Accelerated Master's Program

Accelerated Master’s Program to be Inactivated
The Accelerated Master’s program will be inactivated in 2007. The Office of Admissions will continue to accept applications for 2007 however; applicants must apply to begin the program in the summer of 2007. Applications for any other semester will be returned to the applicant.

Program Description

The Accelerated Master’s Program (AMP) recognizes the clinical knowledge and experience of practicing registered nurses (RNs) and provides an academic and theoretical base for their practice. The highly focused and individualized nature of the program fosters motivation and commitment while enriching the collaboration between education and practice in order to help meet the growing needs for prepared clinicians, thus enabling nurses to further their education and careers in an atmosphere of academic and clinical excellence.

AMP is designed to further the educational and career goals of RNs who already hold an associate’s degree in nursing (ADN) by granting both a bachelor’s degree in nursing and a master’s degree in a clinical specialty. Part-time study is also available.

For qualified RNs, AMP offers admission to the graduate program (every effort will be made to accommodate master’s clinical specialty of choice), graduate-level study as early as the first term, and advanced standing in the graduate phase of the program.

Admission

Please contact the Office of Admissions for details regarding admission and financial aid packages. Faculty review applications on a rolling admission basis so that students may apply to begin the program in the summer or fall semester..

Admission criteria for applicants with an associate’s degree include:

Curriculum

Phase 1: Bachelor’s Degree(RNs with ADN only)

  Credits
Advanced Physiology  
Health and Social Policy: Context for Practice and Research  
Assessing Clinical Evidence  
Evidence Based Practice  
Physical Assessment  
Physical Assessment Lab  
Issues in the Practice of Nursing  
Health Promotion/Disease Prevention  
Case Management  
Science of Nursing Practice in The Community  
Nursing Practice in the Community  
Additional Nursing Electives 12
Liberal Arts & Sciences (prerequisite credits) 15
Statistics 3
Total Credits 60

For All AMP Students
Phase II: Master’s Degree

AMP students enter the master’s phase at the same time as other master’s students at Columbia University School of Nursing. In this phase, all AMP students are assigned a faculty advisor in their area of clinical interest who will guide them in planning a specific program of graduate study in one of the following clinical majors:

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School of Nursing

The School of Nursing has paved the way for professional nursing since 1892 and continues to lead the field as the foremost institution for advanced practice nursing.

The School of Nursing is a designated World Health Organization Collaborating Center for International Nursing Development in Advanced Practice. With urban clinical sites, expert faculty practitioners, cutting edge research, and the strength of the Columbia name and reputation, the School of Nursing produces graduate possess the skills necessary to bring advanced practice nursing into the new millennium. As medical advantages offer a cascade of new useful therapies, the need for more health care provider will increase exponentially. Our country will face many health care challenges in the next 20 years and nurse practitioners are essential to providing access to quality primary care.

Founded in 1892 as Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing, the School became part of Columbia University in 1937 and began offering the baccalaureate degree. It is one of the oldest schools of nursing in the US. In 1956, it became the first nursing program in the county to award a master's degree in a clinical nursing specialty. In 1999, the School granted its first doctoral degree. More than 9,000 nurses have graduated since the School opened.

The School shares the Columbia University Health Sciences Campus with the Mailman School of Public Health, the School of Dental and Oral Surgery, and the College of Physicians and Surgeons. Each of these schools adds to the richness and diversity of the educational experience of students and faculty.

The above information is current as of 10/06 and is subject to change at any time.