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Prospective Students

MS Program At-a-Glance
Application deadline
Domestic: January 15, 2010
Military: October 1, 2009
International: November 1, 2009
Applications available October 2009 - January 2010
Length of program 18 - 24 months
Degree awarded Master of Science (MS)
Part-time study available? Yes
Distance learning available? Varies by program of study

The Master of Science program is designed to prepare beginning-level investigators for the testing of knowledge relevant to nursing science. The program provides graduate-level study in nursing science and related fields, modes of systematic inquiry, professional foundations, and theory development. Students are expected to complete a thesis that advances knowledge in nursing science.

The thesis is the culminating opportunity in which the student applies nursing science and related fields, modes of inquiry, professional foundations, and theory development to test knowledge in nursing science. The Master of Science program does not include opportunity for clinical practice in an advanced and specialized area of nursing practice.

As a student in the MS program, you have two options:


Program Accreditation
The University of Washington Master of Science program is fully accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) through 2019.



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