BSN (Pre-Licensure)
For students who don’t have a nursing license.
- 4-year (2+2) program*
- 61 nursing semester hours**
- 500 clinical hours
- Students are eligible to sit for the NCLEX-RN licensure exam upon successful completion
* First-degree students complete approx. 2 years (59 credit hours) of prerequisites, then 2 years of nursing courses. A second-degree option is also available.
** Not including prerequisites.
RN to BSN
For nurses interested in furthering their education.
- Fully online
- 30 nursing semester hours
- Can be completed in 11 months*
* Estimated time based on a full-time plan of study. Part-time study options are also available.
Family Nurse Practitioner
MSN degree program for primary care practitioners.
- All classes online or in hybrid format*
- 55 semester hours
- 780 practicum hours
- Can be completed in 2.5 years**
- Graduates may apply for national certification
* All courses are fully online except those denoted as hybrid. Hybrid courses will require students to travel to campus no more than two times per semester.
** Assuming a full-time plan of study. Part-time study options are also available.
Nurse Educator
MSN degree program for nurse educators.
- Fully online
- 36 semester hours
- 360 practicum hours
- Can be completed in 2 years*
- Graduates may apply for national certification
* Assuming a full-time plan of study. Part-time study options are also available.
Nurse Educator Certificate
Post-master’s certificate in nursing education.
- Fully online
- 9 semester hours
- For students with a prior MSN degree
- Graduates may apply for national certification
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
MSN degree program for psychiatric mental health.
- All classes online or in hybrid format*
- 55 semester hours
- 780 practicum hours
- Graduates may apply for national certification
* All courses are fully online except those denoted as hybrid. Hybrid courses will require students to travel to campus no more than two times per semester.
Post-Master’s Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Certificate
Post-Master’s certificate program for psychiatric mental health.
- All classes online or in hybrid format*
- 23-27 semester hours, depending on level of nurse practitioner and psychiatric mental health nursing experience
- 780 practicum hours
- Graduates may apply for national certification
* All courses are fully online except those denoted as hybrid. Hybrid courses will require travel to campus no more than twice per semester; however, Post-Master’s PMHNP Certificate students will have the flexibility to complete hybrid requirements fully online via virtual, synchronous learning, if desired.
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Practice-oriented terminal degree program.
MSN to DNP Track
For students who already hold an advanced practice nursing license.
- 30 credit hours
- 500 clinical hours
- Fully online
- Graduates may apply for national certification
BSN to FNP/DNP Track
Seamless transition from the baccalaureate to the doctoral level for family nurse practitioners.
- All classes online or in hybrid format*
- 70 credit hours
- 1,080 clinical hours
- Graduates may apply for national certification
BSN to PMHNP/DNP Track
Seamless transition from the baccalaureate to the doctoral level for psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioners.
- All classes online or in hybrid format*
- 72 credit hours
- 1,080 clinical hours
- Graduates may apply for national certification
* All courses are fully online except those denoted as hybrid. Hybrid courses will require students to travel to campus no more than two times per semester.