Program Information

Niagara University’s Bachelor of Science (BS) in Nursing is a completion program for registered nurses prepared in an accredited Associate Degree Program or Hospital School of Nursing.

Our goal is to educate a nurse who, upon completion of the program, has been prepared to lead, manage and deliver outstanding professional comprehensive nursing care in any health care setting.  The educational objectives of the BS degree are built upon the strong clinical nursing skills acquired in the associate degree program.

The BS program focuses on preparing a nurse who internalizes and integrates the professional nursing paradigm of critical analysis and problem solving, health care leadership and management, communication and research utilization, community based care and the values of respect for human dignity and ethical decision making related to the scope of professional nursing practice.  The program will use active learning strategies and be flexible and accessible for the adult learners.

Special Benefits for the Nursing Program

• Niagara has discounted tuition by 50% for nurses in this program.
• Niagara has secured a New York State Workforce Grant which enables us to provide some scholarships to Nurses who may need additional assistance.
• Often employers offer additional tuition assistance to Nurses who wish to continue their studies.
• Nursing courses are offered in a cohort fashion on fridays to assist the working Nurse.  Additional online general education courses are being developed in conjunction with the program.

Niagara's Nursing program inputs 30 credits of transfer Nursing courses and many general education requirements based on your transcript review (approximately 30 credits depending on the courses you took).  The remaining coursework 10 nursing courses (30 credits) and the remaining general education requirements are all that is necessary to complete the 120 credit degree program.  Transfer credit placement follows university policy and is in agreement with criteria set by other programs of study in the College of Arts and Sciences.  If you have taken courses at Niagara County Community College's Nursing Program ask about our Articulation Agreement.