SUNY Downstate Health Sciences College of Nursing 2024-2025 Graduate Programs Fees

Sep 21, 2026

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences College of Nursing outlines graduate program costs for 2024-2025, including tuition, multiple campus fees, and itemized charges such as transcript and graduation-related fees. The document also lists clinical-related expenses (student malpractice insurance, Typhon Group tracking system, and Castle Branch health clearance, drug testing, and background clearance), plus course materials and poster printing for DNP students. It specifies payment timing, online purchase requirements, renewal schedules, and instructions for submitting required malpractice certificate documentation.

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Fee Description

Tuition and General Fees

Clinical-Related Systems and Insurance

Course Materials and Certification Costs

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences College of Nursing, 2024-2025 Graduate Programs Fees Document | FEE DESCRIPTION | APPLIES TO | FEE, RECURRENCE, & DUE DATE* | | --- | --- | --- | | Tuition, College Fees, Activity Fee, Technology Fee, Student Health Fee, Transcript Fee, Graduation Fee, Graduation Regalia Fee | All students. | Please see university web site to review these costs/fees:
[https://sls.downstate.edu/bursar/tuition_fees.html](https://sls.downstate.edu/bursar/tuition_fees.html) | | Student Malpractice Insurance | All students. | ~$100/year (when in clinical courses) depending on company (e.g., Mercer, Acord, NSO,), paid directly to insurance company.
Clinical Coordinator will communicate need to present malpractice certificate to students prior to due date. | | Course-Specific Textbooks and other Course
Resources/Supplies. | All students. | Variable cost for EACH course, every semester. (Options include ebooks, library reserves,“used/discount” books) .
Textbooks/resources are to be procured in time for first day of class. | | TYPHON Group Clinical Hour Tracking System
This is a data entry system used by graduate students to track and document their clinical/practice hours:
[https://typhongroup.com/why-typhon/](https://typhongroup.com/why-typhon/) | All students. | $100; one-time fee; paid prior to initiation of clinical hours for MS students and prior to initiation of practice hours for DNP students; BS>DNP students will need to purchase TWO Typhon accounts, for a one-time fee of $100+$100=$200 .
Fee must be paid online to Typhon Group.
Program/Track or Course Director, or Clinical Coordinator will communicate payment instructions to students prior to due date. | | --- | --- | --- | | CASTLE BRANCH (myCB)
This is a management system for health clearance, drug testing, and background clearance:
[https://portal.castlebranch.com/UK74](https://portal.castlebranch.com/UK74) | All students. | ~$185; paid prior to initiation of clinical experiences and then renewed annually (~$370 or $555 depending on course of study) .
Fee must be paid online to Castle Branch.
Program/Track or Course Director, or Clinical Coordinator will communicate payment instructions to students prior to due date. | | Student Nurse Practitioner Malpractice Insurance
Student malpractice insurance is a requirement for most clinical agencies and for Downstate College of Nursing. Students use companies such as Acord, Mercer, or NSOto obtain this insurance. Students with existing APRN or RN insurance can often obtain a student rider to their policy for low cost. | All students. | Variable annual rate; paid directly to insurance company prior to initiation of clinical experiences and then renewed ANNUALLY (depending on course of study) .
*Copy of student malpractice insurance certificate will need to be submitted to CON Office of Student Affairs with other documentation. Malpractice insurance document MUST INDICATE that it is for a “STUDENT.” Practicing APRN/RN insurance will not be accepted. | | --- | --- | --- | | Poster Printing Fee | All DNP Students. | $100; ONE-TIME fee, paid to print project poster in final semester.
Fee paid directly to the printer of student choice. | | National Certification Review Course and Practice Test This is a comprehensive multimedia package designed to prepare student for your national specialty certification exam. Students purchase review materials/multimedia modules for review and a comprehensive practice review exam will be administered during the Integration course. | All APRN students. | $379; ONE-TIME fee, paid prior to Integration and Professional Issues course (NFNP 5300 or NWHP 5300) .
Fee must be paid directly to the agency administering course.
Program/Track or Course Director will communicate need to purchase to students prior to due date. | | National Certification Examination Fee
This is a fee to register for the national specialty certification examin

FAQs

What fees apply to all graduate students in the document?

The document states that tuition, college fees, activity fee, technology fee, student health fee, transcript fee, graduation fee, and graduation regalia fee apply to all students, along with student malpractice insurance, course-specific textbooks/resources, and system fees such as Typhon Group tracking and Castle Branch (myCB).

When must students pay the Typhon Group and Castle Branch fees?

Typhon Group requires payment prior to initiation of clinical hours for MS students and prior to initiation of practice hours for DNP students. Castle Branch (myCB) must be paid prior to initiation of clinical experiences and is renewed annually.

What requirements apply to student malpractice insurance certificates?

The document notes that malpractice insurance certificates must be submitted to the CON Office of Student Affairs with other documentation, and the document must indicate it is for a “STUDENT”; practicing APRN/RN insurance is not accepted.

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