Community & Professional Development
The professional nurse is now challenged by increasingly complex treatment modalities.Baccalaureate Degree Completion Program Via Telecommunications
The Faculty in the Department of Nursing at York College have been committed to facilitating the opportunity for RN's to complete a BS with a major in Nursing since the nursing program was established in 1978. Following initial accreditation by The National League for Nursing in the Spring of 1982, a program of advanced placement was begun to facilitate the progress of RN's who wish to obtain the baccalaureate degree.
The program for RN's offers flexibility, acceptance of transfer courses earned prior to admission, opportunity to take courses at other institutions, opportunity to apply work experience as an RN to nursing credits, and the ability to earn credit through CLEP, ACT-PEP and NLN examinations.
Telecommunication courses in nursing offer the RN the additional advantage of avoiding extensive travel while attending school. The combination of telecommunication courses, credit by examination, and clinicals offered in selected geographic areas, offers a highly flexible method for busy professionals to earn a degree in their field of expertise.
Each participating hospital has a site coordinator who is responsible for the logistical aspects of the program. Every semester, York College will conduct an on-site registration during which student advising and textbook sales will be conducted. When clinical courses begin, the clinical component of the nursing courses will be made available at health care facilities in the local geographic area of each site. The College will employ clinical preceptors who will conduct the clinical portion of the courses. The preceptors are overseen by a number of the York College nursing faculty.
Program Assistance and Information
For information or assistance with the Nursing program requirements, college policies, student advising, or with materials related to the Nursing curriculum, contact Dr. Jackie Harrington, Coordinator, RN Baccalaureate Degree Completion Program, at 717-846-7788, ext 1420.
Course Descriptions
- N421 Leadership in Professional Nursing, 3 credits (RN only)
- BEH260 Basic Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences, 3 credits
- N320 Health Assessment Skills for the Registered Nurse, 3 credits (RN only)
- P345 Ethics in Health Care, 3 credits
- N422 Research and Professional Nursing Practice, 3 credits (RN only)
- N455 Acute Care Concepts/Practice for the Registered Nurse, 5 credits (RN only)
- N456 Community Health Concepts/Practice for the Registered Nurse, 5 credits (RN only)
- N430 Selected Topics in Health Related Issues, 3 credits
- N498 Independent Study, 1-3 credits (Fall)
- N499 Independent Study, 1-3 credits (Spring)
- X Foreign Culture Requirement, 3 credits: May be fulfilled in any combination of foreign language, intercultural studies, Western Civilization and certain advanced history courses.
- NOOO.99 Continuous Enrollment: Matriculated students should register for this course if not enrolled in any other course via telecommunication.
Continuous enrollment is required only once each year. If a student misses 2 semesters in a row without either taking a course or registering for continuous enrollment, the student will lose matriculation status and will have to reapply for admission.
Registration
Course registration is conducted on site prior to the start of each semester. As an option, students may register by mail by completing the application in the Evening and Saturday Degree Program Brochure and forwarding the $75 fee to the Registrar's Office according to the following deadlines. Tuition should be paid in accordance with the tuition deadlines.
- Fall Semester: August 30
- Spring Semester: January 18
- Summer Semester: TBA
Enrollment
All course offerings are subject to a minimum enrollment as determined by the College Administration.
Advanced Placement Procedures
Effective May 22, 1995, the following policy went into effect: Students who graduated within three years from the start of the first York College course from an NLN accredited school, either through a Diploma School, or College or University will receive credit for lower division nursing courses in the York College curriculum.