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Nursing: Leading with care

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Capella University nursing programs and specializations

Nursing programs and specializations

Bachelor's (CCNE accredited*)

Master's (CCNE accredited*)

Doctoral

You're a crucial member of the health care team. Gain the skills to make a more meaningful contribution. Earn your nursing degree from Capella University.

Your goals. Our mission.

Capella's nursing department is dedicated to nursing programs that are distinguished in scholarship, service, and practice. Here's how we put that commitment into action:

  • A multidisciplinary perspective. Get a big-picture view of the health care environment by interacting with professionals in human services, public administration, and more.
  • Faculty who live—and love—what they teach. Learn from faculty who combine top credentials, leadership experience, and backgrounds in frontline nursing.
  • Degree options for on-the-job impact. More than 500 organizations have chosen Capella as an education partner for their employees, including 30 major healthcare organizations representing hundreds of hospital, clinics, and care centers.
Mary Bemker, Capella faculty member
"I believe in drawing on the wide base of knowledge among both faculty and learners."

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CCNE accreditation matters
CCNE

The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) is a nationally recognized accreditation agency approved by the U.S. Secretary of Education. Accreditation by CCNE serves as a statement of good educational practice in the field of nursing. The following Capella programs are accredited by the CCNE*:

*The BSN and MSN degree programs at Capella University are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, One Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 530, Washington, DC 20036, http://www.aacn.nche.edu/ccne-accreditation.

Capella's Nursing Honor Society

The Nursing Honor Society at Capella University was created in 2010. The society is currently establishing society bylaws, growing membership, formalizing eligibility criteria, electing officers and setting term limits. The Capella Nursing Honor Society plans to apply for membership to Sigma Theta Tau International to form our own online Sigma Theta Tau chapter.

1 Review of this specialization is pending in ND and SC. North Carolina residents are currently not eligible to enroll in this specialization.
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