UConn Online Nursing Programs
UConn's School of Nursing programs prepare exceptional, skilled, visionary nurses who synthesize best evidence, translating it into practice to advance health locally and globally.
Adult Gerontology
Acute Care - MS & DNP
Coordinate care of acutely and critically ill individuals from adolescence to senescence.
Nurse
Educator - MS
Expand your knowledge of how to construct and evaluate education programs for nurses and apply what you learn.
Family Nurse
Practitioner - MS & DNP
FNPs provide comprehensive patient-focused primary care to individuals across the lifespan.
Neonatal Nurse
Practitioner - MS & DNP
Advanced practice roles in Neonatology are among the oldest and most respected of all advanced practice roles in the U.S. and Canada.
Nursing Administration
& Leadership - MS & DNP
You’ve been on the front lines of patient care. Now it’s your time to lead.
Top 10 Online Master's Programs
U.S. News & World Report placed the UConn School of Nursing as No. 1 in online nursing master’s programs in New England.
Healthcare
Innovation
Helping medical professionals, and others bring innovation and entrepreneurship to healthcare.
Certificate Entry into Nursing (CEIN) Program
One-year accelerated program from a bachelor's degree to RN with a BS degree in 3 semesters.
Life Story Practice and Research
Learn how to promote well-being through narratives, reminiscence, and life review.
Health Professions Education
Are you involved in educating students, residents, or colleagues?
Pain
Management
Managing pain—especially chronic pain—can be extremely complex and frustrating.
Holistic
Nursing
Integrate healing of the body, mind, spirit, and emotions into your professional practice.
Online Nursing
Non-Degree Courses
Students with a Bachelor’s degree or higher can take online graduate courses.
Dementia Care
The Dementia Care program is designed to help healthcare professionals improve the care of persons living with dementia and their caregivers.
BS to Doctor of Nursing Practice
Designed for nurses seeking a terminal degree, the BS-DNP option is available for FNP, AGACNP, AGPCNP, Neonatal NP and Nurse Leader concentrations.
MS to Doctor of Nursing Practice
A practice-focused degree for NPs, specialists, midwives, anesthetists & administrators within the FNP, AGACNP, AGPCNP, Neonatal NP & Nurse Leader concentrations.
Doctor of Philosophy
in Nursing (PhD)
A Nursing PhD program supporting nursing leaders who advance the field, their careers, and make key clinical contributions for a healthier world.
Adult Gerontology
Acute Care - MS & DNP
Coordinate care of acutely and critically ill individuals from adolescence to senescence.
Nurse
Leader - MS & DNP
You’ve been on the front lines of patient care. Now it’s your time to lead. Deliver policies, outcomes, and best care.
Adult Gerontology
Primary Care - MS & DNP
The AGPCNP Track is Not Currently Accepting Applications
Nurse
Educator - MS
Expand your knowledge of how to construct and evaluate education programs for nurses and apply what you learn.
Family Nurse
Practitioner - MS & DNP
FNPs provide comprehensive patient-focused primary care to individuals across the lifespan.
Neonatal Nurse
Practitioner - MS & DNP
Advanced practice roles in Neonatology are among the oldest and most respected of all advanced practice roles in the U.S. and Canada.
Accolades
Holistic Nursing
Endorsed by The American Holistic Nurses Credentialing Corporation
Neonatal Nursing
UConn Ranked #1 of Neonatal Online Master's Nurse Practitioner Programs
State regulations prohibit UConn from accepting online graduate advance practice nursing students from Colorado and Georgia at this time.
Note: As a member of the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA) the University of Connecticut is required to provide an opportunity to voice concerns or lodge complaints. To learn more, please visit the University of Connecticut’s State Authorization page.
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Noteworthy News
School of Nursing Graduates 107 Bachelor of Science Students, Honors 91 Master’s and Doctoral Candidates
For the first time since 2019, UConn School of Nursing held its May commencement ceremony at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts. READ MORE
Husband and Wife Nurses to Walk the School of Nursing Commencement Stage Together
Jill Alsgaard '20 MS and Trung Le '13 (NUR) met while working at UConn Health and are both graduating from the School's master's program. READ MORE
Nursing Students Awarded Prestigious F31 Grants from the National Institutes of Health
Tingting Zhao and Bright Eze are researching the neurobehavioral impacts of pain in infants and chronic pain burdens for Black individuals. READ MORE
Nurse Researcher Receives $15,000 Grant from UConn InCHIP to Investigate Inherited Stress in Black Mothers and Preterm Infants
The two-year award will allow Sharon Casavant to examine perceived discrimination, neighborhood vulnerability, and stress among 35 mother-infant pairs. READ MORE
Calendar of Events
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Dec
4
Research & Scholarship Seminar: Team Building Strategies for Advancing our Science 3:00pm
Research & Scholarship Seminar: Team Building Strategies for Advancing our Science
Wednesday, December 4th, 2024
03:00 PM
A one-hour talk presented by Dr. Nancy Redeker on team building in the School of Nursing.
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Dec
16
Research & Scholarship Seminar: Mobile App Development for Research 11:30am
Research & Scholarship Seminar: Mobile App Development for Research
Monday, December 16th, 2024
11:30 AM
A one-hour talk presented by Dr. Louise Reagan
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Dec
18
Research & Scholarship Seminar: IRB Update 3:00pm
Research & Scholarship Seminar: IRB Update
Wednesday, December 18th, 2024
03:00 PM
A one-hour presentation from two IRB representatives.
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Feb
27
InCHIP Lecture Series: Cardiovascular Disease and Depression 12:30pm
InCHIP Lecture Series: Cardiovascular Disease and Depression
Thursday, February 27th, 2025
12:30 PM - 01:30 PM
Virtual
In Recognition of Heart Health Month
Kenneth E. Freedland, Ph.D., Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Topic: Cardiovascular Disease and Depression
February 27, 2025 | 12:30 PM | WebExDr. Freedland is a Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Most of his research has focused on depression in patients with heart failure or coronary heart disease. He has also conducted studies of other psychiatric comorbidities, behavioral problems such as poor self-care, and social determinants of health in patients with heart failure. He has been the principal investigator or a co-investigator on both single-site and multicenter trials of interventions for depression in cardiac patients and has served on clinical trial review committees for the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) and the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). He also has expertise in behavioral trial methodology. Dr. Freedland is the founder of the Society of Behavioral Medicine’s Cardiovascular Disease Special Interest Group and of the Behavioral Medicine Research Council, and a fellow of multiple organizations including the Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research. He was the Program Director of the annual NIH Summer Institute on Randomized Behavioral Clinical Trials from 2020 to 2024. He has been a member of the Summer Institute faculty since 2007 and the faculty of the NIH-funded ORBIT Institute on Developing Behavioral Treatments to Improve Health since 2022. He has also served as an Associate Editor of Psychosomatic Medicine and Editor-in-Chief of Health Psychology.