RN to BS to MS Program in University of Rochester
1) Completion of a Diploma or an Associate Degree in Nursing from an accredited school of nursing. Applicants who graduated from a non-accredited Diploma or Associate Degree nursing program are encouraged to apply to the SON; if admitted they must complete the Excelsior College Examinations (before beginning SON nursing courses) to receive credit for their basic nursing education.
2) RN Licensure within the United States or a U.S. territory
3) Cumulative GPA of 3.0 is preferred from an accredited nursing program
4) Statistics course with a grade of C or above
5) Typewritten Professional Goal Statement with career goals that are compatible with specialty program objectives.
The RN/BS/MS program is designed to admit licensed Registered Nurses to Master of Science programs in advanced practice nursing (nurse practitioner only). Students earn a bachelor's degree upon completion of 32 nursing credits (assuming arts and sciences credit requirements have been met) and a master's degree in as little as three years. Students are accepted to a nurse practitioner specialty upon admission to the RN/BS/MS program.