Currently Only Accepting Applicants for Adult Geriatric Nurse Practitioner Program
About The Program
Our master of science degree program educates registered nurses with bachelor's degrees to work as nurse practitioners. The program also prepares nurses for roles in leadership, consulting, education and research. Students currently enrolled in the program are studying to become nurse practitioners in three tracks: family, family psychiatric mental health or pediatric. New students may apply to the adult geriatric primary care program. The Adult Geriatric Nurse Practitioner Master's Degree program prepares nurses to improve practice and health outcomes for patients 18 and older in a broad range of settings.
The master's program builds on your undergraduate nursing education and focuses on applying advanced theory and evidence-based data to clinical practice. The curriculum includes courses in the advanced practice role, nursing theory, family theory, informatics, quality and safety, leadership and health care policy, research and advanced pathophysiology and pharmacology. You may take practicum courses as electives to strengthen your advanced practice skills. You also may participate in faculty-sponsored research or individual research projects under faculty guidance, or practice teaching or nursing administration.