Nursing Major - First-Year Entry Program

Through this program, you will be ready for practice as a professional nurse upon graduation. Following four years of general education and professional studies, you can take your professional licensing exam and find employment as an entry-level nurse with progressive career advancement. Or apply for entry into graduate education.

What Will I Learn?

Our highly respected and competitive program of study integrates the natural, biological, and behavioral sciences, with professional studies. Applied learning experiences are the hallmark of excellent nursing education. Our program provides you practical knowledge and an understanding of the complex healthcare systems. Upon successful completion of program requirements, you are eligible to take the NCLEX-RN examination and apply for licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse (RN).

What is Unique About Our Program?

Experience begins in the first semester of the sophomore year and builds each subsequent semester
The program offers a diversity of experiences, including opportunities to study abroad.

What Are My Career Opportunities?

Job Market Outlook for Nursing

Additional Information

Program Requirements for Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Accreditation & Licensure Examination Information
The baccalaureate programs are registered with the New York State Education Department, Division of Professional Education, Education Building, 80 Washington Ave., 2nd Floor, West Wing, Albany, NY 12234, 518-474-3852.

The nursing program is fully accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street NW, Suite 750, Washington DC, 20001, 202-887-6791

The nursing program holds membership in the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (ACCN) and the New York State Council of Deans of Nursing of Baccalaureate Programs and Higher Education Nursing Programs.

Nursing Licensure Examination Pass Rates

The National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) is a nationwide examination for the licensing of nurses in the United States.
- SUNY Plattsburgh pass rates exceeded the statewide pass rate, 2018-2022.
- SUNY Plattsburgh pass rates exceeded the nationwide pass rate in all but one year (2019).
Detailed NCLEX-RN pass-rate information
Admission Requirements

Admission to the major is competitive and is contingent upon academic qualifications and availability. Successful candidates meet the general admission requirements to the college in addition to three units of high school science (including biology and chemistry) and three units of high school mathematics. International applicants whose native language is not English need to achieve a score on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) of 560 on the paper examination or 83 on the online version.
First-Year Student Handbook

Professional Licensure Disclosure

Professional Licensure Disclosure

Successful completion of SUNY Plattsburgh’s program Nursing, B.S. is sufficient for meeting the educational requirements for licensure or certification in New York as registered nurse. Successful completion of the program may also be sufficient for meeting the educational requirements for licensure or certification in other states but this has not been determined by SUNY Plattsburgh. Enrolled students and prospective students are strongly encouraged to contact their state’s certification entity to review all licensure and certification requirements imposed by their state(s) of choice.

State	State Professional Licensing Contact for Nursing
Alabama	www.abn.alabama.gov
Alaska	https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/professionallicensing/boardofnursing.aspx
Arizona	https://www.azbn.gov/
Arkansas	https://healthy.arkansas.gov/programs-services/topics/arkansas-board-of-nursing
California	https://www.rn.ca.gov/
Colorado	https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/dora/Nursing
Connecticut	https://portal.ct.gov/DPH/Practitioner-Licensing--Investigations/Registered-Nurse/Registered-Nurse-Licensure
Delaware	https://dpr.delaware.gov/boards/nursing/
District of Columbia	https://dchealth.dc.gov/bon
Florida	https://floridasnursing.gov/
Georgia	https://www.sos.ga.gov/georgia-board-nursing
Hawaii	https://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/boards/nursing/
Idaho	https://ibn.idaho.gov/
Illinois	https://idfpr.illinois.gov/profs/nursing.asp
Indiana	https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/nursing-home/
Iowa	https://nursing.iowa.gov/
Kansas	https://ksbn.kansas.gov/
Kentucky	https://kbn.ky.gov
Louisiana	www.lsbn.state.la.us
Maine	https://www.maine.gov/boardofnursing/
Maryland	https://mbon.maryland.gov/Pages/default.aspx
Massachusetts	https://www.mass.gov/orgs/board-of-registration-in-nursing
Michigan	https://www.michigan.gov/lara/bureau-list/bpl/health/hp-lic-health-prof/nursing
Minnesota	https://mn.gov/boards/nursing/
Mississippi	https://www.msbn.ms.gov/
Missouri	https://pr.mo.gov/nursing.asp
Montana	http://boards.bsd.dli.mt.gov/nur
Nebraska	http://dhhs.ne.gov/licensure/Pages/Nurse-Licensing.aspx
Nevada	https://nevadanursingboard.org/
New Hampshire	https://www.oplc.nh.gov/
New Jersey	https://www.nj.gov/education/
New Mexico	https://www.ncsbn.org/New%20Mexico.htm
New York	http://www.op.nysed.gov/
North Carolina	www.ncbon.com
North Dakota	https://www.ndbon.org/
Ohio	https://nursing.ohio.gov/
Oklahoma	https://nursing.ok.gov/
Oregon	http://www.oregon.gov/OSBN/pages/index.aspx
Pennsylvania	https://www.dos.pa.gov/ProfessionalLicensing/BoardsCommissions/Nursing/Pages/default.aspx
Puerto Rico	www.salud.gov.pr
Rhode Island	https://health.ri.gov/licenses/detail.php?id=231
South Carolina	http://llr.sc.gov
South Dakota	https://doh.sd.gov/licensing-and-records/professional-licensing-boards/south-dakota-board-of-nursing/
Tennessee	https://www.tn.gov/health/health-program-areas/health-professional-boards/nursing-board/nursing-board/about.html
Texas	www.bon.state.tx.us
Utah	https://dopl.utah.gov/nurse/
Vermont	https://sos.vermont.gov/nursing/
Virgin Islands	https://doh.vi.gov/news/virgin-islands-board-nurse-license-status-renewal-license-identification-cards
Virginia	https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/Boards/Nursing/
Washington	https://www.doh.wa.gov/LicensesPermitsandCertificates/NursingCommission
West Virginia	www.wvrnboard.wv.gov
Wisconsin	https://dsps.wi.gov/pages/BoardsCouncils/Nursing/Default.aspx
Wyoming	https://wsbn.wyo.gov/home

Additional Degrees in Nursing
- RN-to-B.S. Online