ACADEMIC INFORMATION

Helene Fuld College of Nursing offers a one-year full-time associate degree program of instruction in nursing and liberal arts and science for adult men and women who are experienced licensed practical nurses. Twenty-seven quarter credits toward the Associate in Applied Science degree in Nursing are established by pre-admission testing, LPN licensure, LPN experience of at least one year, and satisfactory practical nursing employment references. Seventy-eight additional quarter credits earned complete degree requirements and qualifies the graduate to take the National Council of State Boards of Nursing NCLEX-RN exam and apply for licensure as a registered nurse. Students also have the option of attending part-time.

The calendar year is divided into four quarters. Each quarter is ten weeks long. Classes are scheduled and are listed in this catalog in 75-minute sessions instead of the more traditional 50-minute hour. The required program of studies can be completed in four quarter-terms within one calendar year. A student can extend the program to one and a half or two years by carrying a reduced course load. Part-time students must complete the program within three years. Classes are admitted twice a year, in November and April.

CREDITS

As the College operates on a quarter system, credit is granted on the basis of quarter credits rather than the more usual semester credit. One-quarter credit equals two-thirds of one semester credit. One semester credit equals 1.5 quarter credits. One and one half quarter credits are granted for successful completion of: one 75-minute lecture session; two 75-minute laboratory sessions; or three 75-minute clinical sessions a week for ten weeks.

Liberal arts and science courses must either precede or be taken concurrently with the parallel nursing courses. Nursing courses must be taken in the prescribed sequence.

Additional information can be obtained by calling the Office of Student Services at 212-616-7268 or by viewing the College's catalog. For an electronic version of the catalog, click here: HELENE FULD COLLEGE OF NURSING 2009 - 2011 CATALOG