Concordia College At Bronxville

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THE COLLEGE PROVIDES GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND RELATED SERVICES TO STUDENTS.TOP FOUR PROGRAMS: UNDERGRADUATE: SOCIAL SCIENCES, BUSINESS, NURSING, GRADUATE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION.SOCIAL SCIENCES THESE 122 CREDITS BACHELOR'S DEGREE PROGRAM HAS A STRONG CONCENTRATION IN PSYCHOLOGY AND CAN BE USED TO GAIN ENTRY INTO MANY MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAMS, INCLUDING THE POPULAR MASTERS OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION/SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM. IT CAN ALSO LEAD TO A WIDE VARIETY OF MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAMS SUCH AS SOCIAL WORK, SPEECH THERAPY, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, NUTRITION PSYCHOLOGY, BUSINESS, NURSING, AND MORE. BUSINESS CONCORDIA'S BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM OFFERS THE MOST IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF BUSINESS-EDUCATION REALITY. CONCORDIA STUDENTS LEARN TO TRANSLATE THEORIES AND KNOWLEDGE FROM THEIR CLASSES INTO INFORMED DECISION-MAKING WORLD, THEY ARE INVOLVED IN COURSES THAT ADDRESS BOTH THE PEOPLE AND PRACTICAL SIDE OF BUSINESS. ACCREDITED BY THE INTERNATIONAL ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR BUSINESS EDUCATION, CONCORDIA'S UNDERGRADUATE BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM OFFERS TWO OPTIONAL SPECIALIZED AREAS OF CONCENTRATION, ACCOUNTING WITH CPA PATHWAY AND GLOBAL MANAGEMENT, ALLOWING STUDENTS TO CHART THE ACADEMIC PATH THAT BEST SUITS THEIR CAREER INTERESTS.M.S. IN BUSINESS LEADERSHIP, STUDENTS ARE EQUIPPED TO INSPIRE & DEVELOP OTHERS TO ACHIEVE ORGANIZATIONAL GROWTH. THE PROGRAM'S FOCUS ON THE THEORIES OF MANAGEMENT & BUSINESS OPERATION, HONES LEADERSHIP SKILLS SO THAT GRADUATES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO ANY ORGANIZATION WITH VISION, BUSINESS ACUMEN, AND PASSION. BEYOND STUDYING THEORY, STUDENTS DEVELOP THE CRITICAL THINKING AND PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS THAT ORGANIZATIONS NEED TO SUCCEED IN TODAY'S COMPETITIVE GLOBAL BUSINESS SETTING. STUDIES CULMINATE WITH A CAPSTONE RESEARCH PROJECT OR BUSINESS PLAN PRESENTED TO A PANEL OF FACULTY MEMBERS AND EXPERIENCED BUSINESS EXECUTIVES PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE STUDENT'S LEADERSHIP ACUMEN TO BE APPLIED AND EVALUATED IN REAL WORLD CONTEXT.NURSING THE NURSING DEGREE AT CONCORDIA COLLEGE PREPARES INDIVIDUALS FOR CAREERS AS PROFESSIONAL NURSES. CONCORDIA COLLEGE OFFERS TWO PROGRAMS IN NURSING, A TRADITIONAL UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM AND AN ACCELERATED POST-BACCALAUREATE PROGRAM FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HOLD A BACCALAUREATE DEGREE IN ANOTHER DISCIPLINE, AND A POST-LICENSURE RN-BS COMPLETION PROGRAM. THE NURSING PROGRAM IS ACCREDITED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND BY THE COMMISSION ON COLLEGIATE NURSING EDUCATION.PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS: CONCORDIA IS AMONG THE TOP FIVE BACCALAUREATE NURSING PROGRAMS IN NEW YORK STATE FOR NCLEX-RN PASS RATES AND HAS EXCEEDED BOTH NATIONAL AND STATE PASS RATES (SOURCE: THE NATIONAL COUNCIL LICENSURE EXAMINATION FOR REGISTERED NURSES). GRADUATE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION OUR PROGRAMS OFFER TWO OPTIONS: (1) M.S.ED. IN CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION: 35-CREDIT PROGRAM DESIGNED FOR TEACHERS WHO HAVE AN INITIAL OR PROFESSIONAL TEACHING CERTIFICATE. THIS PROGRAM LEADS TO A RECOMMENDATION FOR NY STATE CERTIFICATION IN SPECIAL EDUCATION (GRADES 1 6). (2) M.S.ED. CHILDHOOD GENERAL/SPECIAL EDUCATION: 44-CREDIT PROGRAM THAT ALLOWS STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT CURRENTLY CERTIFIED TEACHERS TO ENTER THE MASTER'S PROGRAM AND GRADUATE WITH RECOMMENDATIONS FOR NYS CERTIFICATION IN TWO AREAS ONE IN SPECIAL EDUCATION (GRADES 1 6) AND A SECOND IN GENERAL EDUCATION (GRADES 1 6).