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The 2026-2027 academic year begins

Glad to have you here, new and returning students! Enjoy orientation and good luck on your first week of classes.

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Master in Nursing Program (MN)

An accelerated, sixteen-month master’s that brings a non-nursing graduate to registered-nurse licensure and a master’s degree.

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Post-Master's Doctor of Nursing Practice Programs (DNP)

Post-Master Programs in Clinical Doctor of Nursing Practice and Healthcare Leadership, Systems, & Policy

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A focus on health care for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities

This new initiative will help Yale School of Nursing become a national leader in intellectual and developmental disabilities health care education.

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Aging Well Together: Celebrating the Launch of the Center for Aging Well

 Celebrating the Launch of the Center for Aging Well

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View highlights from Admitted Students Day ‘25!

 

Watch video highlights from YSN's Admitted Students Day 2025

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Academic Programs

Latest News

Yale School of Nursing Dean Selected for Inaugural Academic Nursing Innovation Fellows Program

August 20, 2026

Yale School of Nursing Alumni Spotlight: Meet Lars Gjerde, AGACNP-BC, MBA — Class of 2018

June 15, 2026

Trust in Action: Preparing the Next Generation of Nurse Leaders

June 15, 2026

Yale School of Nursing Alumni Spotlight: Meet Vinnie Leigh, R.N, M.S.N, C.S, A.P.R.N. -YSN ’75 M.S.N.

June 12, 2026
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Academic Programs

Master of Science in Nursing

The Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) curriculum is for RN entrants and is designed to prepare students for advanced practice and roles as clinician-scholars.

Graduate Entry Prespecialty in Nursing

The GEPN Program is a three-year, full-time course of graduate nursing study with no prerequisites that combines preparation in basic nursing with advanced preparation in a clinical specialty.

Doctor of Nursing Practice

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Two post-master’s DNP programs: Leadership DNP Program for mid-career nurses focused on innovation in management, policy and systems leadership; Clinical DNP Program is for Advanced Practice Nurses who are interested in developing and enhancing their skills as clinical leaders and innovators.

Doctor of Philosophy

The program is designed to prepare nurse scientists to conduct cutting-edge research linking theory and clinical practice.

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