HEGIS Code: 1203.10
- Spring 2026 Priority Deadline: November 3, 2025
- Spring 2026 Extended Regular Deadline: December 15, 2025
Application Deadlines
The application process for the QCC-SPS Dual/Joint Program is initiated at the Nursing Department at Queensborough Community College. For more information, contact Susan Riekert at sriekert@qcc.cuny.edu or 718-631-6080, or visit QCC's website www.qcc.cuny.edu.
This dual/joint degree program in nursing with Queensborough Community College (QCC) and the CUNY School of Professional Studies (CUNY SPS) enables qualified students enrolled in the QCC AAS in Nursing program to seamlessly transition to the BS in Nursing at CUNY SPS. Students in this dual/joint program are guided in the selection of courses by an advisor in order to efficiently progress through the general education and nursing program requirements.
Career and Academic Prospects
The BS in Nursing program prepares students to assume leadership positions in hospitals, community agencies, and long-term care facilities across the metropolitan area and beyond. Students gain the tools needed to meet the challenges of the evolving healthcare system, as well as the knowledge and experience required to move forward into graduate level studies and advanced practice nursing.
Completion Rates
CUNY SPS RN-BS benchmark for program completion rates:
75% of students will complete the RN- BS program within five years. Using CCNE guidelines for calculating these rates, the five-year completion rates are:
- 2019-2024 = 94%
- 2018-2023 = 96%
- 2017-2022 = 96%
Job Placement Statistics
Undergraduate program outcome: 80% of RN-BS alumni will report employment as a RN within twelve months.
- 2023 = 89%
- 2022 = 92%
- 2021 = 78%
Interim Academic Director, Nursing
NYSIM Center
Monday – Saturday
7:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
(Nursing Students may only attend the site when scheduled by the SPS Nursing Program)
Newman Library
Hours posted here
CUNY SPS Help Desk Fall Hours
Monday
8:00 A.M. – 6:00 P.M.
Tuesday - Thursday
8:00 A.M. - 7:00 P.M.
Friday
8:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M.
Phone: (646) 664‑8592
Email: helpdesk@sps.cuny.edu
For general assistance outside of the above hours, please contact the Extended Hours Support line:
(844) 536-0050.
Contact Information
To reach the CUNY SPS Help Desk Manager, please contact Cristian Cardenas at (646) 664-8593, or at Cristian.Cardenas@cuny.edu.
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Admissions Criteria
To be eligible for the CUNY SPS-QCC Dual/Joint Program, applicants must:
- Be enrolled at Queensborough Community College;
- Have completed a Pre-clinical sequence at QCC with a minimum grade point average of 3.0, and;
- Have taken the National League for Nursing Pre-admission RN exam.
Click here to see a full list of the online nursing degrees offered at CUNY SPS.
Application Deadlines
- Spring 2026 Priority Deadline: November 3, 2025
- Spring 2026 Extended Regular Deadline: December 15, 2025
