RN to NP Programs

Thomas Jefferson University

• Located in Philadelphia, the Jefferson School of Nursing offers an RN to MSN program. If you have an associate degree in nursing and need to bridge your degree before acquiring a master's degree, the program also offers an RN to BSN to MSN option, which qualifies students for admittance to the master's program. The Master of Science in Nursing curriculum focuses on research, roles of the advanced practice nurse and epidemiology, with a nurse practitioner focus on acute care, adult health, family or neonatal nurse practice, adult oncology, pediatrics or women's health.

  Thomas Jefferson University

  Jefferson School of Nursing

  130 S. Ninth St.

  Edison Building, Suite 1200

  Philadelphia, PA 19107

  215-203-8890

  jefferson.edu/nursing

Texas Woman's University

• Core curriculum for the nurse practitioner program at Texas Woman's University concentrates on differential diagnosis, pathophysiology, pharmacotherapeutics, health promotion and nursing seminars. To complete the program, students also finish 21 credit hours of clinical study in their area of choice, such as acute care, adult or family practice. In all, the track requires between 46 to 49 hours, including a professional project or thesis.

  Texas Woman's University

  6700 Fannin St.

  Houston, TX 77030

  713-794-2100

  twu.edu

Medical University of South Carolina

• The College of Nursing at the Medical University of South Caroline offers a unique online program for remote students to complete their nurse practitioner education requirements. Registered nurses with a bachelor's degree are admitted to the Master of Science in Nursing program; those with a Master of Science in Nursing already receive a second master's degree in a different field. The coursework emphasizes advanced care management for children, adolescents and adults, as well assessment and reasoning skills, biostatistics, health care economics, pharmacotherapeutics and pathophysiology.

  Medical University of South Carolina

  179 Ashley Ave.

  Charleston, SC 29425

  843-792-2300

  musc.edu

Emory University

• Emory University offers a bridge program for registered nurses with an associate degree to complete a Master of Science in Nursing degree. Those with an associate degree must complete 17 hours of bridge coursework prior to starting the graduate coursework. Applications with a bachelor's degree do not need to complete the extra coursework. Once admitted, students select an area of concentration: acute care, adult care, emergency, family, gerontology, pediatrics, public health or women's health. Each area of concentration leads to a nurse practitioner degree. Core classes include health assessment, contemporary issues and community health.

  Emory University

  Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing

  1520 Clifton Road NE

  Atlanta, GA 30322

  404-727-7980

  nursing.emory.edu

University of Arizona

• The Doctor of Nursing Practice program at the University of Arizona is an online doctoral program. Ranked in the top 6 percent of graduate programs by the U.S News & World Report in 2008, the Doctor of Nursing Practice program trains students in one of three areas of emphasis: adult acute care, family care and pediatrics. Students with a master's degree may receive a graduate certificate in family nurse practice or adult acute care.

  University of Arizona

  1305 North Martin St.

  Tucson, AZ 85721

  520-626-3808

  grad.arizona.edu