Pace University

Pace has a growing national reputation for offering students opportunity, teaching and learning based on research, civic involvement, an international perspective and measurable outcomes. Founded in 1906, Pace has grown into one of the largest universities in New York State. Pace remains true to its motto, Opportunitas, as well as to its tradition of innovation in higher education. The Pace commitment to Opportunitas can be found throughout life and learning at the University, a commitment practiced every day by faculty and staff who work to provide the best private education to talented students from around the world.

The Lienhard School of Nursing

The Lienhard School of Nursing has a long and rich history of educating nurses. The vision of the LSN is to be the leading school of nursing for innovation and excellence in education, research and practice in primary health care. The School considers teaching and learning its highest priorities.

All LSN programs are approved by the New York State Education Department. The baccalaureate and masters degree programs in nursing at Pace University are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, One Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 530, Washington, DC 20036.

Accelerated Combined Degree Program (BSN/MS or MA)

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The Combined Degree Program (BSN/MS or MA) prepares students who have a baccalaureate degree in another field to become registered nurses. The BSN portion is a specially designed, accelerated curriculum, which is completed in 3 semesters of full-time study or 6 semesters of full-time study for those lacking science prerequisites. Six graduate credits in the BSN are double-counted for the MS or MA.

MS - Family Nurse Practitioner

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One of the first FNP programs in New York State, Lienhard has been preparing FNPs for 35 years. Through our innovative, hybrid approach of core courses offered online and specialty courses offered live in both Westchester and New York City, we offer today's busy graduate student the best of both worlds in higher education. All clinical courses are provided with an evidence-based practice approach.

Graduation from the program provides eligibility for certification by the State of New York as a family nurse practitioner as well as the ability to take the national certification exam.

MA - Nursing Education

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The Master of Arts (MA) in Nursing Education prepares students to assume the leadership role of educator in a variety of educational and clinical practice settings. The specialty in education provides students with the latest concepts, theories and ideas that support sound educational practice in today's complex health care and learning environments. Content will include adult learning theories, chaos theory, learning styles of the millennial student and baby boomer work force, use of technology for learning and for teaching, how to work within settings that have great diversity of students, educational policies and key legislative issues. Curriculum design, assessment and evaluation techniques, and strategies for successful clinical and didactic teaching will be studied. This is an exciting program with which to begin an educational career.

This program is offered online. Clinical opportunities will be offered in the student's locale.

Doctor of Nursing Practice

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The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program at Pace University is grounded in more than 35 years of expertise of the Lienhard School of Nursing in educating primary care advanced practice family nurse practitioners (FNPs). The DNP program prepares advanced practice nurses to provide dynamic clinical leadership through culturally competent, evidence based practices and clinical innovations directed at improving health care quality.

The Lienhard School of Nursing DNP is a 37-credit program for the advanced standing student. Twenty-seven credits reflect nine 3-credit courses designed to help students understand the relationship between clinical practice and organizational systems, finance, health care policy and economics, ethical and legal contexts of practice, the application of teaching and learning, analytic methods and information systems to their practice. Students then complete the last 10 credits in a clinical mentorship where they draw upon their knowledge and skills learned in previous coursework to identify and carry out a culturally competent, evidence-based practice project. The clinical mentorship experience will be tailored to the student's clinical area of interest. Admission will only be for advanced standing students, i.e. nationally certified, Masters prepared family nurse practitioners.

The complexity and sophistication of health care delivery, coupled with the need for improving patient safety and health care outcomes, as documented by the Institute of Medicine, is a call to action for nursing. To substantially address this need the American Association of Colleges of Nursing has recommended that advanced practice nursing move from master's level preparation to that of doctor of nursing practice. Transitioning from the master's level to the practice doctorate for advanced practice nursing by 2015 is a national movement for entry into advanced nursing practice.

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