Nurse Practitioners Master's Program

Overview

Specialty Programs

Admission Criteria

Overview

The Nurse Practitioner Master's Degree Program is designed to prepare specialists in selected areas of clinical practice. Through the combination of classroom discussion and guided clinical practice, students develop clinical expertise and in-depth knowledge in their selected areas of practice. Integrated with the specialty areas is the development of the leadership role through problem-solving involvement in the clinical setting, and preparation of the student to contribute knowledge through scientific inquiry. The MS degree may be pursued on a full-time or part-time basis.

Graduate study at the University of Rochester is based on our Unification Model, integrating nursing practice, education, and research. The Master's curriculum is composed of:

• Professional core courses developed to provide common substantive areas of study for students from different clinical components. These core courses prepare students for the final requirement in the program, which is a choice of either writing a thesis or completing a comprehensive examination.

• Clinical specialty courses relating more directly to one or more clinical specialties.

Specialty Programs

• Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (Cardiovascular or Critical Care)
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• Adult Nurse Practitioner
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• Family Nurse Practitioner
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• Adult Nurse Practitioner/Geriatric Nurse Practitioner
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• Care of Children and Families/Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
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• Care of Children and Families/Pediatric Nurse Practitioner/Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
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• Family Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 
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Admission Criteria

• Completion of a Diploma or Associate Degree in Nursing from an accredited school of nursing

• Completion of a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing from an accredited school of nursing

• RN licensure within the United States or U.S. territory

• Cumulative GPA of 3.0 in baccalaureate nursing program preferred

• Standardized Test from either Graduate Record Exam or Miller Analogies Test is optional

• Statistics course with a grade of C or above

• Professional statement

• Two letters of reference

• Personal interview with faculty member is at the discretion of the program faculty

• Clinical experience: 1 year: ACNP (med/surg experience required); CCF (pediatric experience preferred), PNP/NNP (2 years NICU experience required)

• Declare specialty area when applying

• For international students, TOEFL with a minimum score of 560 (paper-based), 230 (computer-based) or 88 (“i-based”)

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