Master of Science, Registered Nurse Track

As a master's student in our MSRN track, you will receive an exceptional education that prepares you to become a highly skilled registered nurse. Our curriculum and supportive program reflect our commitment to social justice and belief in the intrinsic value of every student and patient. This program offers you a fast path to professional nursing.

Program Eligibility

  • An undergraduate grade point average of B or better
  • A minimum undergraduate GPA (or combined undergraduate and graduate GPA) of at least 3.0
  • Completion of prerequisite courses

    * Note: GRE is preferred but not required for application. 
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Application Deadline

  • Early application — Oct. 1 
  • Regular application — Dec. 15 
     

Curriculum

During the 14-month program, you will complete 48 credits and 700 clinical hours, preparing you to sit for the NCLEX.

Requirements

  • Courses: 16
  • Credits: 48
  • Clinical Hours: 700

 

Course NameCredits
Pathophysiology

3

Foundations of Nursing Practice 
3
Examining Diversity in Nursing and Health Care

3

 

 

Course NameCredits
Pharmacology

3

DE Adult Health Nursing Theory 
3
DE Adult Health Clinical & Lab

3

DE Psychiatric Mental Health Theory

4

DE Psychiatric Mental Health Clinical 3

 

 

Course NameCredits
DE Population Health Theory

2

DE Child Health Theory3
DE Childbearing Theory

3

DE Child Health Clinical 

3

DE Childbearing Clinical 
3

 

 

Course NameCredits
Role of the Professional Nurse in Complex Care (ethics, policy, quality, finance, leadership)

3

Population Health Clinical 
2
Nursing Care Across Settings Synthesis Practicum 

4

At a Glance


July Start


14 Months


700 Clinical Hours

Financial Aid

The Connell School and Boston College offer multiple opportunities to fund a graduate education. CSON graduate students receive financial assistance through internal and external sources—including scholarships, fellowships, grants, teaching and research assistantships, and tuition remission.

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Application & Deadlines

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A non-refundable application fee of $75 is required.

Deadlines

  • Early application — Oct. 1 
  • Regular application — Dec. 15 

Résumé or CV

Please limit to two pages. 

Goal Statement

Please respond to the two prompts outlined below as they pertain to your goals. The responses should be typewritten, double-spaced, and limited to 1.5 pages for each prompt. The essays are very important to the Admission Committee’s deliberations, allowing them to assess your personal goals, your reasons for choosing advanced practice nursing as your career, your commitment to the profession of nursing, and your writing ability.

Goal Statement Prompts and Guidelines

Letters of Recommendation

Two letters of recommendation:
  • A recent employer/supervisor who speaks to your level of professional practice.
  • A professor or instructor who assesses your potential for graduate study and performance in your desired area of study.
  • Letters of recommendation must be submitted electronically. When you register your reference writers through the application system, they will immediately receive an email with the link to the electronic reference form. For this reason, we suggest that you contact your references prior to registering them through the online application.
  • References will have the option to upload a supporting letter in Word or PDF format.
  • If you would like your references to receive the electronic form before you have completed the online application, you may go directly to the “Recommendations” link on the application and register your references before filling out the rest of the form.
  • You can log back into your application to check which letters have been received, as well as to send reminder emails to your references.

Transcripts

Official transcripts are preferred but not required upon application. If admitted, official transcripts will be required.

Official digital transcripts can be sent to csongrad@bc.edu.

All hard copy transcripts may be sent to the following mailing address:

Boston College
Graduate Nursing Office
Maloney Hall - 2nd Floor
140 Commonwealth Avenue
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467

*If the last name on your transcript does not match the application name, please contact csongrad@bc.edu after submitting the application. 

RN License

Please submit a copy of your RN license

Supplemental Forms

Based on the answers you provide in your application, you may need one or more of the following forms to complete your application:

International Students

  • Official transcript(s) evaluation (by the Commission on Graduate Foreign Nursing Schools or World Education Services) from all post-secondary institutions at which you have studied
  • NCLEX-RN Examination results/RN licensure
  • Evidence of English Proficiency (TOEFL). Official TOEFL scores are required for students whose native language is not English. The following scores indicate minimum score requirements: 100 on the TOEFL iBT (internet-based test); 7.5 on the IELTS Band (academic); 600 or greater on the paper-based test; or 250 on the CBT test (computer-based test). Please request that your scores be sent to the William F. Connell Graduate School of Nursing by using our institutional code 3062 in the designated areas. Student copies or photocopies of TOEFL are not accepted.
    • You can get application forms and information about testing dates for the TOEFL from many U.S. consolates, USIA centers, and TOELF centers overseas by writing to: TOEFL Registration, CN 6152, Princeton, New Jersey 08541 USA, or www.toefl.org.
    • The TOEFL score is not required if you meet both of the following criteria: You are a citizen of the United States,  Australia, Canada (except Quebec), Great Britain, Ireland, New Zealand, Guyana, an anglophone country of Africa, or an English-speaking country of the Caribbean AND your native language is English.

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