam.
Admission Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Minimum cumulative GPA 2.80 and grades of C or higher in the following pre-admission courses:
Pre-Admission Required Courses
- English Composition Credits: 3 credits
- Microbiology/Lab Credits: 4 credits
- Anatomy & Physiology I/Lab Credits: 4 credits
- Anatomy & Physiology II/Lab Credits: 4 credits
- Chemistry Credits: 3 credits
- Statistics Credits: 3 credits
- Lifespan/Developmental Psychology Credits: 3 credits
Graduation Requirements
Professional Socialization
- HNI 350 - Professional Role Development in Nursing 2 credits
- HNI 440 - Nursing Research: Appraising Evidence for Pract 2 credits
- HNI 479 - Transitioning to Baccalaureate Nursing Practice 3 credits
- HNI 301 - Mathematics for Health Care 2 credits
- HNI 310 - Pathophysiology 3 credits
- HNI 333 - Fundamentals of Pharmacology 4 credits
Clinical Nursing
- HNI 370 - Health Assessment 3 credits
- HNI 373 - Psychosocial Mental Health Nursing 6 credits
- HNI 377 - Principles and Applications of Nursing Interventions I 6 credits
- HNI 378 - Principles and Applications of Nursing Interventions II 6 credits
- HNC 370 - Health Assessment 3 credits
- HNI 455 - Adult and Gerontological Health Nursing I 6 credits
- HNI 456 - Adult and Gerontological Health Nursing II 6 credits
- HNI 463 - Sexual, Reproductive and Perinatal Health 5 credits
- HNI 464 - Child and Adolescent Health Nursing 5 credits
- HNI 469 - Population Health Nursing 6 credits
- HNI 474 - Capstone Nursing Practicum 4 credits
Honors
Degree candidates may receive school or departmental awards for superior performance upon the recommendation and review by the School of Nursing Awards Committee.
Dean’s List
Each semester, part-time students must have completed at least six credits of letter-grade work in order to be considered.
Degrees With Distinction
School of Nursing undergraduate students are eligible for Degrees with Distinction. Degrees with Distinction are conferred on candidates for the Bachelor of Science degree who have completed at least 55 credits at Stony Brook, excluding special examination and waiver credit, and who attain the requisite grade point average. Students in the Registered Nurse to Baccalaureate Program or Registered Nurse to Master of Science Program who entered the program prior to 2022, must follow the policy in place during their entry term into the program. The levels of distinction are suma cum laude, magna cum laude, and cum laude, and constitute approximately the 98th percentile, the 93rd percentile and the 85th percentile, respectively. The grade point average cutoffs for the three levels of distinction are: summa cum laude, 3.80; magna cum laude, 3.70; and cum laude, 3.60. Attainment of a degree with distinction is indicated on the student’s diploma and permanent academic record.
