Advanced Practice & Indirect Care Specialties
Explore Graduate Program Options
The following nursing specialties are available for students in the MS, and BS-DNP programs.
The University of Colorado College of Nursing has had more than a century to establish its reputation as one of the best in the country. We are known for our pioneering initiatives, including being the birthplace of the first nurse practitioner program in the world and offering online education many years before other schools. Our master's online program is ranked 14th in the nation in the 2024 rankings of graduate schools by U.S. News & World Report.
Also ranked by the U.S. News & World Report is our (i-LEAD) specialty at 8th in the nation.
Available Specialty Programs
Students select from 12 different specialties. Past coursework to be applied toward the degree will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. The specific courses required for each specialty option are on the specialty pages.
- Adult-Gerontology Programs
- Family Nurse Practitioner
- Health Care Informatics
- i-LEAD Nursing Leadership and Health Care Systems
- Midwifery
- Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Acute Care
- Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Primary Care
- Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
- Veteran and Military Health Care
- Women's Health Nurse Practitioner
Graduates of specialty tracks are eligible to apply for national certification by examination. You will learn more about the certification organizations appropriate for each specialty during the completion of your program. Upon successful completion of
the certification examination, Nurse Practitioners, Nurse Midwives, and CNS Specialties are eligible for licensure in all 50 states, including Colorado (visit the Colorado Board of Nursing APRN application
forms page), where licensure is granted as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) and is required for practice.