Through a new affiliation between Mount Holyoke and the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, students interested in becoming nurses can earn two degrees in five years. Students in the dual degree program will take liberal arts courses at Mount Holyoke for three years, completing their major and requirements, and then take nursing courses at Johns Hopkins for two years. At the end of the fifth year, students receive both a bachelor's degree from MHC and a bachelor of science with a major in nursing from Johns Hopkins.
According to chair of MHC's Committee on the Health Professions Kathleen Holt, the dual-degree program allows students who know they want a career in nursing to save one year (and one year's fees) over the usual method of finishing a four-year BA and then entering a two-year nursing program. Holt notes that Johns Hopkins has "one of the top nursing schools in the country." For details on the program, email the Career Development Center or call 413-538-2080.
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