Graduate Nursing

Ann Tritak, R.N., Ed.D., Dean of Nursing

The Master of Science in Nursing program (M.S.N.) is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). The Doctor of Nursing Practice Program (D.N.P.) is eligible for a CCNE Accreditation Team Visit spring 2015 or sooner depending on the timing of the first graduating D.N.P. students.

The mission of the Master of Science in Nursing program is to prepare graduates for specialization as adultnurse practitioners, nurse case managers and administrators; to develop ethicalleaders in the profession who are able to advance standards and create change for quality care; and, to provide a foundation for doctoral study.

The Doctor of Nursing Practice Program

Saint Peter’s College is proud to offer through its School of Nursing the first Doctoral Program at the Englewood Cliffs Campus. The Doctor of Nursing Practice is the highest degree for nurses engaged in advanced practice and those who wish to impact the quality and standards of care for those in need of or receiving services from the health care system.

Master's Degree Programs

Saint Peter's College offers two options for nursing specialization at this level: Adult Nurse Practitioner and Case Management with a functional concentration in Nursing Administration.

A post-master's program is also offered to prepare nurses as adult nurse practitioners. The master's program builds upon the knowledge acquired in nursing at the baccalaureate level and is based on three essential components for a graduate program in Nursing: theoretical foundation to inform practice, utilization of research, and specialty practice.

Reflective of the mission of Saint Peter's College to equip persons for leadership and service through a value-based education, the master's program prepares nurses for specialization in roles that are increasingly essential for today's society. Emphasis on development of the whole person is conveyed in the call to provide our graduates with a breadth and depth of knowledge, skills and values while preparing them to continually further their education.

The purposes of the graduate program are: to prepare graduates for specialization as adult nurse practitioners, nurse case managers and administrators; to develop leaders in the profession who are able to advance standards and create change for quality health care; and to provide a foundation for doctoral study.