Nursing

Nursing courses are only offered in the day during 12-week sessions with the exception of the PN to RN Pathway coursework.

All students must file for Registered Nursing Candidacy (Intent to Nursing) in order to progress to the clinical phase.

To be considered for the RN program, students must register for the candidacy in either the Fall I or Spring I session immediately preceding the semester they plan to begin the clinical courses.

No grade lower than “C” will be accepted for any required Math and Science course. Science courses in which students earn a “C-,” “D+,” “D,” or “D-” may be repeated with permission of the Chairperson of the Natural Sciences Department. When Key Courses with grades of “C-,” “D+,” “D,” “D-,” or “F” are repeated, both course grades will be calculated in the Key Course average.

A minimum grade of C+ is required in a clinical course that is repeated.

Students should consult with a counselor and/or faculty advisor in the selection of elective courses to ensure maximum transferability of credits taken. Clinical courses are only transferable to senior colleges upon successful completion of the AAS degree.

PN to Nursing Pathway: Licensed practical nurses may be eligible for an advanced standing pathway, which may exempt them from the first year of required designated nursing courses.

The Pathway requires PN licensure before applying for the 3-credit Bridge Course which begins the Pathway track into the final year of the Nursing Program leading to the AAS degree.

Further information on Pathway articulation and admission is available in the Registered Nursing Student Handbook.

Effective immediately, all CUNY nursing programs will consider applicants for admission who are eligible for licensing in New York under the regulations of the New York State Education Department. The regulation provides eligibility for citizens and non-citizens who are “not unlawfully present,” including those with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and those permanently residing in the United States under color of law (PRUCOL). Applicants may demonstrate eligibility through documents that verify that they meet the required criteria. The most common documents include:

1. Proof of U.S. citizenship through a birth certificate, U.S. passport, naturalization certificate, or a certificate of citizenship.

2. Proof of legal permanent resident status with what is known as a “Green Card”.

3. Proof of various eligible categories, listed below, generally through an employment authorization document (EAD) or other satisfactory documentation.

Eligible immigration categories:

1. International student with F-1 status

2. Asylee

3. Refugee

4. Temporary Protected Status (TPS)

5. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)

6. Individuals paroled into the United States whose parole has not expired

7. Persons residing in the U.S. pursuant to an Order of Supervision

8. Persons granted a stay of deportation/removal

9. Persons granted an indefinite voluntary departure

10. Persons on whose behalf an immediate relative petition has been approved

11. Persons who have filed an application for adjustment of status to permanent resident

12. Persons granted Deferred Action Status

13. Persons who entered and have continuously residency in the U.S. before 01/01/1972

14. Persons granted suspension of deportation or cancellation of removal

15. Cuban/Haitian entrants

16. Persons with a pending application for asylum, withholding of removal or deportation, protection under the Convention Against Torture (CAT), cancellation of removal, or TPS

17. Persons in T or U non-immigrant status

18. Self-petitioner under the Violence Against Women Act

19. Other persons living in the U.S. who are not unlawfully present