A concentration allows students to develop focused expertise in an area that complements their specialty preparation. This guide outlines eligibility, timing, faculty coordination, application deadlines, and the application process.
Applications open at the same time for everyone. The deadline you follow depends on the concentration you choose, so check your concentration in the list below.
These rules hold across all concentrations. Keep them in mind as you plan your application.
You must be making satisfactory progress in your specialty program to apply. If you do not pass a first semester course, you cannot be accepted into a concentration for the following year.
You are notified after demonstrating satisfactory progress: in the fall semester for November 15 deadlines, and in the spring semester for April 1 deadlines.
Every concentration requires sign off from your advisor, so discuss your plans with them early and make sure they know the academic requirements for your chosen concentration.
Each concentration closes on either November 15 or April 1. The cards below are color coded, gold for November 15 and blue for April 1.
Filter by deadline, then read each card for the description, eligibility, timing, academic requirements, and the faculty coordinator who leads it.
Builds the knowledge and skills for advanced practice nursing in the care of adults with cancer, through a series of didactic courses and a clinical experience. Scholarly work with faculty is encouraged.
Advanced preparation in diabetes care and management across the lifespan, covering the pathophysiology and treatment of type 1, type 2, monogenic, and gestational diabetes.
Deepens your exposure to nursing research and prepares you for future doctoral study, including a seminar where you develop a preliminary proposal you can use in PhD applications.
Prepares you to serve global populations at home and abroad as a clinician, educator, scholar, or policy maker, through interdisciplinary coursework plus global health clinical and scholarly activities.
Educates students about the health of LGBTQI+ patients through a racial and economic justice lens, spanning primary care, gender affirming care, trauma informed care, HIV care, reproductive care, and more.
Blends evidence based integrative modalities with precision medicine for individualized, whole person care, including functional lab interpretation, nutrigenomics, and lifestyle medicine.
Examines how law, policy, governance, and power shape population health, building your skills to advocate for systemic change and health equity.
Introduces clinical preparation for entheogen assisted therapeutic care within ethical, evidence based frameworks, an emerging area of mental health treatment.
The concentration application is internal to YSN and separate from your original application to the school. The process includes the following steps.
Find your concentration above, then note its deadline, when it runs, and any academic requirements so you know you qualify.
You will need your advisor's approval, so discuss your plan early and confirm the concentration fits your program of study.
Submit the YSN concentration application, which includes short essay questions about your interest in the concentration.
Apply by November 15 or April 1, depending on the concentration. Your acceptance is confirmed once you show satisfactory progress.
Questions about applying? Email Dr. Elizabeth Doyle.
A few practical details about applying, cost, and what to expect.
Complete an internal YSN application form that includes short essay questions about your interest in the concentration, then obtain approval from your academic advisor.
Enrolling in a concentration adds tuition equal to four credits at the YSN per credit rate. For students who begin a concentration in fall 2026 or spring 2027, the cost is $8,700 (four credits at $2,175). For students who begin in fall 2027 or later, the cost will be incrementally higher, based on the per credit rate set for that year. Visit the tuition and fees page for the most current figures.
Yes. Your financial aid package can be adjusted so the additional tuition is included in your cost of attendance.
Concentrations may have capacity limits, so admission is not guaranteed. Most also include clinical or experiential requirements that vary by program.
Depending on the concentration, coursework may begin as early as the spring of your first specialty year. Some concentrations have coursework only in the final year of the MSN.
Contact the concentration coordinator listed on each card for curriculum details, or reach Dr. Elizabeth Doyle with questions about the application itself.
