Graduate Entry Prespecialty in Nursing (GEPN)
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From its founding over 100 years ago as the first school within a university to prepare nurses under an educational rather than an apprenticeship program, to the present day, where it continues to generate the innovative ideas and practices that have helped shape modern-day nursing.
Where will your Yale journey take you?
Graduate Entry Prespecialty in Nursing (GEPN)
Trains those with no nursing education or experience to become board certified nurse practitioners in just three years of full-time study! Choose from one of eight specialties available.
Master of Science in
Nursing (MSN)
A two-year program allowing registered nurses to become board certified as nurse practitioners. Choose from one of eight specialty areas, including a fully online specialty in Psychiatric-Mental Health.
Doctor of Nursing
Practice (DNP)
A three-year program combining online coursework with intensive on-campus experiences, allowing advanced students to focus on leadership or advanced clinical practice.
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