Top Ten Reasons for choosing the Accelerated Bachelor's and Master's Program for Non-Nurses
You have a bachelor’s degree, maybe even a thriving career already, but you want more. Here are the top ten reasons to choose a career in nursing and the University of Rochester School of Nursing’s Accelerated Bachelor’s and Master’s Program for Non-Nurses.
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Opportunity to pursue a career in a dynamic field that offers unlimited opportunities from direct patient care to making improvements in entire systems of care
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Career mobility with a wealth of options throughout the country.
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Job security unmatched in almost any other field.
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Challenge in a field where you’ll never be bored.
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A chance to contribute, one-to-one or one-to-many.
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A Registered Nurse (RN) degree in just one year or a Nurse Practitioner (NP) master’s degree in three (including the generalist baccalaureate).
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A program that helps you meld your past experience, background and unique perspectives with nursing and create new frontiers to improve health.
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A model that blends nursing practice and research into every aspect of the educational process
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The chance to work with faculty who are active clinical practitioners and leaders in their fields and who are committed to mentoring and close faculty-student relationships.
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Pride in knowing that at the end you'll be well prepared to succeed by a school and programs that are among the most highly rated in the nation.


