| The Hunter College School of Nursing is one of the | | | | which, 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, the | | | | The Hunter- (Bellevue) College School of Nursing |
| nursing school was called Hunter College School of | | | | Graduate Programs are the advanced education |
| Nursing until the name changed into Hunter- Bellevue | | | | curriculum 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 the | | | | the nursing profession both academically and |
| year 1943 as the Hunter College, New York added a | | | | practically. Offering 9 specializations, as well as a |
| nursing program in their course offerings. It then | | | | subspecialty in nursing HIV/AIDS patients, the Hunter- |
| evolved into a 4-year collegiate program giving it the | | | | Bellevue Graduate School of Nursing places its focus |
| name Hunter College Program in Nursing. The nursing | | | | both on theory-based practice and research utilization. |
| program however closed in 1969, until it became | | | | As the Hunter- (Bellevue) College School of Nursing |
| re-absorbed as the new Hunter- Bellevue School of | | | | MS 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 been | | | | contributions to the quality of health care and the |
| offering both undergraduate and graduate nursing | | | | advancement 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 the | | | | hospitals, community agencies, health care |
| generic nursing course as well as the registered | | | | organizations, and faculty schools of nursing, while |
| nursing prep programs. After the student's completion | | | | some also serve as editors, consultants and |
| of the Lower Division Nursing courses and the Hunter | | | | community political health activists. |
| College Distribution Requirements, he then advances | | | | Being a proud Alpha Phi Chapter of the sigma Theta |
| to a junior admission. The Hunter- (Bellevue) College | | | | Tau Honor Society of Nurisng and CCNE accredited, |
| School of Nursing awards the Bachelor of Science in | | | | the Hunter- (Bellevue) College School of Nursing is a |
| Nursing only after the student has undergone all | | | | prestigious school making major contributions to the |
| requirements of the undergrad course which is a rich | | | | health care profession in the United States and |
| combination of the sciences and the arts. After | | | | serving professional nursing throughout the world. |