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Master of Professional Nursing (MPN)

MSNDirect-Entry MSNPrelicensure — leads to a first nursing license examPrivate nonprofit

Award: Master of Professional Nursing

Program facts last verified October 6, 2026. Each fact links to the official page it came from.

Overview

A four-semester, full-time, in-person entry-to-practice master's for bachelor's degree holders; graduates are eligible for the NCLEX-RN, with an optional MPN-to-MSN route into advanced practice roles.

Credential
Master's degree in nursing
Pathway
Direct-Entry MSN
Source: nursing.upenn.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Delivery
On-campus
Study intensity
Full-time
Duration
4 consecutive semesters
Source: nursing.upenn.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Credits
Not verified
Campus
Claire M. Fagin Hall — Philadelphia, PA

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply
Bachelor's degree in another field
Source: nursing.upenn.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Licensure stage
Prelicensure: prepares students who are not yet licensed for a first license exam
Licensure exam
Graduates are eligible to take the NCLEX-RN and obtain RN licensure
Source: nursing.upenn.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Admissions requirements

Prior degree
Bachelor's degree
Source: nursing.upenn.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Minimum GPA
Minimum 3Bachelor's degree with a GPA of 3.0 or higher is preferredRecommended
Source: nursing.upenn.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Prerequisite courses
General chemistry with lab, microbiology with lab, anatomy and physiology with lab, nutrition, statistics and life-span human development; completed by June 15 with a C or higher
Source: nursing.upenn.edu · verified October 6, 2026
GRE General Test
Not requiredStated for all nursing programs on this page
Source: nursing.upenn.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Requirements not listed here are unknown to us — not “not required”.

Tuition & fees

Shown exactly as the school publishes it, with its fee basis. Per-credit, per-term, annual and total-program figures are never treated as comparable.

Program tuition: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

Institution-wide tuition (all students, not nursing-specific)
  • Average undergraduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $58,620
  • Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $58,620
  • Required fees, in-state undergraduates, full-time, 2023-24: $7,484
  • Average graduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $41,544
  • Average graduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $41,544
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 6, 2026

Start terms & deadlines

Start terms: Fall Source: nursing.upenn.edu · verified October 6, 2026

A date without a year printed next to it on the school's page is shown as “date not confirmed”. Passed dates are never rolled forward.

Clinical, simulation & campus requirements

Clinical arrangements: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

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Accreditation & approval

Program accreditation, state board approval and institutional accreditation are separate. Records below cover this program's degree level at this institution as the body lists it.

Nursing program accreditation

  • CCNE— Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education

    Master's (MSN) · School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA

    Initial: April 21, 2004 · Most recent: September 27, 2023 · Term expires: June 30, 2034 · Next review: Fall 2033

    Source: directory.ccnecommunity.org · verified October 6, 2026
    Accredited

State board of nursing approval

  • BON— Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing

    Scope as stated by the source

    Source: nursing.upenn.edu · verified October 6, 2026
    Approved

Sources

  1. CCNE-Accredited Programs directory (PA) — Accreditor directory, verified October 6, 2026
  2. nursing.upenn.edu/about/accreditation/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  3. nursing.upenn.edu/master-of-professional-nursing/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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  • Next deadline: November 2, 2026 (Summer 2027 (full-time))

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