Accelerated Masters Nursing Programs

Azusa Pacific University

• Azusa Pacific University is a private, evangelical Christian university located in Azusa, California, northeast of Los Angeles. APU offers a fully accredited, accelerated nursing degree program. This program begins with students taking bachelor's degree-level courses to obtain their Bachelor of Science in Nursing degrees. The program entitles students to take the National Council Licensure Examination to become licensed registered nurses. It takes about 15 months to complete the bachelor's degree program, not including any prerequisite classes. Upon passing the exam, students are awarded bachelor's degrees in nursing and are admitted to the master's degree program at APU. Once in the master's program, students choose an area of emphasis: clinical nurse specialist, nurse practitioner, parish nursing or school nurse services. The classes students take are determined by the area of emphasis that they choose. The master's degree program takes one to two years to complete. Graduates of this program earn Master of Science in Nursing degrees.

  Azusa Pacific University
  901 East Alosta Avenue
  Azusa, CA 91702
  626-969-3434
  apu.edu

University of Rochester

• The University of Rochester is located in Rochester, New York, in northern New York State. UP is a public university that offers a fully accredited Master of Science in Nursing degree program. The accelerated program is designed to admit non-nurse baccalaureate graduates to a program that culminates in bachelor's and master's degrees in nursing. The bachelor's degree-level nursing classes are completed within the first year. Then, the master's degree course work is done during a two-year period. The master's degree program is in a nurse practitioner specialty. Some of the classes students take in this program are advanced health assessment, advanced pharmacology, care of children and families, primary health care, and research principles for evidence-based practice. Graduates of the program qualify to take the National Council Licensure Examination and obtain nurse practitioner licensure and national credentialing.

  University of Rochester
  255 Crittenden Blvd
  Rochester, NY 14642
  585-275-2375
  son.rochester.edu

Medical College of Georgia

• The Medical College of Georgia is a part of the Georgia public university system. Located in Augusta, Georgia, MCG offers a fully accredited, accelerated registered nurse to Master of Science in Nursing degree program. MCG offers two accelerated programs, one for nurses with an associate degree or diploma and another for nurses with a bachelor's degree. Both programs are offered online. The associate to master's degree program is a three-semester, 45-credit program. The bachelor's degree to master's degree program is also three semesters, but only 36 credits in length. Some of the master's-level classes that students take are advanced health assessment, outcomes management, scientific and clinical inquiry, and pharmacology in advanced practice. Graduates of this program earn a master's degree in nursing.

  Medical College of Georgia
  1120 15th Street
  Augusta, GA 30912-0006
  706-721-0211
  mcg.edu