Helene Fuld College of Nursing offers an accelerated eighteen month full-time associate degree program of instruction in nursing, liberal arts, and science for adult men and women who are licensed practical nurses. Starting in September 2021, all incoming AAS students will be completing the program under the semester calendar. Students admitted prior to this time will complete their programs of study under the quarter calendar with the last quarter courses planned to be offered in Winter 2022. Completion of 70 semester credits (106.5 quarter credits) of coursework is required for this program. This includes 52 semester (79.5 quarter) credits at HFCN. Of this 26 credits are nursing specific and 26 are general education credits. Eighteen (18) semester (27 quarter) credits earned toward the Associate in Applied Science degree in Nursing are established by pre-admission testing and earned through LPN licensure.
The calendar year is divided into three semesters. Each semester is 15 weeks long. The required program of studies can be completed in four semester terms within eighteen months. 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.
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.
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Additional information can be obtained by calling the Admissions Department at 212-616-7255 or by viewing the College’s catalog. For an electronic version of the catalog, Click Here.