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RN to BS-MS in Nursing Informatics (Accelerated)
HEGIS Code: 1203.10
- Fall 2021 Priority Deadline: April 5, 2021
- Fall 2021 Regular Deadline: June 21, 2021
Nurse informatics specialists play a crucial role in all healthcare environments as they are charged with ensuring that the best available scientific data and technology are available to design and implement plans for patient care. Informatics nurses use, integrate, and analyze technology to make changes in nursing practice, advance health outcomes, and facilitate research and education.
The RN to BS-MS in Nursing Informatics online degree program guides nursing professionals to assess institutional data needs, manage data effectively, and improve patient care quality. In addition to taking courses focused on quality and safety to enhance patient outcomes, students enroll in a six-credit practicum to gain experience with compliance and accreditation mandates, staff education, and the design of new data management systems.
Dual Degree
The RN to BS-MS in Nursing Informatics is a dual degree program that provides a seamless progression (and “fast track”) from the BS to MS programs. The program’s overlapping coursework allows students to complete both degrees within an integrated framework and in less time than each degree completed on its own.
Career Prospects
The American Medical Informatics Association estimated that up to 70,000 health informatics specialists will be needed across the healthcare system over the next several years.
Graduates of the RN to BS-MS in Nursing Informatics program are prepared for a number of employment opportunities such as Clinical Informatics Nurse, Informatics Nurse Specialist, Director of Clinical Informatics, and RN Clinical Applications Coordinator and potentially eligible to take the American Nurses Credentialing Center Informatics Nursing Certification Examination.
Completion Rates
CUNY SPS RN-BS benchmark for program completion rates:
- 75% of students will complete the RN- BS program within five years.
- 2014 cohort completion rate is 78%
Job Placement Statistics
Undergraduate Program Outcome: 80% of RN-BS alumni will report employment as a RN within six months.
- 2018 – 90%
- 2017 – 92%
- 2016 – 95%
- 2015 – 95%
Accreditation
The RN to BS-MS in Nursing Informatics at CUNY School of Professional Studies is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (http://www.ccneaccreditation.org).
This program is registered with the New York State Education Department.
Prior Learning Assessment
**Please note: The process of applying nursing certification for evaluation for college credit is temporarily suspended pending NYSED approval.**
Upcoming Events for RN to BS-MS in Nursing Informatics (Accelerated)
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
(currently closed due to the COVID pandemic)
Help Desk Hours
Monday – Sunday:
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
(Excludes school holidays)
(646) 664-8592
helpdesk@sps.cuny.edu
CUNY SPS Open Lab
*CUNY SPS Lab is currently closed due to COVID-19 and University directives.
*Monday – Thursday:
9:30 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
*Friday: 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
*Saturday: 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Sunday: Closed
Admissions Criteria
To qualify for admission to the RN to BS-MS in Nursing Informatics program, applicants must meet the following criteria:
- Associate’s degree in nursing from an accredited institution with a GPA of 3.0 or above out of a 4.0
- Unencumbered nursing license and a current registration
- Admission essay highlighting education and career achievement, including specific examples of problem-solving while working in the practice setting, leadership experience at the bedside or in other settings, and professional and community awards
- Submit two letters of recommendation from each, a nurse educator/nurse faculty and Supervisor/Manager
- A description of an evidence-based practice project completed in nursing school or in the practice setting
- Resume
Residency Requirement*
In order to enroll in the RN to BS in Nursing program, students must provide documentation of one of the following categories:
- U.S. Citizenship
- Permanent Residency
- Granted asylum, refugee status, temporary protected status, withholding of removal, deferred enforced departure, deferred action status by the U.S. Government, deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) or permanently residing in the United States under color of law (PRUCOL)
*International students may enroll in fully online degree programs. However, our online programs do not qualify for student visas.
Students may view the Undergraduate Nursing Student Policies Handbook (PDF).
Complete list of the online nursing degrees offered at CUNY SPS
Application Deadlines
- Fall 2021 Priority Deadline: April 5, 2021
- Fall 2021 Regular Deadline: June 21, 2021
