Additional Opportunities

The Benjamin Franklin Scholars (BFS) Program for Nursing seeks to foster the development of the next generation of nurse achievers - scholars, leaders, and researchers - through intellectual rigor, academic excellence, and outstanding achievements.

Scholars are required to complete three Benjamin Franklin Seminars - small, intensive classes in a wide range of disciplines across the liberal arts and sciences - as well as a Capstone Honors course in the Nursing school.

We recognize the the value of interdisciplinary learning, which is why students at all levels - undergraduate, masters, and doctoral - can pursue a dual degree with other schools across campus. View undergraduate, masters, and doctoral approved dual degree programs.

Penn Nursing offers a variety of international experiences for students in the BSN and MSN programs. These range from short-term opportunities - focusing on comparative healthcare in international contexts - to full semester clinical experiences.

Penn Nursing offers a variety of minors in such in-demand areas as global health, palliative care, health services management, and oncology. Adding a minor allows students to complement their major by diving more deeply into a specific area of inquiry.

See a full listing of our minor programs for BSN and MSN students.

Our Nutrition major is an interdisciplinary collaboration with Penn’s School of Arts & Sciences. You’ll study concepts like dietary behaviors and metabolism, as well as scientific approaches to the physiological roles of nutrients in the diet, from the cellular to human level.

Students have numerous opportunities to engage with research at Penn Nursing - whether that means participating in one of the school-supported research centers, applying for a prestigious fellowship through the Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships (CURF), or working one-on-one with a faculty mentor on a student-driven research project.

One of the most popular options at Penn Nursing, submatriculation allows undergraduate students the opportunity to apply to a graduate program and begin coursework while they are completing the BSN degree. Students can apply to any of the MSN / DNP majors here at Penn Nursing, or to Penn Law.