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Post-Professional Options for RNs

The result of twenty-five years of innovative curriculum development, the Graduate Program in Nursing prepares advanced practice nurses to assume leadership roles in health care. The curriculum revolves around three basic themes: knowledge, critical thinking, and professional development. We achieve this mission through excellence and innovation in education, scholarship and practice.

Graduates of the post-professional nursing program are eligible to sit for nurse practitioner and/or clinical nurse specialist certification examinations in their selected specialties. The post-master’s certificate program allows master’s prepared RNs to add additional specialty skills or become eligible to sit for nurse practitioner examinations. Students may elect to simultaneously pursue a Certificate of Advanced Study in Teaching and Learning for Healthcare Educators.

Our affiliation with Massachusetts General Hospital, other Partners HealthCare System affiliates, plus an additional 600 clinical sites, provides students with unparalleled clinical placement opportunities.

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Other Options for Nurses

The MGH Institute of Health Professions offers an interdisciplinary Teaching and Learning Certificate for Health Care Educators that provides practitioners with an opportunity to package their clinical expertise in a framework that can be shared effectively to enrich others in their profession.

In addition, RNs may earn a Certificate in HIV/AIDS care by completing three online courses in conjunction with the Adult Primary Care specialty or as electives in other specialties – or by enrolling in three courses as a non-degree student.

The Nursing Program at the MGH Institute is a Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing approved program and is accredited by the National League for Nursing. Graduates receive a Master of Science in Nursing (MS) degree and are eligible to apply for licensure as an advanced practice nurse. (Specific requirements for preparation and certification to practice in an advanced practice role vary from state to state and are determined by each state’s Board of Registration in Nursing.)

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View admission requirements and prerequisites for the Nursing program
View application deadlines for the Nursing program
Potential applicants are encouraged to attend a Graduate Information Session, which are scheduled throughout the year

Request information about the Graduate Program in Nursing

To receive additional, detailed information about the Nursing Program, submit an online inquiry. You'll have the option to register for an upcoming information session at the same time.

After you've reviewed the requested materials, if you still have program-specific questions related to applicability of certain prerequisite courses or the program's curriculum, please email the Graduate Program in Nursing.