UTICA — Utica University and SUNY Oneonta recently announced a new articulation agreement that gives SUNY Oneonta graduates a “seamless transition” into Utica University’s bachelor of science accelerated nursing program. The pact, called the “SUNY Oneonta-Utica University Early Assurance Program Accelerated Bachelors of Science Nursing Agreement,” will create a pathway to further student educational attainment […]
UTICA — Utica University and SUNY Oneonta recently announced a new articulation agreement that gives SUNY Oneonta graduates a “seamless transition” into Utica University’s bachelor of science accelerated nursing program.
The pact, called the “SUNY Oneonta-Utica University Early Assurance Program Accelerated Bachelors of Science Nursing Agreement,” will create a pathway to further student educational attainment while addressing workforce demand in the nursing field, the colleges contend in a press release.
“Utica University has long sought solutions and new ideas through partnerships with other academic institutions and industry that advance our mission of serving students,” Utica University President Todd Pfannestiel said in the release. “Our relationship with SUNY Oneonta is a very natural one. The universities are aligned in our commitment to the Mohawk Valley. We share not only a culture of academic excellence and student centeredness, but also a dedication to advancing workforce and economic development in the region and state.”
The program is open to SUNY Oneonta applicants who will be first-time, matriculated first-year students, as well as current SUNY Oneonta students who have completed fewer than 90 credits. Students will complete their first bachelor’s degree in an eligible major at SUNY Oneonta in conjunction with Utica University’s prerequisites. Eligible bachelor’s degree programs at SUNY Oneonta are biology; anthropology, health & human biology concentration; sociology, aging studies track; communication studies; and philosophy, applied philosophy concentration.
Students will then pursue their second bachelor’s degree in Utica University’s 16-month accelerated bachelor of nursing program in Syracuse, Latham, or St. Petersburg, Florida. In their final semester, students will have the opportunity for a registered-nurse position within a partner health-care network.
“It is an important moment that demonstrates how working together, we can address New York’s nursing shortage and the well-being of our communities while providing relevant educational experiences for our students,” said Tracy Allen, dean of the SUNY Oneonta School of Sciences.
Founded in 1946, Utica University offers bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees in more than 40 majors to a current enrollment of 2,900 undergraduate students and 1,200 graduate students.
SUNY Oneonta provides bachelor’s degrees and graduate certificate and degree programs to a student body of about 5,500.
