Faculty Welcome to Students

Welcome to the Elaine Marieb College of Nursing at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. This is an exciting place to live, study, work, and grow. We are part of a large university thriving on a tradition of excellence, and offer an exciting curriculum supported by an array of educational resources. This handbook is a resource for you. The curricula for our programs, as well as specific admission, retention, progression, and graduation policies for each track, are contained within this handbook. Please read this handbook carefully, as it contains the most updated policies that pertain to your educational experience. 

Our talented and committed faculty are innovators, striving to offer the best possible student-centered instruction. Our goal is to encourage lifelong learning in students who will soon be entry-level clinicians, returning professionals who seek to enhance their knowledge, skills and analytical abilities, and researchers developing new knowledge for the discipline. The educational experience you receive is supported by the outstanding commitment of our staff.

We are a force for innovation, learning and discovery in preparing culturally proficient nurses to meet the complex healthcare needs of a global community. We encourage and invite you to be an active participant within the college, as a member of the Student Nurses’ Association, a committee member, or a volunteer in many of the university and college’s activities.

As educational opportunities and policies are subject to periodic changes, the Elaine Marieb College of Nursing and the University of Massachusetts must reserve the right to make changes affecting any matters discussed in this publication.

Thank you for choosing the University of Massachusetts Amherst Elaine Marieb College of Nursing to advance your nursing career. We look forward to an exciting year!

The baccalaureate degree programs in nursing, master’s degree program in nursing and Doctor of Nursing Practice degree program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst Elaine Marieb College of Nursing are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street, NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001, 202-887-6791. The baccalaureate degree program is fully approved by the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing. The University of Massachusetts Amherst is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (formerly the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education) of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC).