MSN Nursing

The online Master of Science in Nursing program consists of 34 credits. Courses are offered in 7-week sessions during a 14-week Fall/Spring semester, with elective courses offered during summer and winter terms. The MSN program format allows practicing nurses to continue working full time while completing their graduate nursing degree on a part-time basis. The entire program can be completed in 24 months.

The MSN program enables students to prepare for leadership roles by choosing one of three concentrations: 

• Public Health Nursing

• Nursing Education

• Nursing Management

The MSN program emphasizes quality teaching complemented by scholarly and creative expression, clinical expertise, community service, and service to the nursing profession. Our faculty are dedicated to the development of professionals who enrich the nursing profession by responding flexibly and creatively to both professional and societal issues.

Requirements:.

• Bachelor's degree from a nursing program accredited by NLNAC or CCNE. Nurses who hold a bachelor's degree outside the field of nursing may apply.

• Undergraduate grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale or completion of 6 credits at the graduate level with a minimum grade point average of 3.3

• Minimum of one year of clinical practice

• Official transcripts for all college-level work forwarded to the University of Hartford

• Two letters of recommendation, preferably one from an academic source and one from a professional source

• Letter of intent

• Current résumé

University of Hartford Graduates
If you have graduated from the University of Hartford's RN to BSN program in the past three years and have a minimum 3.0 GPA, you may qualify for automatic admission to our master's program in nursing