College of Nursing Programs

University of Utah College of Nursing offers a wide range of options to enhance and expand your nursing education.

Baccalaureate Program

• Nursing Early Assurance Program for high school seniors, and first-year college students
• Prelicensure Program Track
• Online RN to BS Program Track for Associates of Science prepared RNs
• RN-BS Express Pathway for second semester Salt Lake Community College nursing students

Masters of Science Programs

Nursing MS

• Nursing Education
• Nursing Informatics

Online Gerontology MS

Doctor of Nursing Practice Program

• Adult/Gerontology Acute Care
• Adult/Gerontology Primary Care
• Family Primary Care
• Pediatric Primary Care
• Neonatal
• Nurse Midwifery
• Women's Health
• Dual Nurse Midwifery-Women's Health
• Psychiatric/Mental Health
• Post-MS to DNP: Clinical or Organizational Leadership

PhD in Nursing

Dual DNP-PhD

• Adult/Gerontology Primary Care DNP/PhD
• Family DNP/PhD
• Nurse Midwifery DNP/PhD
• Women's Health DNP/PhD

Distance Learning for MS & DNP Specialty Tracks

For geographically eligible students, we also offer specialty tracks in the MS and DNP degrees.

Getting Started

Learn more about prerequisites, how to apply to the College of Nursing, and what resources are available for graduate students, and how you can use them.

Eligibility for Licensure within US States and Territories

The nursing programs in the College of Nursing are board approved and possess national certifications from recognized national organizations.  Please click HERE to access a list of states/jurisdictions that indicate whether or not our undergraduate (BS) and graduate (DNP) curricula meet one of the following options:  meets requirement for licensure, does not meet requirements for licensure, or has not yet been determined.