SYRACUSE — The Pomeroy College of Nursing (PCON) at Crouse Hospital says general-education courses that PCON nursing students are required to take will be offered through Le Moyne College and taught by its faculty at the PCON campus. The expanded partnership begins this fall, Crouse Health and Le Moyne College said in a joint news […]
SYRACUSE — The Pomeroy College of Nursing (PCON) at Crouse Hospital says general-education courses that PCON nursing students are required to take will be offered through Le Moyne College and taught by its faculty at the PCON campus.
The expanded partnership begins this fall, Crouse Health and Le Moyne College said in a joint news release.
The collaboration will enable PCON students enrolled in academic courses that Le Moyne offers to have access to all student services at the college, Patty Morgan, PCON associate dean, said. The services include libraries, computing facilities, career services, student support, and recreational facilities.
The expanded partnership coincides with the recent state law that requires New York nurses to earn a bachelor’s degree in nursing within 10 years of becoming a registered nurse (RN), Morgan noted.
“We are endeavoring to make it as seamless as possible for our students to complete their RN degrees and transition into a high quality [bachelor’s degree in nursing] program,” she said.
The per-credit hour charge of PCON general-education courses “will increase slightly,” but the partnership with Le Moyne will “enhance the overall experience and quality of the college investment,” PCON contends.
“The bottom-line financing of a PCON/[Le Moyne College] education is still less expensive than other local, state and national nursing programs,” said Morgan.
Completing the RN degree and passing the NCLEX-RN exam are required before a nurse can pursue a bachelor’s degree program.
“We are pleased to have been selected to provide general-education courses to PCON students,” Margaret Wells, interim dean of the Purcell School of Professional Studies at Le Moyne College, said in the release. “This new development is a natural progression in the educational partnership we’ve established with the Pomeroy College of Nursing. The advantage to PCON students is the close working relationship we’ve developed with the administration and faculty at Crouse, which has been instrumental in understanding and responding to the needs of their students.”
