Not every future nurse takes a straight line to the profession. Some accumulate credits from different schools. Others simply need time to discover whether nursing is the right fit. For all these students, 麻豆区's Katz School of Science and Health has created a rigorous, full-time pathway to a Bachelor of Science in Nursing that counts their prior credits toward a nursing degree and gets them into practice faster.
The Transfer B.S. in Nursing is open to students who have completed at least 62 undergraduate credits, including prerequisite science courses, and can be completed in 21 months on campus in New York City. It鈥檚 ideal for students who have completed significant undergraduate coursework but have not yet earned a bachelor's degree.
"There is an enormous group of talented students who have done serious academic work and are ready to commit fully to nursing,鈥 said Dr. Peggy Tallier, senior associate dean of nursing at the Katz School. 鈥淭his program takes them exactly where they want to go."
The new program joins the Katz School鈥檚 Accelerated B.S. in Nursing (ABSN), which serves career-changers who already hold a bachelor's degree in another field. For information about the Transfer B.S. in Nursing, including admission requirements and application deadlines, visit .
Clinical education at the Katz School takes place in top-ranked hospitals across New York City, one of the most medically complex and culturally diverse environments in the United States. Students rotate through major medical centers and community health settings in the city鈥檚 five boroughs, caring for patients spanning every age, background and diagnosis. That breadth is intentional.
"By the time they graduate, they鈥檝e seen things that many nurses won鈥檛 encounter for years," said Dr. Tallier. 鈥淭hat experience is irreplaceable.鈥
The 62-credit curriculum combines advanced health assessment, clinical skills training and high-fidelity simulation laboratories that replicate real-world patient scenarios. Rotations span medical-surgical, pediatric, maternity, psychiatric and community nursing, and interprofessional learning alongside other Katz School health sciences students, preparing graduates for the team-based realities of modern care delivery.
Dr. Paul Russo, dean of the Katz School of Science and Health, sees the Transfer B.S. in Nursing as an expression of the school's values. "This program exists because we believe the Katz School has a responsibility to produce excellent and caring nurses, prepared for the hardest days the profession will ask of them," he said.
Upon graduation, students are eligible to sit for the NCLEX-RN, the national licensure examination for registered nurses. The degree prepares graduates for generalist roles across hospitals, outpatient clinics, community health organizations and long-term care.
Dr. Monique Katz, a board-certified radiologist and the namesake of the Katz School of Science and Health, has long believed that investing in health sciences education is one of the most impactful commitments a community can make.
"The nursing shortage is real, and the stakes for patients are real," said Dr. Katz. "What excites me about this program is that it expands access. It finds students who have the drive and the preparation, and it gives them a world-class education and a direct path to the bedside. That's exactly the kind of impact this school was built to have."
