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MASSACHUSETTS ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF NURSING is an organization comprised of Deans, Directors or Chairpersons of the baccalaureate and graduate programs of nursing in Massachusetts.

We strive to provide leadership on matters pertaining to professional nursing in Massachusetts.
 


There are two basic types of professional educational programs in nursing, the ENTRY LEVEL PATHWAY and the ADVANCED LEVEL PATHWAY.

ENTRY LEVEL PATHWAYS, designed for high school graduates and transfer students, are Traditional Baccalaureate Programs.

RN to BS and RN to MS programs provide additional education to RN's who have completed the initial nursing preparation at a diploma or associate degree program.
LPN to BS programs provide a bridge for the LPN to advance up the career ladder. ACCELERATED BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMS and direct entry level MASTERS PROGRAMS provide an entry to nursing for the college graduate who wants to transition to a career in nursing.



ADVANCED LEVEL PATHWAYS
offer Master's Degrees, Post Master's Certificates, Joint Degree Programs and Doctoral Degrees.

All advanced nursing programs enable graduates to practice nursing in a variety of roles including practitioner, clinical nurse specialist, researcher or educator.

Doctoral programs emphasize preparation for research to prepare students to pursue intellectual inquiry and conduct independent research for the purpose of extending nursing knowledge. The PhD, or Doctor of Philosophy degree is the most commonly offered research-focused degree. However, some schools award a Doctor of Nursing Science (DNS or DNSc) as the research-focused doctoral degree. Individuals educated in research-focused doctoral programs are prepared to pursue careers in research and teaching and are also are prepared to pursue careers in the fields of nursing and health care administration and policy. The purposes of the research-focused doctoral degree are to prepare for a lifetime of intellectual inquiry, creative scholarship, and research; to provide preparation that leads to careers in government, business, and industry as well as academia
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