Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

The BSN program’s educational objectives are to prepare baccalaureate generalist nurses. Therefore, the AUK College of Nursing expects the BSN graduates within a few years of graduation to attain the following:

• Demonstrate competence in a professional role within a dynamic, multicultural, global society to provide safe, quality, holistic, evidence-based, patient-centered care to diverse patient populations across the lifespan as baccalaureate generalist nurses.
• Assimilate professional, legal, and ethical guidelines in practice as a professional nurse with accountability and independence in a variety of settings.
• Apply evidence-based knowledge to guide and teach individuals, families and populations regarding health promotion and illness prevention.
• Demonstrate commitment to lifelong learning for personal and professional growth for further education and/or specialization within their chosen career path.

At the completion of the program, graduates are expected to demonstrate:

• Patient-Centered Care. Demonstrate competent and responsible practice by synthesizing and integrating knowledge from the arts, humanities, sciences, and nursing education to provide patient-centered, holistic, compassionate, and respectful care to patient populations, families, and communities that are age and culturally appropriate.
• Evidence-Based Practice (EBP). Utilize scholarship to evaluate and integrate current evidence with clinical expertise and consider clients’ preferences, experiences, and values to make practice decisions for quality outcomes.
• Safety. Apply clinical reasoning and critical thinking to promote a culture of safety and prevent the risk of harm to populations, families, colleagues, and the community.
• Communication. Demonstrate effective communication with patients, families, and colleagues by fostering mutual respect and shared decision-making to enhance knowledge, experience, and health outcome.
• Systems-Based Practice. Recognize the changing healthcare system and demonstrate the ability to access resources in a safe, effective, and financially responsible manner to provide value-based care.
• Leadership. Demonstrate leadership through accountability, influence, and collaboration with others in a way that will facilitate the establishment and achievement of shared goals.
• Quality Improvement. Recognize a commitment to quality improvement by understanding the value of data, design, implementation, and evaluation strategies to improve the healthcare system’s quality and safety.
• Intra- and Interprofessional Collaboration. Demonstrate active participation and collaboration within nursing and interprofessional teams to achieve quality patient outcomes.
• Professionalism. Demonstrate professionalism through consistent application and self-reflection of ethical, legal, altruistic, humanistic, regulatory principles, and self-care.
• Information Technology. Demonstrate proficiency in using technology and information systems to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision-making for safe practice.

Requirements	Type	No. of Courses	Credit Hours
General Education	Compulsory	13	52
Core Science	Compulsory	4	4
Core Nursing	Compulsory	27	66
Elective		N/A	N/A
Total		44	122

The study plan summarizes the course’s subject requirements and indicates when planned subjects should be studied.

With a degree in Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from AUK, you can work as a professional college nurse, and many other jobs, such as:

• Taking care of varieties of patients, from the ill and injured to people who are healthy and hoping to stay healthy
• Collecting patient health histories and performing physical exams
• Developing individualized patient plan of care
• Counseling and educating patients and their families
• Administering medications, wound care, and other treatment options
• Interpreting patient information and making decisions about necessary actions, where appropriate
• Observing and recording patient behavior
• Consulting with nurse supervisors and physicians to determine best treatment plans for patients
• Directing and supervising the care of other healthcare professionals
• Conducting research to improve patient outcomes and healthcare processes
• You are eligible to take the Registered Nurse (RN) licensure examination in the State of New York, USA
• You can work as an RN in any public and private healthcare sectors in the State of New York and/or other states of USA.
• You can apply for the RN employment-based immigrant in USA

You can set your study pace according to your circumstances and convenience:

• Minimum 4 years, upon the successful completion of 11 courses per year.
• Standard 4.5 years, upon the successful completion of 10 courses per year.
• Maximum 5 years, upon the successful completion of 9 courses per year.

* This study duration does not include English language courses.

Academic Year Breakdown:

Semester	Start Date	End Date	Duration	Type
Fall	August	December	14 weeks	Mandatory
Spring	January	April	14 weeks	Mandatory
Summer	June	August	8 weeks	Optional

* The start and end dates are subject to changes.

Semester:

Instructional period of 14 weeks plus a final examination period offered twice a year (referred to as Fall and Spring semester). Additional instructional periods include intersessions and Summer sessions.

Learn more about admissions requirements for National Students,International Students, Transfer of Credits and Readmission.

• Students must be high school or Institute graduates.
• Proof of English Proficiency. Learn more about our English language requirements and exemptions.

In case of inquires you can email our admissions office on admissions@auk.edu.krd
and/or call us on 07517414102/07517414103 (Viber/WhatsApp), during working hours from Sunday to Thursday, 9:00 am – 2:00pm