Opportunities at the University of Saint Francis abound for students seeking graduate nursing degrees, including the pursuit of a Nurse Practitioner career with a population-focus in either Family, Psychiatric-Mental Health, or Adult-Gerontology Acute Care. In addition to the DNP Nurse Practitioner tracks, students can seek their MSN or DNP in personalized focus areas by utilizing our interdisciplinary education to create a tailored concentration; examples include administration, business, education, and leadership. Students can enter their graduate studies from MSN, BSN and ASN starting points. In total, we offer 14 different tracks through graduate nursing, ensuring there\\\'s a right fit for every student\\\'s specific educational and career goals. 

The University of Saint Francis\\\' graduate nursing education embraces and reinforces our Franciscan values. Our curriculum develops nurse leaders dedicated to the reverence for each person\\\'s unique dignity, service to one another, society, and the Church, and respect for all creation. The Nursing Code of Ethics mimics much of our Franciscan values, calling all nurses to treat patients with compassion, respect, and dignity. Graduates carry and live this message within and outside of our healthcare system. 

Our hybrid program offers the best of both worlds. We utilize \\\"intensives\\\" that bring students and faculty together twice a semester for in-person learning. During these intensives, students participate in traditional lecture, group work, presentations, simulation, standardized patient visits, and more. The remainder of the semester offers flexible synchronous and asynchronous virtual learning. This balance makes our program ideal for working nurses across the Midwest and beyond.