Overview
Yale University was chartered in 1701. The central mission of the University is to preserve, disseminate, and advance knowledge through teaching and research. This mission is carried out in its undergraduate school, Yale College, and its eleven graduate and professional schools.

The Yale School of Nursing was started in 1923. Under the direction of its first dean, Annie W. Goodrich, the School established a new pattern for nursing education with student instruction and experience based upon an educational plan rather than an apprenticeship system.

The Yale School of Nursing currently enrolls 278 students, of whom 240 are full-time students and 38 are part-time. Approximately three quarters of YSN graduates seek a first position in the advanced clinical practice specialty for which they were educated. Graduates of YSN have gone on to distinguished positions in clinical practice, health service administration, the federal government, and academia.

Recent graduates hold positions as nurse clinicians, clinical specialists, or nurse practitioners in a variety of health-care facilities. Their responsibilities include direct patient care, supervision and teaching of others involved in caring for patients, interdisciplinary planning, and execution and evaluation of services. Graduates from former years are also in administrative and teaching and/or research positions in educational institutions, foundations, or the federal government. Some hold positions as consultants to public and private agencies.

The Location and Community
Yale's effort to help students feel at home in the University is reflected by its central location. The Yale University Art Gallery, Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale Center for British Art, and Payne Whitney Gymnasium are all accessible to YSN students. In addition, the city of New Haven has long been known for its theater life, music, art, and a range of other cultural activities. An entertainment district adjacent to Yale's Old Campus includes the renovated Shubert and Palace theaters.

Programs of study and degree requirements
The Yale School of Nursing (YSN) offers the M.S.N. and the D.N.Sc. (Doctor of Nursing Science) degrees and a post-master's certification program. The School of Nursing admits both registered nurses who have a baccalaureate degree and college graduates with no previous nursing education. The students who are already nurses move directly into a chosen area of clinical specialization. The full-time student is expected to complete the requirements for the M.S.N. degree in two academic years. Scheduled part-time study is also available. The graduate entry prespecialty in nursing requires two terms and one summer session in addition to the two-year specialization sequence. The curriculum places emphasis on clinical competence and nursing research. Each student is educated to function in an expanded role in the clinical area of his or her choice.

The M.S.N. program emphasizes clinical specialization. The programs of study offered are adult nurse practitioner, family nurse practitioner, gerontological nurse practitioner, women's health nurse practitioner, psychiatric-mental health nursing (nurse practitioner), nurse midwifery, adult advanced practice nursing (acute-care nurse practitioner, oncology nurse practitioner, cardiovascular clinical nurse specialist, or oncology clinical nurse specialist), and pediatric nurse practitioner.

Facilities & Resources
The major collection of the Yale School of Nursing is in the Yale Medical Library, which serves the entire Yale-New Haven Academic Health Center as well as others in the University. A Reference Room with state-of-the-art technology is also available on site. The collections, covering nursing, clinical medicine and its specialties, public health, and related fields, number more than 380,000 volumes. About 90,000 or more are source materials or supporting works in the historical collections. More than 2,500 current journals are received regularly. Sterling Memorial Library (Yale's main library), Beincke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Cross Campus Library, and Seeley Mudd Library contain more than 5.6 million volumes. The Kline Science Library has 358,000 volumes and nearly 1,900 current journals.

The combined facilities of the Yale School of Medicine, the Yale-New Haven Hospital, the Yale Child Study Center, the Yale School of Nursing, and the Yale Psychiatric Institute constitute the Yale-New Haven Academic Health Center. The Connecticut Mental Health Center is closely affiliated with this complex. In addition, students gain clinical experience at a large number of community agencies that are utilized, including schools, visiting nurses' associations, and community clinics.

Expenses and Aid
Tuition is approximately $12,370 per term for fall and spring terms. Tuition for students in the first year of the Graduate Entry Program in Nursing is $12,370 per term. Tuition for the twelve-week summer term is $9750.

Financial Aid / Scholarships
Analysis of a student's financial strength is made independently from the admissions process. Once the offer of admission is made, the Financial Aid Office seeks to equitably fund the student's demonstrated need with a combination of scholarships, grants, work, and loans. Students should be able to meet their full costs using financial aid and private loans.

Housing/Living Expenses:
Room and board and other personal expenses range from $12,300 to $16,000 for the 2005-06 academic year. Other educational expenses, including books, health insurance, and student fees, totaled approximately $3500 to $4500.

How to Apply / Application
Students are admitted to the graduate program in nursing once a year in September. The minimum requirement for admission to the Graduate Entry Prespecialty in Nursing is a baccalaureate degree from a recognized college or university. No specific major is required. Collegiate courses in biological and social sciences are recommended, and an undergraduate course in statistics is required. The minimum requirement for the M.S.N. program is a baccalaureate degree from a recognized college or university and graduation from a school of nursing. Personal experience is desirable but not required. Applicants must be licensed to practice nursing in at least one state, but must be licensed in Connecticut at the time of matriculation as a student. An undergraduate course in statistics is required. Applicants to the D.N.Sc. program are admitted once a year in September and must hold an M.S.N. degree. Previous course work in research methods and statistics is required, and students must pass a minimum competency examination in statistics. All students must submit official transcripts of all previous college records, an official transcript of GRE test scores, personal references from three individuals, and an admission essay. Qualified candidates are asked to come to the School for an interview. Students should contact the Student Affairs Office for application deadlines.

Go To Profile Index Page

Go To Top Of Page