该课程使高素质的学生可以直接从护理学学士学位课程中攻读博士学位。学生可以在攻读博士学位时修读MS或MSN（护士从业者选项）。程序。全日制学生的预计完成时间为五年。护理学院的使命是通过培养各个实践水平的合格护士领导，发展与健康和保健相关的护理科学来改善宾夕法尼亚州，全国乃至全世界的所有人的健康。以及为个人，家庭和社区提供护理。该任务将通过护理教育，研究，奖学金和外联的综合计划来完成。
This program enables highly qualified students to pursue doctoral study directly from a bachelor's degree program in nursing. Students complete either an M.S. or M.S.N. (Nurse Practitioner option) as part of their Ph.D. program. The estimated time of completion for full-time students is five years. Penn State's Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing is one of the largest educators of pre-licensure students in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, with over 2000 undergraduate and graduate students on 13 campuses. Our College is positioned to lead the next generation of nurses and nurse scientists while enhancing the health of all people through quality care and education. To learn more about the Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing, check out our printer-friendly fact sheet.