An education in nursing means going beyond the textbook.
That's why we pair classroom learning with carefully selected clinical experience to help you meet program learning outcomes. You've got the heart for nursing. Now, you can get the knowledge and skills needed to advance to the next level. York College’s Master of Science in Nursing program will prepare you for a career in a variety of specialized fields, including adult-gerontology nurse practitioner and psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner.
Choose Your Path to Success
York College of Pennsylvania offers multiple areas of focus for your M.S.N.
Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
The Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner program is a Master of Science program that prepares you to specialize in the diagnosis and management of both common and complex medical conditions for adolescents and adults.
Family Nurse Practitioner
The Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) Program prepares nurses to practice as Family Nurse Practitioner. It builds on undergraduate education through the development of advanced knowledge and expertise, based on the critique and application of theory and research.
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
The Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) program is a Master of Science program that prepares you to specialize in the diagnosis and management of patients with mental health conditions.
Post-Master's Certificate — Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
This post-master's certificate is designed for Registered Nurses who have already obtained a master's degree and wish to pursue a career as an Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner.
Post-Master's Certificate — Family Nurse Practitioner
The Family (Individual Across the Lifespan) Nurse Practitioner Post-Master’s Certificate prepares qualified Registered Nurses to become Family Nurse Practitioners. RNs must already hold a master's degree to be eligible for this program.
Post-Master's Certificate — Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
RNs who have already obtained a master's degree will benefit from this certificate program that prepares students for careers as Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners.
The baccalaureate degree program in nursing, the master's degree program in nursing, and the post-graduate APRN certificate program at York College of Pennsylvania are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (http://www.ccneaccreditation.org).