Educating and Inspiring Leaders to Transform Health Care for a Just and Humane World

Seattle University College of Nursing is dedicated to preparing values-based, compassionate professionals who will serve the health care needs of our community, especially the frail, vulnerable and underserved.

We embrace the Jesuit tradition of developing the whole person and focus on the connections between the practical, academic, spiritual, and humane needs of people. Since its establishment in 1935, the college has graduated health care leaders who are held in high regard by their communities, employers and professional colleagues.

Our graduates live our vision of movement toward service and creating a more just, humane world.

CCNE Accredited

The baccalaureate degree program in nursing/Doctor of Nursing Practice program and post-graduate APRN certificate program at Seattle University are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education www.ccneaccreditation.org

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)

If you have a college degree and want to become an advanced practice registered nurse your future begins here.

Pursuing doctoral study at our nationally acclaimed College of Nursing leads to a practice doctorate in nursing, with a rigorous curriculum and access to hands-on experience in our state-of-the-art Clinical Performance lab.

Become an Acute or Primary Care Nurse Practitioner in the Doctor of Nursing Practice program. 

Non-nurses can earn their clinical doctorate in four years. RNs with a bachelor's degree can earn their DNP in three years. RNs with a master's degree can earn their DNP in two and a half years.

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

Nursing is a career that requires courage, compassion, critical thinking and leadership skills.

Seattle University College of Nursing is one of the oldest nursing programs in the state of Washington. The college has a long history of outstanding baccalaureate education and is steeped in its Jesuit tradition of community outreach and service.

For over 85 years, we have been educating and inspiring leaders to transform health care for a just and humane world.

The college provides students with the critical thinking tools and educational preparation needed for professional practice and care for individuals, families and communities through regional, national and global engagement.

Bachelor of Science in Diagnostic Ultrasound (BS)

Sonographers are an integral part of the health care team.

The Bachelor of Science in Diagnostic Ultrasound program of study prepares students for the profession of diagnostic medical sonography. Founded on a concentration in basic sciences, the program affords simultaneous opportunities for receiving a liberal arts education, as well as didactic and practical exposure to a range of ultrasound specialties.

In their senior year, students spend 12 full months gaining essential hands-on experience during a supervised clinical internship.

The program offers a Bachelor of Science in Diagnostic Ultrasound and Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Diagnostic Ultrasound with either a cardiac/vascular sonography or general/vascular sonography focus. 

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