Nursing Generic Program

Requirements for Admission to Nursing Program

All students applying to the Generic Nursing Program must have a college GPA of 3.2 or above by the end of the fall semester preceding spring application.

• Courses taken prior to clinical nursing courses may not be taken on a Credit/No Credit basis.
• Prerequisite courses with a minimum GPA of 3.2 and a minimum grade of “B” in statistics and all science courses:
  • General Chemistry with lab (CHEM 10000  /
    CHEM 10100
      ) or higher equivalent course
  • Organic Chemistry with lab (
    CHEM 12000
      /
    CHEM 12100
      ) or higher equivalent course
  • Introduction to Statistics (STAT 11300 ) or higher equivalent course
  • History(
    HIST 15100
      ,
    HIST 15200
      or  POLSC 11000 )
  • English Composition ( ENGL 12000  and ENGL 22000 )
  • General Psychology (
    PSYCH 10000
      )
  • Human Development (Developmental Psychology of the Life Span; PSYCH 15000  )
• Students enrolled in pre-requisite courses during the spring semester of application must provide proof of a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.2 and a minimum grade of “B” in all science courses no later than June 1st in order to receive final acceptance to the nursing major.
• A career goal statement will be required.
• Complete the NLN RN Pre-Admission exam (referred to as the NLN PAX exam) which is administered in February at Hunter College Testing Center (150N)

Non-Nursing Program Requirement

For CUNY Common Core-Required Core & CUNY Common Core-Flexible Core go to Appendix I: Hunter Core Requirement  

Nursing Program Requirements

Requirements for the Degree:

60 non-nursing and 60 nursing credits

• Allied Courses:

• BIOL 12000 - Anatomy and Physiology I 4.5 cr.
• BIOL 12200 - Anatomy and Physiology II 4.5 cr.

• Humanities:

• BIOL 23000 - Fundamentals of Microbiology 3 cr.
• NURS 20000 - Introduction to Nursing 2 cr.
• NURS 21000 - Nursing Fundamentals and Health Assessment 4 cr.
• NURS 22000 - Adult Health and Illness 4 cr.
• NURS 24000 - Foundations of Genetics for Nurses 2 cr.
• NURS 33100 - Pharmacology I 3 cr.
• NURS 33200 - Normal and Therapeutic Nutrition in the Nursing Process 2 cr.
• NURS 33900 - Pharmacology II 3 cr.
• NURS 34300 - Pathophysiology and Nursing Care 3 cr.
• NURS 34900 - Foundations of Ethics and End-of-Life Care 3 cr.
• NURS 35200 - Nursing Care of Women and Childbearing Families 4 cr.
• NURS 36000 - Nursing Care of Infants, Children, and Adolescents 4 cr.
• NURS 38000 - Nursing Research and Theory 3 cr.
• NURS 42200 - Health Policy and Leadership 3 cr.
• NURS 45500 - Public Health Nursing 4 cr.
• NURS 46000 - Mental and Behavioral Health Nursing 4 cr.
• NURS 47000 - Adult Acute Illness/ Immersion Clinical 4 cr.
• NURS 49000 - Gerontological Nursing 4 cr.
• NURS 49200 - Advanced Synthesis of Nursing Knowledge 2 cr.

• Nursing Elective 2 cr.

  P&D: 6 cr.

  Total Credits for Degree: 120 cr.

Repeating a Course

Note: Students who fail a core prerequisite course in a nursing sequence may not proceed to the next course in the sequence without repeating the failed course. In order to continue in the Nursing major, students must receive minimum grades of “C” in all required nursing courses. Students who receive a grade of “D” or lower, or who fail any segment of a clinical nursing course or lab will be allowed to repeat the course or segment only once. Students who fail a second required nursing course or clinical lab/segment will be dismissed from the nursing program. This policy applies even if a grade appeal is in progress. Students who fail the clinical portion of a course will receive an “F” for the entire course, regardless of the corresponding theory grade.

Leave of Absence Policy and Reserved Placement in a Clinical Course

A reserved placement in a clinical/field course will be held for the student for only one year from the date of the leave of absence. The School of Nursing cannot guarantee the placement for any longer period of time. It is the responsibility of the student to submit to the undergraduate pro­gram director a letter of intent, one semester prior to returning to the program and enrolling in the course (April 1 for a fall course). Students who fail to follow this procedure release the School of Nursing from reserving a clinical/field placement in a course for the student.