Nursing, Bachelor of Science

St. John’s University’s Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Nursing is a four-year program that provides education and instruction to achieve your goal of becoming a registered professional nurse. 

The B.S. in Nursing program offers the following:

• individualized student attention from distinguished faculty and practicing nurses
• a curriculum that hones the high-level critical thinking skills necessary for the attainment of RN licensure
• preparation for culturally competent practice and leadership in service to the community
• specialized advisement and faculty mentors for guidance and support
• clinical experiences in acute, ambulatory, critical care, and community-based settings
• a new Health Sciences Center that includes modern classrooms, skills labs and common areas for students.
• a state-of-the-art Simulation Center with high-fidelity simulation manikins that provide learning opportunities for students to apply classroom instruction to real-life patient care.
• direct admission from high school

Admission Requirements

Click here for more information about admission to this and other acclaimed undergraduate programs at St. John’s University.

In addition to the University requirements, the following are needed for nursing program consideration.  

• official high school transcript(s) with one biology course and one chemistry course 
• high school diploma with a minimum GPA > 90%   
• SAT optional  

No transfer students are considered at this time.

For more information, please contact the Office of Undergraduate Admissions.

Office of Undergraduate Admission
8000 Utopia Parkway
Queens, NY 11439
718-990-2000
[email protected]

Vision

Through quality teaching, scholarship, and practice, we seek to develop within our students a passion for lifelong learning and service to all, especially those in underserved communities.

Nursing is both an art and a science. It is a learned profession based on an understanding of the human condition across the lifespan, and the relationship of a client with others and within an ever-changing environment. As an art, nursing is concerned with caring for the person from a holistic perspective in a variety of health-related situations.

Nurses play a key role in health promotion and disease prevention. By means of clinical inquiry, research, and an environment that fosters learning and expert practice, we strive to add to the body of knowledge that supports and improves quality nursing care.

Student Learning Outcomes

Informed by the vision to accomplish our mission, and in accordance with the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)’s The Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice, the nursing curriculum for the undergraduate prelicensure program provides educational opportunities to enable graduates to

1. Integrate knowledge, skills, and values from the liberal arts and sciences and professional nursing education to provide humanistic, safe, and quality care.
2. Apply knowledge and skills of organizational and systems leadership, quality improvement, and patient safety in promoting safe, quality care for diverse patients across complex healthcare systems and environments.
3.  Apply a systematic process consistent with professional standards and evidence-based practice to prevent illness and injury; promote, maintain, and restore client health.
4. Demonstrate skills in using patient care technologies, information systems, and communication devices to facilitate the delivery of safe and effective patient care.
5. Advocate for financial and regulatory healthcare policies, processes, and environments that improve the nature and functioning of healthcare delivery systems and ethical and legal accountability in addressing healthcare issues.
6. Employ oral and written communication and interprofessional collaboration in providing safe, high-quality care to improve client health outcomes.
7. Promote individual and population health by assessing factors that influence health outcomes and apply culturally appropriate health promotion, management, and restoration strategies to diverse populations in a variety of settings.
8. Demonstrate consistent application of the core values of the profession of nursing and the standards of moral, ethical, and legal conduct.
9. Understand the scope of generalist nursing practice and apply its principles in clinical practice to diverse patients and populations across the lifespan in an ever­changing and complex healthcare environment.