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Launch or Advance Your Nursing Career Nursing Degree and Certificate Programs

Earn Your Nursing Degree on Your Schedule

Make a difference in patient care by earning a degree or certificate in nursing from The College of St. Scholastica. Taught by world-class scholars and experts, our nursing programs include:

  • BS to Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP): Prepare to practice at the most advanced level. Choose from three concentrations: Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Family Nurse Practitioner, or Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner.
  • Post-Baccalaureate Nursing (PBN): Designed for those without a nursing degree who want to join the nursing field, this 12-month program will prepare you to sit for the NCLEX-RN.
  • Post-Graduate APRN Certificate Program: Take your nursing skills to the next level with a specialty certificate in AGACNP, FNP, or PMHNP.
  • Post-Graduate DNP: Develop your skills in leadership, change management, and systems design for a successful career as a APRN, nurse executive, or nurse educator.
  • RN to BS in Nursing: Improve patient outcomes and advance your career with our 100% online RN to bachelor’s in nursing program.

At The College of St. Scholastica, you can complete your nursing program online in 1-3 years, depending on transfer credits. Some programs require on-campus activities, including labs and clinicals. Our online learning environment allows you to collaborate with peers and complete the program on your schedule, even if that schedule varies from week to week or month to month.

Flexible Ways to Learn

  • Complete your coursework 100% online
  • Participate in on-campus clinicals and labs
  • Finish your program in 1-3 years

Tradition of Nursing Excellence

  • More than 100 years of nursing education
  • Curriculum centered on evidence-based patient care
  • State-of-the-art nursing skills labs and study spaces

Grounded in Values

  • Guided by our Benedictine heritage
  • Focused on a life of purpose
  • Supportive culture stressing active citizenship

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