Accelerated BSN

Quinnipiac offers two tracks leading to the Bachelor of Science in Nursing:

• Generic BSN
• Accelerated BSN (for students with a bachelor's degree in another discipline)

The undergraduate nursing major at Quinnipiac is an intense educational experience that seeks to prepare competent, sensitive professionals, willing and able to assume positions of responsibility in a dynamic health care environment.

Students are provided with clinical experience totaling over 800 hours in facilities that include acute and chronic health care institutions, clinics, community health agencies and a variety of other settings within the community where health care is delivered.

In addition, students have ample opportunity to practice clinical skills in our extraordinary clinical skills practice lab on campus and also to work on a community-based education project with a faculty member.

Undergraduate nursing students are mentored by faculty who are specialists in adult, pediatric, psychiatric, maternal-child, gerontological and critical care, and community nursing.

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

Quinnipiac offers two tracks leading to the Bachelor of Science in Nursing:

• Generic BSN
• Accelerated BSN (for students with a bachelor's degree in another discipline)

The undergraduate nursing major at Quinnipiac is an intense educational experience that seeks to prepare competent, sensitive professionals, willing and able to assume positions of responsibility in a dynamic health care environment.

Students are provided with clinical experience totaling over 800 hours in facilities that include acute and chronic health care institutions, clinics, community health agencies and a variety of other settings within the community where health care is delivered.

In addition, students have ample opportunity to practice clinical skills in our extraordinary clinical skills practice lab on campus and also to work on a community-based education project with a faculty member.

Undergraduate nursing students are mentored by faculty who are specialists in adult, pediatric, psychiatric, maternal-child, gerontological and critical care, and community nursing.

Doctorate of Nursing - Adult Nurse Practitioner

Students who have earned their bachelor's degree may elect to pursue preparation as an advanced practice nurse in one of three specialty areas.

These specialty areas are:

• Adult Nurse Practitioner
• Family Nurse Practitioner
• Women's Health Nurse Practitioner

Students who are seeking to become an advanced practice nurse in adult, family or women's health care are eligible to enter the program if they are registered nurses with a bachelor's (or higher degree) in nursing or a related field.

Full-time students enrolled in the adult, family or women's health nurse practitioner tracks can complete the degree requirements for a doctor of nursing practice in three years. The full-time curriculum, including the clinical component, takes place two days each week over the three calendar years and allows for part-time work.

Students who are new to nursing or those who wish to begin their education at a more relaxed pace can choose a four-year option, which allows for part-time study for the first two years. This four-year curriculum, including clinical experience, occurs one day a week for the first two years and then two days a week over the final two years. This option allows for full-time work in the first years of the program and part-time work in the final years.

Alternatively, students who have earned a master's degree in nursing or a related field can enroll in one of the post-master's options, which offer an opportunity to advance career goals more rapidly.

These focused areas are:

• Care of the Individual Track
• Care of Populations Track

Post-master's students who are already advanced practice nurses may elect either of these areas depending on their career focus. For post-master's students without a background as an APRN, the Care of Populations track provides educational preparation for executive leadership positions or community focused care. Post-master's students enrolled in the Care of the Individual or Care of Populations tracks may complete the program part-time in two years. Electives in nursing education can prepare graduates for teaching in academia or the clinical environment.

Doctorate of Nursing - Family Nurse Practitioner

Students who have earned their bachelor's degree may elect to pursue preparation as an advanced practice nurse in one of three specialty areas.

These specialty areas are:

• Adult Nurse Practitioner
• Family Nurse Practitioner
• Women's Health Nurse Practitioner

Students who are seeking to become an advanced practice nurse in adult, family or women's health care are eligible to enter the program if they are registered nurses with a bachelor's (or higher degree) in nursing or a related field.

Full-time students enrolled in the adult, family or women's health nurse practitioner tracks can complete the degree requirements for a doctor of nursing practice in three years. The full-time curriculum, including the clinical component, takes place two days each week over the three calendar years and allows for part-time work.

Students who are new to nursing or those who wish to begin their education at a more relaxed pace can choose a four-year option, which allows for part-time study for the first two years. This four-year curriculum, including clinical experience, occurs one day a week for the first two years and then two days a week over the final two years. This option allows for full-time work in the first years of the program and part-time work in the final years.

Alternatively, students who have earned a master's degree in nursing or a related field can enroll in one of the post-master's options, which offer an opportunity to advance career goals more rapidly.

These focused areas are:

• Care of the Individual Track
• Care of Populations Track

Post-master's students who are already advanced practice nurses may elect either of these areas depending on their career focus. For post-master's students without a background as an APRN, the Care of Populations track provides educational preparation for executive leadership positions or community focused care. Post-master's students enrolled in the Care of the Individual or Care of Populations tracks may complete the program part-time in two years. Electives in nursing education can prepare graduates for teaching in academia or the clinical environment.

Doctorate of Nursing - Nurse Practitioner

Students who have earned their bachelor's degree may elect to pursue preparation as an advanced practice nurse in one of three specialty areas.

These specialty areas are:

• Adult Nurse Practitioner
• Family Nurse Practitioner
• Women's Health Nurse Practitioner

Students who are seeking to become an advanced practice nurse in adult, family or women's health care are eligible to enter the program if they are registered nurses with a bachelor's (or higher degree) in nursing or a related field.

Full-time students enrolled in the adult, family or women's health nurse practitioner tracks can complete the degree requirements for a doctor of nursing practice in three years. The full-time curriculum, including the clinical component, takes place two days each week over the three calendar years and allows for part-time work.

Students who are new to nursing or those who wish to begin their education at a more relaxed pace can choose a four-year option, which allows for part-time study for the first two years. This four-year curriculum, including clinical experience, occurs one day a week for the first two years and then two days a week over the final two years. This option allows for full-time work in the first years of the program and part-time work in the final years.

Alternatively, students who have earned a master's degree in nursing or a related field can enroll in one of the post-master's options, which offer an opportunity to advance career goals more rapidly.

These focused areas are:

• Care of the Individual Track
• Care of Populations Track

Post-master's students who are already advanced practice nurses may elect either of these areas depending on their career focus. For post-master's students without a background as an APRN, the Care of Populations track provides educational preparation for executive leadership positions or community focused care. Post-master's students enrolled in the Care of the Individual or Care of Populations tracks may complete the program part-time in two years. Electives in nursing education can prepare graduates for teaching in academia or the clinical environment.

Post Masters Doctorate of Nursing - Care of Individual

Students who have earned their bachelor's degree may elect to pursue preparation as an advanced practice nurse in one of three specialty areas.

These specialty areas are:

• Adult Nurse Practitioner
• Family Nurse Practitioner
• Women's Health Nurse Practitioner

Students who are seeking to become an advanced practice nurse in adult, family or women's health care are eligible to enter the program if they are registered nurses with a bachelor's (or higher degree) in nursing or a related field.

Full-time students enrolled in the adult, family or women's health nurse practitioner tracks can complete the degree requirements for a doctor of nursing practice in three years. The full-time curriculum, including the clinical component, takes place two days each week over the three calendar years and allows for part-time work.

Students who are new to nursing or those who wish to begin their education at a more relaxed pace can choose a four-year option, which allows for part-time study for the first two years. This four-year curriculum, including clinical experience, occurs one day a week for the first two years and then two days a week over the final two years. This option allows for full-time work in the first years of the program and part-time work in the final years.

Alternatively, students who have earned a master's degree in nursing or a related field can enroll in one of the post-master's options, which offer an opportunity to advance career goals more rapidly.

These focused areas are:

• Care of the Individual Track
• Care of Populations Track

Post-master's students who are already advanced practice nurses may elect either of these areas depending on their career focus. For post-master's students without a background as an APRN, the Care of Populations track provides educational preparation for executive leadership positions or community focused care. Post-master's students enrolled in the Care of the Individual or Care of Populations tracks may complete the program part-time in two years. Electives in nursing education can prepare graduates for teaching in academia or the clinical environment.

Post Masters Doctorate of Nursing - Care of Populations

Students who have earned their bachelor's degree may elect to pursue preparation as an advanced practice nurse in one of three specialty areas.

These specialty areas are:

• Adult Nurse Practitioner
• Family Nurse Practitioner
• Women's Health Nurse Practitioner

Students who are seeking to become an advanced practice nurse in adult, family or women's health care are eligible to enter the program if they are registered nurses with a bachelor's (or higher degree) in nursing or a related field.

Full-time students enrolled in the adult, family or women's health nurse practitioner tracks can complete the degree requirements for a doctor of nursing practice in three years. The full-time curriculum, including the clinical component, takes place two days each week over the three calendar years and allows for part-time work.

Students who are new to nursing or those who wish to begin their education at a more relaxed pace can choose a four-year option, which allows for part-time study for the first two years. This four-year curriculum, including clinical experience, occurs one day a week for the first two years and then two days a week over the final two years. This option allows for full-time work in the first years of the program and part-time work in the final years.

Alternatively, students who have earned a master's degree in nursing or a related field can enroll in one of the post-master's options, which offer an opportunity to advance career goals more rapidly.

These focused areas are:

• Care of the Individual Track
• Care of Populations Track

Post-master's students who are already advanced practice nurses may elect either of these areas depending on their career focus. For post-master's students without a background as an APRN, the Care of Populations track provides educational preparation for executive leadership positions or community focused care. Post-master's students enrolled in the Care of the Individual or Care of Populations tracks may complete the program part-time in two years. Electives in nursing education can prepare graduates for teaching in academia or the clinical environment.