Almost done with your bachelor’s degree and thinking about graduate school?

Are you a registered nurse who wants to deal with the prevention, scientific investigation, and treatment of victims of trauma and/or death? Do you want to be a vital part of the investigation and treatment of perpetrators of abuse, violence, criminal activity and traumatic accidents?r5dThen earn your Master of Science in Nursing (Forensic) online from one of the most widely respected graduate study programs in the country.

Dealing with big data is increasingly necessary as the growth in the amount of data the human species generated via text, video, tweets, etc. over the last few years has been nothing short of remarkable; the projected growth over the next few years is even more spectacular. In fact, the 2013 IDC Digital Universe Study projects that the amount of data will increase 10-fold from 4.4 trillion GB to 44 trillion GB.

Are you a new or veteran music educator? Are you looking for a place to receive practical professional development that you can use right away in your classroom and as part of your music curriculum?  Are you looking for a place to share your ideas and hear other ideas you can implement in your music program? If you answered “YES” to any of these questions then this new course offered through Graduate and Continuing Education at Fitchburg State is designed for you!

Starting this summer, the graduate Counseling program is launching a new accelerated sequence for their Counseling Masters programs, concentrating in either Clinical Mental Health Counseling or School Counseling. This plan of study will allow students who start in the summer semester to complete the entire 60 credit program, including the year-long internship/practicum, in a little over two years. Students take 4 courses per term on average, which are primarily offered in the evenings, with some online and hybrid courses.

"I almost wish I hadn't gone down that rabbit–hole – and yet – and yet – it's rather curious, you know, this sort of life!"

I often refer to research as "going down the rabbit hole." It's a never–ending process with paths off of paths, hallways leading to nowhere, rooms inside rooms. It can be frustrating, especially for graduate students on a deadline. I wouldn't presume to say, "Don't be frustrated!" That would be pointless. However, when you get frustrated, try to remember that the rabbit hole leads to Wonderland, which may at times bring confusion, but also brings revelation.

Hello Educators!  Want to get ahead on your MAT English Professional Licensure Program?  Or maybe you need Professional Development Credit to earn more money?  Or best of all, do you want to LEARN this summer and become a BETTER, SMARTER teacher?

We have the solution.

To the class of 2016 Associate of Science in Nursing graduates, we’d like to send congratulations to you on your graduation! We know you’ve dealt with long hours of studying, clinical practice, balancing work, family and everything else that goes along with becoming an RN to achieve this goal.  Now as you finally take a breath and have a few moments to yourself, have you thought about what you are going to do next?  This is the best time to consider continuing your education because you don’t want to lose all of your motivation, but where do you start? We know you’re busy applying for nursing positions so we’ll keep it brief, here are the first 3 steps you should complete when considering continuing your Nursing education.

1.  Research RN to BS in Nursing programs.  Ask yourself: