Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Nursing - Clinical Nurse Leader

University of San Francisco

Our Clinical Nurse Leader (41) is a dual degree program that combines the BSN and the MSN into one program that saves you both time and tuition. The requirements for the BSN remain the same as for non-dual degree students. Enrollment in the MSN courses is every fall and are taken online with RN-MSN students. Students will begin their MSN coursework either Junior 2 or Senior 1, dependent on where they are in their BSN trajectory.The 4 plus 1 BSN-MSN program emphasizes leadership, quality, safety, and evidence-based education. Students learn from a framework that integrates the humanities, public health, and physical and organizational sciences into nursing practice. A nurse with a USF master’s education is prepared to lead and succeed in today's complex and dynamic health care system, while also keeping in mind the idea of cura personalis, or "care of the whole person". This particular Jesuit approach to a nursing education ensures that our graduates have a global and evidence-based perspective when making health care decisions.