Program Overview
Completion Time: 4 Years
Credits: 120
Our four-year degree in nursing prepares you for a career in healthcare with a focus on the science and fundamentals of nursing practice. Through classroom, laboratory, clinical, and simulated training, you’ll be equipped with the skills needed to think critically and provide sound clinical judgments to deliver comprehensive care to individuals, families, and communities as an entry-level clinician.
As a nursing student at Niagara, you’ll engage in a program that blends the general education core with prerequisite science classes to establish a solid foundation for your success. As you advance your studies in the discipline, you’ll enhance your personal resilience and wellness while emphasizing key components of effective health care delivery.
Freshmen Track
Application requirements
- Application – Common App or www.niagara.edu/apply
- GPA: 85
- Essay required: yes
- Preferred courses: Chemistry and Biology taken in high school; 3 years of sciences total
Transfer Track
Application requirements
- Application – Common App or www.niagara.edu/apply
- GPA: 2.5 overall
- Essay required: Yes
- Preferred course completed:
- Anatomy and Physiology I with lab
- Anatomy and Physiology II with lab
- Developmental Psychology
- Microbiology
- General Chemistry
Expert Faculty
Our program is led by regionally and nationally recognized faculty who are experts in their respective fields, with established track records of student success.
On-Campus Learning Labs
With small class, lab, clinical, and simulation sizes, you’ll work directly with the academic team to ensure you are well positioned to enter the workforce equipped to transform health care outcomes.
Focus on Wellness
The Center for Nurse Wellness is led by a certified licensed mental health counselor who is available exclusively to nursing students as they navigate challenges.
Discovery Awaits
What You’ll Study at Niagara University
You’ll be admitted as a freshman directly into the nursing program with a focus on anatomy, chemistry, and microbiology in your first year to lay a foundation of knowledge which is expanded upon in later semesters.
Health assessment, pathophysiology, and pharmacology will build on your education prior to the completion of 675 clinical hours across two years of study with various groups in acute, long-term, and community settings. Additional work in areas such as research and leadership will prepare you to be a well-rounded NU Nurse who is ready for the workforce and eligible to sit for the NCLEX-RN licensure exam.
Find Your Best Self
Knowledge, Experience, and Skill Development
Clinical experience to make you well prepared to manage and transform healthcare outcomes.
Personal resilience to care for your own wellness along with the needs of a diverse population.
Knowledge and confidence to take the NCLEX-RN licensure exam.
Prepare to Soar
Academic, Experiential, and Career Pathways
Opportunities
Student Nursing Association
Careers
Primary Care
Hospitals
Long-Term Care
Schools
Occupational Health
$86,070 Median salary for Registered Nurses per year according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Accreditations
Ready to Apply?
Filling out an application is easy!
NU offers rolling admissions, which means that you can apply at any time for the upcoming semester. Applications are reviewed as they come in, and students are typically notified of an admission decision in 3-4 weeks. What’s stopping you?
Apply Now