School of Nursing

Nurses, by nature of their field, are leaders and lifelong learners. The University of Bridgeport School of Nursing (UBSN) offers an exciting opportunity for all those beginning or continuing their nursing education, as here you’ll find:

  • A mission of innovation, excellence, caring, integrity, and diversity
  • Experiences for inter-professional practice in a variety of healthcare settings

The University of Bridgeport School of Nursing offers an exciting opportunity for all those beginning or continuing their nursing education.

To support one of the most in-demand professions in America’s workforce today, the University of Bridgeport School of Nursing offers a preparatory Pre-Nursing curriculum and three approved BSN nursing tracks including Traditional BSN, Accelerated BSN and RN to BSN Online Degree Completion. For registered nurses who already hold a bachelor’s degree, UB’s MSN Online program is available to help advance their careers in leadership and education.

Why UB?

On the University of Bridgeport campus, nursing students will join the pioneering study and clinical work of fellow healthcare students and faculty, building on the trailblazing history of UB’s wide array of reputable and established health science schools and institutes for true interdisciplinary study and current best practice. Here at UB, we understand the core values of caring, excellence, integrity, and diversity that epitomize the preparation of professional nurses today and over the ages. As such, our BSN programs were designed using the:

  • The Essentials: Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education (2021)
  • The National League for Nursing (NLN) Competencies for graduates of baccalaureate nursing programs
  • Quality & Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN)