The Graduate Nursing Program seeks to prepare professional nurses at an advanced theoretical and clinical practice level in order to address present and potential societal health needs.
The program is licensed and accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) and the Connecticut Department of Higher Education.
The nurse practitioner curriculum is directed towards preparing students to manage clients of diverse cultural backgrounds in various settings.
Quinnipiac's MS in nursing includes a core study that covers advanced concepts and theoretical foundations of nursing, research methods and health care policy and economics.
Candidates in the nurse practitioner program specialize to become adult or family nurse practitioners and are eligible for national certification by examination.
Graduates are also eligible for advanced practice licensure (APRN) in the State of Connecticut. Individuals already holding a MSN degree may apply to the Nurse Practitioner Post Master's Certificate Program.
Our students learn and practice their skills in the North Haven Graduate and Health Sciences Center, a 180,000-square-foot facility that opened in Fall 2009. With $3.5 million in cutting-edge equipment, the center features 24 teaching laboratories, including an orthopedics lab, a rehabilitative sciences lab, a clinical skills lab, an intensive care unit, a health assessment lab, a physical exam suite, a physical diagnostics lab, a motion analysis lab and other special amenities that set it apart from other universities offering health sciences programs. Read more about the center or watch a photo slideshow.
Mission of the Department of Nursing
In Quinnipiac's Department of Nursing, learning occurs in a highly personalized, student-centered community that promotes academic excellence. We view nursing as both a science and an art that is creative, goal-directed, research-based and concerned with the health and dignity of the whole person. Our goal is to prepare graduates for professional nursing practice who are capable of providing holistic care for diverse individuals, families, communities and populations in a variety of settings.
Outstanding nursing students are invited to join Quinnipiac's chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International nursing honor society.
For more information contact:
Jeanne LeVasseur, PhD
Director of master of science in nursing program
Phone: 203-582-5397
E-mail: jeanne.levasseur@quinnipiac.edu