Question about Stony Brook Online Master's Program

[ccjus123]

Admission Requirements (Master of Science Degree Minimum of 45 Credits)

• Completed application
  
• Baccalaureate degree with an upper division nursing major (non-nursing bachelors, see Clinical Practice Portfolio option below)*
  
• Undergraduate grade point average of at least 3.0.
  
• Current professional Registered Nurse license
  
• Three letters of recommendation
  
• Letter of intent/personal statement
  
• Evidence of meeting all University health requirements
  
• Evidence of health and RN/student nurse practitioner malpractice insurance
  
• Three credit undergraduate course in Health Assessment (Grade C or Better)
  
• Three credit undergraduate course in Statistics (Grade C or Better)
  
• Current curriculum vitae/resume
  
• Certification in Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers (BLS)
  

* Clinical Practice Portfolio Option (Master of Science Degree Minimum of 45 Credits)

Applicants to a master's program with a non-nursing bachelor's degree are eligible to submit a clinical practice portfolio to be evaluated for baccalaureate-level nursing competencies. If the portfolio does not meet academic standards, the student cannot matriculate.

I copied and pasted the above info. from their website, as one of the requirements for people (with non-nursing bachelor degrees) looking to pursue an online master's degree with them. Here's where I'm confused, I currently have a non-nursing bachelor's degree - so how would I be able to get a *clinical practice portfolio*?

Isn't this documented information based on your clinicals? - Isn't this usually the type of experience that you get with clinicals during a regular nursing aas or bsn program? Or do they mean that I must volunteer and create a clinical practice portfolio describing my experience within the clinical area that I volunteer at?

Please help!

[roseynurse345]

I'm not taking the program yet, but it looked like the program was tailored for RN-BSN or RN-Masters, not for non RNs. I think Stonybrook's BSN program is at Stonybrook itself, you have nonnursing bachelor's degree, you can apply for the accelerated program, when your preqs are finished.