Curriculum

Program is pending final approval by the Board of Regents.

The Department of Nursing at Central offers a graduate MSN program with two tracks: Hospice and Palliative Care and Nursing Education.

Central is fully accredited by the New England Commission on Colleges of Higher Education (NECHE). The Department of Nursing BSN program, RN-BSN program and MSN-HPC program are fully accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). Nursing faculty at Central believe that a Master of Science Degree, Nursing (MSN) prepares students for a specialty focus to expand their career options. Students gain an advanced-knowledge base and skill set that is grounded in the scientific discipline and art of professional nursing. This level of professional education is necessary to meet the needs of a complex and changing health care system. Today, the healthcare system is challenged to provide care to complicated clients, with the goal of reaching optimum outcomes by providing quality care.