Prestige and Practice - The Hunter College School of Nursing

The Hunter College School of Nursing is one of thewhich, he becomes qualified for the Hunter-
highly esteemed units (with the Hunter- Bellevue(Bellevue) College School of Nursing MS and MPH
School of Health Sciences) of the Hunter College'degree Graduate Programs.
Schools of the Health Professions. Formerly, theThe Hunter- (Bellevue) College School of Nursing
nursing school was called Hunter College School ofGraduate Programs are the advanced education
Nursing until the name changed into Hunter- Bellevuecurriculum following the Baccalaureate BS Nursing
School of Nursing.course. It molds the individual's ultimate excellence in
The Hunter College School of Nursing started in thethe nursing profession both academically and
year 1943 as the Hunter College, New York added apractically. Offering 9 specializations, as well as a
nursing program in their course offerings. It thensubspecialty in nursing HIV/AIDS patients, the Hunter-
evolved into a 4-year collegiate program giving it theBellevue Graduate School of Nursing places its focus
name Hunter College Program in Nursing. The nursingboth on theory-based practice and research utilization.
program however closed in 1969, until it becameAs the Hunter- (Bellevue) College School of Nursing
re-absorbed as the new Hunter- Bellevue School ofMS and MPH have been prepared to assume
Nursing based at the Brookdale Campus. The Hunter-leadership positions and trained to make significant
(Bellevue) College School of Nursing has then beencontributions to the quality of health care and the
offering both undergraduate and graduate nursingadvancement of nursing as advanced-practice in
programs.primary care, clinical specialty, or administration, the
The Undergraduate Programs of the Hunter-graduates immediately assume significant positions in
(Bellevue) College School of Nursing comprise of thehospitals, community agencies, health care
generic nursing course as well as the registeredorganizations, and faculty schools of nursing, while
nursing prep programs. After the student's completionsome also serve as editors, consultants and
of the Lower Division Nursing courses and the Huntercommunity political health activists.
College Distribution Requirements, he then advancesBeing a proud Alpha Phi Chapter of the sigma Theta
to a junior admission. The Hunter- (Bellevue) CollegeTau Honor Society of Nurisng and CCNE accredited,
School of Nursing awards the Bachelor of Science inthe Hunter- (Bellevue) College School of Nursing is a
Nursing only after the student has undergone allprestigious school making major contributions to the
requirements of the undergrad course which is a richhealth care profession in the United States and
combination of the sciences and the arts. Afterserving professional nursing throughout the world.