Enter Our Programs at Any Stage in Your Education or Career

RN with a Bachelor's Degree in Another Field—
RN-to-Master’s Degree Program

If you are a Registered Nurse with a non-nursing bachelor’s degree, you can take advantage of a unique program to earn a master’s degree – without a BS in nursing. Candi dates take only five courses (or a combination of courses and exams) to complete the bachelor’s requirement and enter the master’s program. This is the only local clinical program of this kind.

If you are a Registered Nurse with a non-nursing bachelor’s degree you can take advantage of a unique program to earn a master’s degree - without a BS in nursing. Candidate’s take only five courses (or a combination of courses and exams) to complete the bachelor’s requirement and enter the master’s program. This is the only local clinical program of this kind.

RN with a Master's Degree—
Post Master’s Certificate Program

Post Master’s certificate program allows the master’s-prepared nurse to qualify in a new field or seek certification in a new specialty area without having to earn another master’s degree. The College offers five post master’s tracks: Family Nurse Practitioner, Family Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Nurse Specialist and Nurse Educator.

Joyce Griffin-Sobel, PhD, RN

Joyce Griffin-Sobel, PhD, RN
griffinj@upstate.edu
Dean, College of Nursing
Press Release

The College of Nursing educates nurses throughout their careers. In addition to clinical practice, our students also have opportunities to teach and conduct research.