Are you interested in taking a graduate-level class at the Connell School of Nursing, but aren't interested (or ready) to enroll in a degree program?
If you have a bachelor's degree in nursing, there are a number of graduate nursing courses are available for you to take. Here's the information you need to take advantage of this opportunity:
APPLY ONLINE FOR SPECIAL STUDENT/NON-DEGREE STATUS
To apply for admission to the special student/non degree program, you must:
- Must hold a bachelor of science in nursing degree.
- Complete the online application form.
- Submit a non-refundable fee of $40, which can be submitted online after submitting the online application, or via check or money order (with the appropriate cover sheet), made payable to Boston College.
- Request official transcripts from each post-secondary institution attended, and arrange to have submitted with an attached cover sheet.
Course Restrictions and guidelines
Certain restrictions apply to courses available to you as a special student/non degree student:
- Professional course work associated with clinical practicums of nurse practitioner or clinical nurse specialist certification is reserved for degree students in these programs.
- Select courses are restricted each semester in order to maintain class size.
- No more than two (2) three (3) credit courses for a total of six (6) credits can be applied towards a degree upon program admission
- Permission to continue taking courses as a special student/non degree must be cleared each semester through the office of graduate programs in the Connell School.
- Admission as a special student/non degree does not guarantee subsequent admission into a graduate degree program in nursing. If after admission as a special student/non degree, you wish to apply for admission as a matriculated degree candidate, you must complete the formal application process. No special dispensation will be given to applicants with special student status.
Available Courses
The following courses are available to special students:
- NU 415-01 Conceptual Basis for Advanced Nursing Practice
Fall/Spring, Monday 9am - 11am - NU 416-01 Ethical Reasoning and Issues in Advanced Nursing Practice
Fall/Spring, Tuesday 4:30pm - 7:30pm - NU 672-01 Pathophysiologic Processes
Fall/Spring, Monday 4:30pm - 7:30pm - NU 680 Forensics Care 1: Fundamentals of Forensics in Nursing and Health Care
Fall only, Wednesday 6pm - 9pm - NU 685 Criminal Law and Scientific Procedures for Evidence Collection in Nursing and Health Care
Spring only - NU 640 Palliative Care I
Summer
For more information, contact the graduate programs office at (617) 552-4928.