Nursing Department
Nursing Programs
About the Nursing Department
The Department of Nursing offers baccalaureate, master’s, doctoral, and certificate programs that use state-of-the-art technology and advanced learning methods, including online options like the RN to BSN program and our graduate degrees.
Our programs have a longstanding tradition of providing quality education and learning experiences that can help you achieve your educational and professional goals.
Undergraduate Programs
Graduate Programs
Nursing, MSN — Nurse Practitioner
This program prepares the student to become a Nurse Practitioner with a selected clinical specialty.
The Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP) represents the highest level of preparation in nursing practice based on nursing science and prepares leaders for nursing practice. We offer two degree programs for those interested in completing a DNP, including our Post Master's and Post BSN programs. We invite you to explore these degrees today:
Post-Masters's Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP)
Builds upon the base of a Master’s Degree in Nursing Preparation in Nurse Practitioner (NP) and Clinical Nurse Specialty (CNS) programs and excellence of practice based on validations by standard sets of competencies in national certification processes and specialty credentials.
Post-BSN to Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP)
The Post BSN to DNP program builds upon the base of a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing and excellence of practice-based validations by standard sets of competencies in national certification processes and specialty credentials.
Certification Programs
Post-Master's Certificate — Nurse Practitioner
The post-graduate certificate program builds upon and expands the knowledge, values, and skills of the Master's prepared nurse. The program is 100% online and primary care-based practicum hours are set up where you reside.
Additional Program Options
RN Refresher
Developed to keep registered nurses knowledgeable about current nursing techniques and practices.
Spanish-English Medical Interpretation
The Spanish/English Medical Interpreter Training Program is a 44-hour training program designed for bilingual individuals who speak English and Spanish and work in the medical field or in a healthcare setting.
Rural Health Workforce Initiative
Rural Health Workforce Initiative - Scholarship
Colorado Legislature appropriated funds to multiple universities to provide stipend money for the nursing workforce in rural and frontier counties. UCCS Johnson Beth-El is targeting students enrolled in the RN to BSN or graduate nursing programs for the scholarship initiative. Students selected for this scholarship must commit to practicing for two years in a rural and frontier counties in Colorado.
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
The baccalaureate degree program in nursing, the master’s degree program in nursing, the post-graduate APRN certificate program, and the Doctor of Nursing Practice program at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001, 202-887-6791.
Colorado Commission of Higher Education (CCHE) 1600 Broadway
Suite 2200
Denver, CO 80202
303-862-3001
Colorado State Board of Nursing
Department of Regulatory Agencies
1560 Broadway, Suite 110
Denver, CO 80202
303-894-7855
Clinical Simulation Learning Center
Society for Simulation in Healthcare AccreditationThe Simulation Learning Center at UCCS is accredited by the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH) in the area of teaching/education.
Society for Simulation in Healthcare
2021 L Street, NW
Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036
866-730-6127
