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The Nursing (A.A.S.) degree at Morrisville State College is a two-year R.N. degree program. Upon completion of the Associate Degree Nursing program, stduents will meet the New York state requirements to sit for the National Nursing licensing exam. Our graduates exceed the New York State pass rate for first-time takers on the NCLEX-RN. The nursing program is accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission.

Nursing is a profession with unlimited career growth and expansion. Registered professional nurses have unlimited opportunities to practice nursing with individuals of all ages and in a variety of healthcare settings.

Morrisville's program involves a combination of classroom learning and direct patient experience where students have the advantage of clinical experience consisting of small class sizes and a low faculty to student ratio. The student to faculty ratio never exceeds 7-8 students for each faculty member.

Admission Requirements

Students wishing to enter this program must meet the following requirements:
The student entering the Nursing A.A.S. program from high school must have a minimum high school average of B or better, biology, chemistry, and New York state Math A, all with a minimum Regents score of 65. It is beneficial for students to have completed an additional year of both science and mathematics.

Students who are re-entering the academic world or are considering nursing as a second career are evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Students who do not meet admission requirements may be admitted to an alternate program of study to complete prerequisite coursework.

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