Degree Programs

Undergraduate Program and Courses

  • The undergraduate program includes various courses in nursing and liberal arts.

  • All the students are required to take Public Health Nursing courses in addition to Registered Nurse courses.

  • The degree of Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) is awarded upon successful completion of all the required courses and the required number of elective courses.

  • Midwifery courses are taken by a limited number of selected students in addition to usual courses.

  • All the BSN graduates are qualified to take the national examinations for the licenses of Registered Nurse and Public Health Nurse.

  • The BSN graduates who successfully completed the midwifery courses are qualified to take the national examination for Midwife's license in addition to those of Registered Nurse and Public Health Nurse.

  • Current enrollment includes 341 undergraduate students. NCN granted 1543 bachelor’s degrees by the end of the academic year 2015.

Graduate Programs and Courses

  • NCN Graduate School offers Master's and Doctor's degree programs.

  • The Master's program includes CNS courses in Gerontological Nursing, Child Health Nursing, and Psychiatric Nursing, in addition to the thesis courses.

  • An overseas training course is offered for students to broaden their horizons of nursing. It consists of a training of academic communication and a study visit to universities in San Francisco.

  • A well-developed tele-teaching system using the internet helps students living in remote areas attend distant classes.

  • Graduate students who have any unavoidable reason (e.g. working, child rearing, and home caregiving) to require a longer period for completing the program may be granted an extended period (of up to double the normal length) at the same amount of total tuition. This option can be requested only at the application for admission. Students granted this option can still complete the program earlier than scheduled and obtain the degree by so requesting in advance of their defense (i.e. before the winter closure) and paying off the total tuition.

  • Current enrollment includes 28 graduate students.

  • NCN granted 145 master’s degrees and 18 doctor’s degrees by the end of the academic year 2015.