Our baccalaureate programs in nursing prepare generalist nurses to work in a variety of health-care settings and meet the diverse health needs of individuals and families across the life span and among all community groups. It is designed for women and men who feel challenged by the complex and ever-changing health needs of society and who have a desire to respond to these needs.

The early phase of the basic program combines liberal arts studies with biomedical and social sciences to provide a sound knowledge base for upper-division study and an awareness of cultural and societal influences on health and well-being. The curriculum is community-based, initially emphasizing primary health care that includes health promotion, risk reduction and disease prevention, and subsequently emphasizing the care of those with chronic as well as acute and complex illnesses. Upper-division courses focus on the knowledge and skills required to provide comprehensive nursing care in various clinical practice settings, ethical/legal dimensions of the health-care system, pharmacological components of care, nursing research, and principles and techniques of management within a health-system context.

The UB School of Nursing also offers an accelerated second-degree option to the undergraduate nursing curriculum.  The ABS program is an intensive, full-time, 12-month program designed for the mature, highly motivated, career-minded student who has already completed an undergraduate and/or graduate degree in a field other than nursing.