Home / Academics / Find a Program / MSN with Bridge to DNP | Ursuline - Liberal Arts College in OH
Advance your nursing career and learn to optimize health care delivery.
Ready to take the next step? Apply online and receive a decision within two weeks.
The Breen School of Nursing at Ursuline College will host an accreditation visit by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) on September 16-18, 2026. The purpose of the visit is to seek continuing nursing accreditation of the doctor of nursing practice degree program.
In accordance with CCNE accreditation procedures, interested parties may submit written comments concerning a program’s qualifications for accreditation.
Written third party comments regarding the Breen School of Nursing will be received by CCNE until 21 days before the scheduled visit on September 16-18, 2026. All written third-party comments must be received by CCNE no later than August 26, 2026. All third-party comments submitted to CCNE must be written in English, consistent with CCNE’s policy on Conduct of Business in English.
CCNE shares third-party comments with the evaluation team prior to the evaluation visit, but at no time during the review process are these comments shared with the program. During its review of the program, the evaluation team considers third-party comments that relate to the accreditation standards.
If you have comments related to the Breen School of Nursing programs listed, please submit them no later than August 26, 2026 to thirdpartycomments@ccneaccreditation.org.
The National League for Nursing has designated the Breen School of Nursing a national Center of Excellence, and U.S. News & World Report ranks Ursuline's nursing programs among the nation's top nursing programs.
The Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) program will prepare you as an advanced practice nurse and confident leader in the nursing field. In this master's in nursing program, you'll seek to transform the health of your community through reflection and healing interaction with individuals and organizations. Ursuline MSN program graduates are leaders in nursing and function in both independent and interdependent roles as colleagues of other health care professionals in a variety of settings.
As an MSN degree program student, you can choose from the following areas of study according to your goals and interests:
Click here for more information about the Master of Science in Nursing.
The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) is an advanced-level, terminal degree for MSN graduates who wish to become influential in nursing practice, administration, or education. The program will help you develop as an innovative nurse leader who uses evidence-based practice to optimize health care delivery. As a graduate of Ursuline's online DNP program, you will be prepared for roles in direct or indirect systems-focused care.
The goal of the Doctor of Nursing Practice, in addition to providing excellent care to patients, is to optimize health care delivery through effective systems transformation, or planned change. As a DNP degree holder, you will plan and implement your practice with individuals and populations, integrating the spiritual, biological, social, psychological and cultural factors that influence human responses to health and illness.
Two subspecialties are offered in palliative care and nursing education. If you are interested in nursing education, you could qualify for the nurse faculty loan, which helps with your tuition for the MSN with Bridge to DNP.
Click here for more information about the Doctor of Nursing Practice.
Students must have a BSN from an accredited nursing program and fulfill the requirements for both the MSN and DNP programs.
