Curriculum & Outcomes: Preparation for Nursing Practice
A practice-focused nursing curriculum that helps bachelor’s-prepared students build clinical judgment, hands-on skills, and prepare for RN licensure.
Depth Without Overwhelm
Our 60-credit curriculum builds the knowledge, clinical judgment, and hands-on skills needed for professional nursing practice. Across both full-time tracks, students progress from foundational nursing concepts to complex care, supported by simulation, clinical learning, and faculty mentorship.
Students also complete clinical placements at hospitals and healthcare facilities throughout the Boston and Greater Boston area, including Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Boston Children’s Hospital.
Core Competencies:
- Foundations of Practice: Health assessment, pathophysiology, and clinical pharmacology
- Acute & Complex Care: Medical-surgical, maternal-child, and complex care nursing
- Mental Health & Community Care: Psychiatric-mental health and community nursing
- Evidence-Based Practice: Research-informed clinical decision-making
- Transition to Practice: Precepted experience supporting readiness for RN practice
Course Highlights
FOUNDATIONS
CORE NURSING PRACTICE
SPECIALIZED & TRANSITION TO PRACTICE
TRANSITION TO PRACTICE
Career Outcomes & ROI
Invest in a degree that prepares you for RN licensure, strong earning potential, and long-term growth in nursing.
I decided that I wanted to go into the health profession while I was in college. Unfortunately, I had to put those dreams on hold for a period of time. As I worked in the corporate world for a biotech, I realized that I wanted to be in the trenches with patients, as opposed to supporting them from afar. That is when I decided I wanted to be a nurse.
I without a doubt chose the right program for my journey into nursing… I am able to dedicate the time I need to be successful in my classes while also having time to tend to all the other aspects of my life.
Accredited Nursing Education
Approved by the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing and accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN).
Practitioner Faculty
Learn from experienced nursing faculty, with a high percentage actively practicing in the field.
Simulation & Clinical Preparation
Build confidence through high-fidelity simulation and hands-on clinical placements throughout the Boston area.
Take the next step toward your nursing career
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