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Graduate Programs, Disciplines, and Course Offerings

Graduate Program Coordinator: Professor Margaret Lunney

Acting Nurse Practitioner Program Coordinator: Professor Janice Pattison

Marcus Hall (5S), Room 109

Email: lunney@mail.csi.cuny.edu

Telephone: 718.982.3845

The Department of Nursing offers programs leading to the Master of Science in Adult Health Nursing, Master of Science in Gerontological Nursing, Advanced Certificate in Adult Health Nursing, Advanced Certificate in Gerontological Nursing, Advanced Certificate in Cultural Competence, and Advanced Certificate in Nursing Education.

Master of Science Degree Programs

Master of Science in Adult Health Nursing (MS)

Master of Science in Gerontological Nursing (MS)

The Department of Nursing offers programs leading to the Master of Science (MS) in Adult Health Nursing and the Master of Science (MS) in Gerontological Nursing. Students in the two degree programs take the same courses but focus their course assignments and clinical hours on the population of choice—adults across the life span (adult health nursing) or older adults (gerontological nursing). The MS degree programs have two options: Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) and Clinical Nurse Specialist/Nurse Practitioner (CNS/NP).

These programs are designed to meet health care workforce needs and to provide opportunities for graduate-level education. The program requirements are consistent with the Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) competencies published by the National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists, and the Nurse Practitioner (NP) competencies published by the Division of Nursing, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Nurses who successfully complete the programs are prepared to meet the needs of culturally diverse individuals, families, and communities and will have a competitive edge in the changing environment of health care.

Restructuring of health organizations has created new roles for nurses, especially those with master’s-level preparation. Graduates of the Master’s programs are eligible for certification as specialists in adult health or gerontological nursing through the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) and other certifications offered by ANCC and nursing specialty organizations. Graduates of the CNS/NP option are also eligible for certification as Adult Nurse Practitioner or Gerontological Nurse Practitioner.

Nursing Admission Requirements

Applicants should have a Bachelor’s degree with a Major in Nursing from an accredited school and at least one year full-time experience in nursing or a bachelor’s degree in another field with three years' full-time experience in nursing, and completion of required nursing, science, and mathematics courses. A TOEFL score of 550 or higher is required for all students for whom English is a second language.

Applications will be evaluated on an individual basis when all official transcripts and supporting documents have been received. Applicants will be notified by mail regarding their acceptance. Enrollment with matriculated status is contingent upon satisfaction of admission criteria.

Matriculated Status

Admission requirements for fully matriculated graduate status:

Official transcript(s) documenting a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 point scale in the nursing major
Evidence of successful completion of undergraduate courses (or comparable learning experiences approved by the Admissions Committee) in nursing research, statistics, and health/assessment physical examination; and management in nursing, general chemistry, and pharmacotherapeutics
Two recommendation letters supporting the applicant’s potential for completing graduate studies; one must be from a current nursing supervisor or recent professor
Personal statement of 300 words or more describing career goals
Current RN license to practice in New York State
A minimum of one year of full-time experience or its equivalent as a registered nurse.

Non-Matriculated Status

Applicants with exceptional qualifications, but who do not meet all the admission requirements, may be granted admission with non-matriculated graduate status at the discretion of the Graduate Nursing Admissions Committee.

Progression and Retention

In order to progress to the clinical courses, students must achieve a grade of B or above in the core courses of BIO 670, Advanced Pathophysiology; BIO/NRS 682 Advanced Pharmacology; and NRS 702, Advanced Health Assessment. Student who achieve a B- or a C+ or C in one or more of these courses may retake the courses. Students who achieve an F in on or more of these courses are dismissed from teh program. Students may attend full- or part-time. In specialization courses (i.e., NRS 720, NRS 721, NRS 722, NRS 723, NRS 725, NRS 726, NRS 727, and NRS 728), a student must achieve a B or higher in order to progress in the program. If a student achieves a B-, or C+, or C, he or she may request to repeat the course, if space is available and remedial activities have been completed. If the grade is an F, the student will be dismissed from the program. A minimum of three years of full time experience or its equivalent as a registered nurse are required before enrolling in the clinical courses.

Advisement

Each student admitted to the program will be provided academic guidance and career support. The program coordinator will monitor and evaluate each student’s progress and recommend appropriate counseling and/or academic support services. The faculty members assigned to coordinate clinical role practica will collaborate with agency preceptors to guide students’ progress in clinical settings.

Nursing Degree Requirements

Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) Option: 42 credits

The program requires 42 credits with 500 supervised hours toward development of clinical competencies for specialty practice, and a thesis option. Students may attend on a full-time or part-time basis. Completion of the program requires a minimum of one and a half years of full-time study; part-time study may take three years or more. Requirements include a graduate core of 15 credits, an advanced practice core of nine credits, specialty (CNS role) courses of 12 credits, and six credits of elective courses. Three of the elective credits may satisfy the thesis option.

Clinical Nurse Specialist/Nurse Practitioner (CNS/NP) Option: 48 credits

The program requires 48 credits with a minimum of 360 supervised hours in addition to the 500 hours required in the CNS program. In these additional clinical hours, students focus on the development of nurse practitioner competencies that do not overlap with CNS role competencies. Completion of the CNS/NP option requires a minimum of two years of full-time study; part-time study may take four years or more.

Requirements include the same graduate core of 15 credits, advanced practice core of nine credits, and specialty (CNS role) courses of 12 credits as for the CNS program. An additional 12 credits of specialty (NP role) courses are required to fulfill the minimum number of credits for the Nurse Practitioner option.

Graduate Core (15 credits)

NRS 700	Transcultural Concepts and Issues in Health Care
NRS 701	Theoretical Foundations for Advanced Practice Nursing
NRS 705	Health Organizations, Policy, Financing, and Ethics
NRS 706	Applied Statistical Thinking and Methods in Health Research
NRS 730	Nursing Research for Advanced Practice Nurses

Advanced Practice Core (9 credits)

BIO 670	Pathophysiological Concepts in Health and Illness
NRS 682/
BIO 682	Advanced Pharmacology
NRS 702	Advanced Health Assessment

Specialty (CNS Role) Courses (12 credits)

NRS 720	Advanced Practice Nursing with Adults in Community Settings
NRS 721	Role Practicum: Adults in Community Settings
NRS 722	Advanced Practice Nursing with Adults in Acute Care Settings
NRS 723	Role Practicum: Adults in Acute Care Settings

Electives:

NRS 703	Teaching and Learning for Cultural Competence Development
NRS 704	Cultural Competence in HealthCare: Project Development
NRS 711	Health Care Program Development
NRS 712	Nurse as Educator
NRS 724	Case Management
NRS 725	Primary Health Care with Young and Middle-Aged Adults
NRS 726	Primary Health Care with Older Adults

Specialty (NP Role) Courses (12 credits)

NRS 725	Primary Health Care with Young and Middle-aged Adults
NRS 726	Primary Health Care with Older Adults
NRS 727	Role Practicum: Primary Health Care I*
NRS 728	Role Practicum: Primary Health Care II*

*A minimum of 360 hours of supervised practice are completed in these 2 courses, in addition to the 500 hours required in the CNS program, for a minimum total of 860 hours.

Advanced Certificate Programs

Gainful Employment Programs

Gainful Employment Disclosure

The College of Staten Island offers the following Gainful Employment programs. Please see the relevant table below for information about each program that we have gathered to date. As we gather more information, we will post it here. If you seek additional information about any of these programs, please contact Dr. Margaret Lunney in the Department of Nursing at (718) 982-3810.

Advanced Certificate in Cultural Competence

Advanced Certificate in Nursing Education

Advanced Certificate in Adult Health Nursing

Advanced Certificate in Gerontological Nursing

CAMPUS OPEID:	002698
PROGRAM NAME	Advanced Certificate in Cultural Competence
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SOC:	29-1141
NORMAL TIME IN SEMESTERS TO COMPLETE PROGRAM	2 semesters
RELATED OCCUPATIONS THAT PROGRAM PREPARES STUDENTS TO ENTER	Registered Nursing
ESTIMATED COSTS FOR TUITION AND FEES FOR COMPLETION OF PROGRAM *	$3361 (as Fall 2011)
ESTIMATED COSTS FOR BOOKS AND SUPPLIES FOR COMPLETION OF PROGRAM	$950
ROOM AND BOARD	N/A Campus does not offer on-campus living
NUMBER OF STUDENTS COMPLETING THE PROGRAM BETWEEN JUNE 30, 2010 AND JULY 1, 2011	1
NUMBER OF STUDENTS COMPLETING THE PROGRAM BETWEEN JUNE 30, 2010 AND JULY 1, 2011 WHO HAD FEDERAL STUDENT LOAN DEBT	0
NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO COMPLETED THE PROGRAM BETWEEN JUNE 30, 2010 AND JULY 1, 2011 IN THE NORMAL LENGTH OF TIME	For confidentiality reasons, we do not provide this information where the number of students who completed the program in an academic year was fewer than ten.
JOB PLACEMENT RATE FOR PROGRAM COMPLETERS	We do not provide this information as it is not required by the New York State Department of Education or any of our accrediting agencies.
MEDIAN LOAN DEBT	For confidentiality reasons, we do not provide this information where the number of students who completed the program in an academic year was fewer than ten.

CAMPUS OPEID:	002698
PROGRAM NAME	Advanced Certificate in Nursing Education
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SOC:	29-1141
NORMAL TIME IN SEMESTERS TO COMPLETE PROGRAM	3 semesters, including 1 summer term.
RELATED OCCUPATIONS THAT PROGRAM PREPARES STUDENTS TO ENTER	Registered Nursing
ESTIMATED COSTS FOR TUITION AND FEES FOR COMPLETION OF PROGRAM *	$4524 (as Fall 2011)
ESTIMATED COSTS FOR BOOKS AND SUPPLIES FOR COMPLETION OF PROGRAM	$1070
ROOM AND BOARD	N/A Campus does not offer on-campus living
NUMBER OF STUDENTS COMPLETING THE PROGRAM BETWEEN JUNE 30, 2010 AND JULY 1, 2011	2
NUMBER OF STUDENTS COMPLETING THE PROGRAM BETWEEN JUNE 30, 2010 AND JULY 1, 2011 WHO HAD FEDERAL STUDENT LOAN DEBT	0
NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO COMPLETED THE PROGRAM BETWEEN JUNE 30, 2010 AND JULY 1, 2011 IN THE NORMAL LENGTH OF TIME	For confidentiality reasons, we do not provide this information where the number of students who completed the program in an academic year was fewer than ten.
JOB PLACEMENT RATE FOR PROGRAM COMPLETERS	We do not provide this information as it is not required by the New York State Department of Education or any of our accrediting agencies.
MEDIAN LOAN DEBT	For confidentiality reasons, we do not provide this information where the number of students who completed the program in an academic year was fewer than ten.

CAMPUS OPEID:	002698
PROGRAM NAME	Advanced Certificate in Adult Health Nursing
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SOC:	29-1141
NORMAL TIME IN SEMESTERS TO COMPLETE PROGRAM	3 semesters
RELATED OCCUPATIONS THAT PROGRAM PREPARES STUDENTS TO ENTER	Registered Nursing
ESTIMATED COSTS FOR TUITION AND FEES FOR COMPLETION OF PROGRAM *	$4524 (as Fall 2011)
ESTIMATED COSTS FOR BOOKS AND SUPPLIES FOR COMPLETION OF PROGRAM	$1070
ROOM AND BOARD	N/A Campus does not offer on-campus living
NUMBER OF STUDENTS COMPLETING THE PROGRAM BETWEEN JUNE 30, 2010 AND JULY 1, 2011	2
NUMBER OF STUDENTS COMPLETING THE PROGRAM BETWEEN JUNE 30, 2010 AND JULY 1, 2011 WHO HAD FEDERAL STUDENT LOAN DEBT	0
NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO COMPLETED THE PROGRAM BETWEEN JUNE 30, 2010 AND JULY 1, 2011 IN THE NORMAL LENGTH OF TIME	For confidentiality reasons, we do not provide this information where the number of students who completed the program in an academic year was fewer than ten.
JOB PLACEMENT RATE FOR PROGRAM COMPLETERS	We do not provide this information as it is not required by the New York State Department of Education or any of our accrediting agencies.
MEDIAN LOAN DEBT	For confidentiality reasons, we do not provide this information where the number of students who completed the program in an academic year was fewer than ten.

CAMPUS OPEID:	002698
PROGRAM NAME	Advanced Certificate in Gerontological Nursing
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SOC:	29-1141
NORMAL TIME IN SEMESTERS TO COMPLETE PROGRAM	3 semesters
RELATED OCCUPATIONS THAT PROGRAM PREPARES STUDENTS TO ENTER	Registered Nursing
ESTIMATED COSTS FOR TUITION AND FEES FOR COMPLETION OF PROGRAM *	$4524 (as Fall 2011)
ESTIMATED COSTS FOR BOOKS AND SUPPLIES FOR COMPLETION OF PROGRAM	$1376
ROOM AND BOARD	N/A Campus does not offer on-campus living
NUMBER OF STUDENTS COMPLETING THE PROGRAM BETWEEN JUNE 30, 2008 AND JULY 1, 2009	2 (No student graduated in the program in 2009-10 or 2010-11)
NUMBER OF STUDENTS COMPLETING THE PROGRAM BETWEEN JUNE 30, 2010 AND JULY 1, 2011 WHO HAD FEDERAL STUDENT LOAN DEBT	0
NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO COMPLETED THE PROGRAM BETWEEN JUNE 30, 2010 AND JULY 1, 2011 IN THE NORMAL LENGTH OF TIME	For confidentiality reasons, we do not provide this information where the number of students who completed the program in an academic year was fewer than ten.
JOB PLACEMENT RATE FOR PROGRAM COMPLETERS	We do not provide this information as it is not required by the New York State Department of Education or any of our accrediting agencies.
MEDIAN LOAN DEBT	For confidentiality reasons, we do not provide this information where the number of students who completed the program in an academic year was fewer than ten.

*These costs are approximate and subject to change. They reflect the total costs a student would incur who completed the program in the normal time.

Advanced Certificate in Adult Health Nursing

The Department of Nursing offers an Advanced Certificate in Adult Health Nursing and an Advanced Certificate in Gerontological Nursing. These certificates prepare nurses who have Master’s degrees in Nursing to meet the requirements for certification as Adult or Gerontological Nurse Practitioners of New York State and the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

Students in the two certificate programs take the same courses but focus their course assignments and clinical hours on the population of choice—adults across the life span (adult health nursing) or older adults (gerontological nursing).

Admission Requirements: Advanced Certificate in Adult Health Nursing

A Master’s degree in Nursing and master’s-level courses in pathophysiology, health assessment, and pharmacology are required. Candidates who do not have the required master’s-level courses may take them before beginning the required Nurse Practitioner courses.

Requirements: Advanced Certificate in Adult Health Nursing

This certificate requires 12-21 credits with a minimum of 500 supervised hours toward development of Nurse Practitioner competencies and satisfactory demonstration of Nurse Practitioner competencies. The number of credits required is derived from the Nurse Practitioner courses listed below (12 credits) and those master’s-level courses specified in the admission requirements that were not taken prior to admission. These certificate prepare nurses who have Master’s degrees in Nursing to meet the requirements for certification as Adult Nurse Practitioners of New York State and the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

Required Nurse Practitioner Courses

NRS 725	Primary Health Care with Young and Middle-aged Adults
NRS 726	Primary Health Care with Older Adults
NRS 727	Role Practicum: Primary Health Care I
NRS 728	Role Practicum: Primary Health Care II

Advanced Certificate in Gerontological Nursing

Admission Requirements: Advanced Certificate in Gerontological Nursing

Requirements: Advanced Certificate in Adult Health Nursing and Advanced Certificate in Gerontological Nursing

This certificate requires 12-21 credits with a minimum of 500 supervised hours toward development of Nurse Practitioner competencies and satisfactory demonstration of Nurse Practitioner competencies. The number of credits required is derived from the Nurse Practitioner courses listed below (12 credits) and those master’s-level courses specified in the admission requirements that were not taken prior to admission. This certificates prepare nurses who have Master’s degrees in Nursing to meet the requirements for certification as Gerontological Nurse Practitioners of New York State and the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

Required Nurse Practitioner Courses

NRS 725	Primary Health Care with Young and Middle-aged Adults
NRS 726	Primary Health Care with Older Adults
NRS 727	Role Practicum: Primary Health Care I
NRS 728	Role Practicum: Primary Health Care II

Advanced Certificate in Cultural Competence

Admission Requirements: Advanced Certificate in Cultural Competence (Effective Fall 2009)

All applicants must have a bachelor's degree in nursing with a GPA of 3.0 or above in nursing courses, or a higher degree in nursing, or other related fields. Applicants must also submit a personal goal statement of 300-500 words that describes their cultural competence goals. Students who enroll in the Advanced Certificate in Cultural Competence who later want to matriculate in one of the Master's degree in nursing programs must meet admissions criteria of the degree program.

Requirements: Advanced Certificate in Cultural Competence

The certificate requires 9 credits and would enable graduates to become resources for the health care system in which they work.

Required Cultural Competence Certificate Courses (9 credits)

NRS 700	Transcultural Concepts and Issues in Health
NRS 703	Teaching and Learning for Cultural Competence Development
NRS 704	Cultural Competence in HealthCare Education

Advanced Certificate in Nursing Education

Admission Requirements: Advanced Certificate in Nursing Education

All applicants must have a Master's degree in Nursing or be accepted as master's degree students in the graduate program of the College of Staten Island, using the standard admission requirements for the Master's degree in Nursing programs.

NRS 750	Curriculum in Nursing
NRS 754	Evaluation in Nursing Education
NRS 758	Teaching and Learning in Nursing Education
NRS 760	Practicum in Nursing Education