Academics

One of the few nursing schools in New England based at an academic health sciences center and the only publicly funded graduate nursing school in Massachusetts, the GSN prepares professional and advanced practice nurses to become leaders, practitioners, scientists and educators at the master’s, post-master’s and doctoral levels.

Master’s Programs

Within the GSN master’s program, several options lead to the preparation of advanced practice nurses and nurse educators:

• Graduate Entry Pathway for individuals with a baccalaureate degree in a field other than nursing, leading first to registered nurse licensure and then to advanced nursing specialties;
• Pre-master’s Pathway for registered nurses with a baccalaureate degree in a field other than nursing;
• Traditional Master’s Pathway for registered nurses with a baccalaureate degree in nursing.
• Post-master’s Certificate program for registered nurses with a master’s degree in nursing.
  

Doctoral Programs

• The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program prepares graduates for leadership roles in advanced nursing practice.
• The PhD in Nursing program promotes mentorship in research and scholarship among its faculty and students for the advancement of nursing science and practice.
• The BSN to PhD Pathway is open to registered nurses with a bachelor’s degree in nursing and to students who have completed Graduate Entry Pathway (GEP) first-year courses at UMW.