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Accelerated Nursing Program
This full-time, in-person program in Albany, New York, provides students who already hold a bachelor’s degree in a field other than nursing with the 54 credits in nursing and 760 clinical hours needed to graduate with an Accelerated B.S. in Nursing in as few as 16 months. This equals four semesters, which includes one summer semester.
Start the program in the fall, and finish the program in December the following year.
Course Requirements
Credits and Completion
In this Accelerated B.S. in Nursing program, up to 60 credits can be applied from the previous bachelor’s degree program.
$42,548 for the total program
This include fees, books and base merit scholarships. You may be eligible for additional financial aid. Please see investment chart below.
16 months to complete your degree
Transfer up to 60 credits
Up to 60 credits from previous bachelor’s accepted, depending on coursework.
$77,600 is the median annual wage for RNs
This is according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
| Total investment for 16-month Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing program | |
| Tuition | $62,025 |
| Comprehensive student fee | $2,325 |
| Books, supplies, and clinical and testing fees | $4,448 |
| Total | $68,798 |
| Minus minimum institutional aid | -$26,250 |
| Total program investment* | $42,548 |
Do you work at Albany Med Health System?
Albany Med Health System and Russell Sage have partnered to address the nursing shortage through innovative programs like this one. Albany Med employees pursuing the accelerated bachelor of science in nursing degree at Russell Sage can:
Easily Apply
Apply any time and start in the fall semester.
Personal advising, experienced faculty
Our nursing program comes with a deep, Russell Sage-level of support from an assigned faculty advisor who works with you to ensure your success.
Amanda
Koennecke
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Trudy
Hutchinson
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Marcy A.
Fiet, RN
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Lesley
Caracci
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Anthony
Majeran
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Victoria
Greenwood, DNS(c), MS, RN-BC
Associate Professor of Nursing
Nancy J.
Michela
Associate Professor of Nursing
Tiffany
Schermerhorn
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Gabriella
Rounds
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Michele
Van Buren
Lecturer of Nursing
Glenda B.
Kelman
Professor and Chair
Emilie
Deck
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Melissa
derBoghossian
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Reina
Del Rio
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Tyler
Owitz
Assistant Professor of the Practice of Nursing
Hope
Raggs
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Mariah
Raval
Lecturer of Nursing
Marcy Fiet, MS, RN, CNM “You’re not just getting your nursing bachelor’s degree. You’re getting a liberal arts education that supports the work you’re going to do …”
Your Future Career with a Bachelor’s in Nursing
Recent Sage graduates are registered nurses on the medical/surgical intensive care, medical cardiology, neonatal intensive care, pediatric intensive care and other units at Albany Medical Center; on a cardiovascular progressive care unit in Tavares, Florida; and in other lifesaving positions throughout New York state and across the country.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics:
$77,600
the median annual wage for registered nurses.
6%
increase in employment opportunities predicted through 2031.
Graduate Studies
Many students with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing pursue a Master of Science in Nursing at Russell Sage College. The master of science degree program offers a variety of nurse practitioner programs, including adult-gerontology primary care, family, psych, and adult-gerontology acute care.
Tess Carstensen, nurse practitioner and Russell Sage College alumna “I’m able to come back and speak to nursing students about what I do as a forensic nurse“