MS Nursing at University of Connecticut

Programme overview

The purpose of the Master’s program is to prepare nurses for advanced practice with specialized knowledge, skills, and values. Graduates assume leadership roles in the health care system and the discipline of nursing by applying existing knowledge and using a spirit of inquiry to examine and test knowledge. The plan of study includes online nursing and related courses according to the requirements for each area of concentration. Campus: Storrs Campus.

Study mode: online | Location: Storrs, CT, United States

What you will study

No student may take more than 12 credits in the master’s degree as a non-matriculated student. No student may transfer in more than 25% of course credits required for the master’s degree plan of study. Listed courses include Nursing Science and Patterns of Knowing in Advanced Nursing Practice; Statistical Methods in Health Sciences Research; Nursing Research for Clinical Scholarship; Evidence-based Practice to Advance Clinical Scholarship; Advanced Pathophysiology: Concepts for Advanced Nursing Practice Across the Lifespan.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Graduate School (university-wide): bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution (or equivalent); cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher for the degree, or equivalent GPA tests on recent coursework; international applicants meet equivalent standards with official transcripts; individual programmes set additional application requirements and a competitive record is needed.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate applications are submitted online to The Graduate School; the application fee is $75 (non-refundable, paid by credit card). Some programmes set earlier application deadlines.

Apply through the official page: https://gradcatalog.uconn.edu/graduate/admission/

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