Fast-Track Master's Nursing Options

Fisher offers two options to include master's degree courses as part of your undergraduate program.

Accelerated Opportunity: B.S. to M.S. in Nursing Option

Petition for Graduate Study

Current undergraduate Fisher nursing students may petition to complete graduate-level coursework during their senior year of undergraduate study. The accelerated options allow specific graduate-level courses to be taken. This shortens graduate degree requirements without compromising didactic and clinical learning experiences in the undergraduate program.

The accelerated option allows specific graduate-level courses to be taken during the senior year.  Students may take advantage of one or both accelerated options.

Note:  Approval to take graduate courses does not guarantee admission to the M.S. programs. Students who wish to continue their graduate studies at Fisher must complete the application process for graduate admissions. Please contact the Office of Transfer and Graduate Admissions for more information.

Students beginning their study of nursing at St. John Fisher University follow the curriculum of the traditional nursing B.S. program. They may petition to take courses in the graduate program after all 300-level undergraduate courses have been successfully completed with a GPA in nursing of 3.30 or higher. Students interested in an accelerated option should consult with their nursing academic advisor during their junior year at St. John Fisher University. Additional information will be provided during the J2 semester. Course enrollment is based on course availability.

Approved traditional baccalaureate students may pursue one or both of the following options:

First Semester Senior Year (S1)

Choose ONE of:

  • GNUR 704 - Informatics and Healthcare Technologies (3)
  • GNUR 707 - Population Health: Biostatistics and Epidemiology (3)

Second Semester Senior Year (S2)

Choose ONE of:

  • GNUR 704 - Informatics and Healthcare Technologies (3)
  • GNUR 707 -  Population Health: Biostatistics and Epidemiology(3)

Enrollment Status

Either GNUR 704 or GNUR 707 is taken along with the other required undergraduate nursing courses. These courses are posted as graduate credit, and there is no additional charge for this course as long as the student is full-time in the undergraduate B.S. Nursing program.

The application of these GNUR fast-track courses for graduate credit may be affected by curriculum changes in the graduate program in the future.

Accelerated Opportunity: R.N. to B.S. to M.S. in Nursing Option

St. John Fisher University R.N./B.S. online students may petition to complete graduate coursework during their undergraduate study. The fast-track options allow specific graduate courses to fulfill designated undergraduate requirements. Students may take advantage of one or both options.

Note: Approval to take graduate courses does not guarantee admission to the M.S. nursing program. Students who wish to pursue their graduate studies at Fisher must complete the application process for graduate admissions. Please contact the Office of Transfer and Graduate Admissions for more information.

RN/BS program students with a nursing GPA of 3.30 or higher may petition to take courses in the graduate program. To be eligible students must have completed courses in nursing research, health assessment, and introductory statistics with grades of "B" or higher and successfully completed a minimum of four undergraduate RN to BS courses. Students should consult with their academic advisor and complete the Petition for Graduate Courses form located in student forms on Registrar's webpage.

  • GNUR 704 - Informatics and Healthcare Technologies (3)
  • in place of NURS 456 - Informatics in Health Care(3)

–AND/OR–

  • GNUR 707 - Population Health: Biostatistics & Epidemiology (3)

Taking this option does not replace a course in the R.N./B.S program but may be taken as an add-on course.

Enrollment Status

The completed graduate courses are posted as undergraduate credits on the student's academic record, and there is no additional charge for these courses for students in the undergraduate RN/BS online nursing program. The graduate courses are added to the student's graduate transcript at the end of the first semester of graduate study at the Wegmans School of Nursing.

The application of these GNUR fast-track courses for graduate credit may be affected by curriculum changes in the graduate program in the future.