Excellence in Nursing Education: Caring in Action
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Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing Community Engagement Report FY2024-25
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2025 Transforming Care Magazine
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College Receives $1.8M Gift from Mark Bruce Swillinger
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Explore Our Programs
Nursing is studied as a discipline of knowledge and as a profession grounded in Caring Science in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program. Upon fulfillment of program outcomes, students will earn the BSN degree. This degree is the foundation of professional Nursing.
Our Master’s program is designed to offer the leadership, clinical experience, and teaching skills that you will need in your chosen direction of practice. The caring philosophy of our College is evident throughout our curriculum, which has been designed to fit your schedule and your life.
The Doctor of Philosophy with major in Nursing (PhD) degree program prepares nurses as scholars in conducting nursing research about practice problems and creating innovative responses to practice issues. The program is expected to expand nursing knowledge and theory and directly impact the health of communities.
The Doctor of Nursing Practice program is the first Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) accredited DNP program in Florida. Our goal is to help students grow in clinical scholarship and develop into leaders in advanced practice who provide expert care to our community and beyond.
Our fully online, self-paced, on-demand certificate courses increase knowledge and clinical judgment in patient care and explore caring approaches in areas including Compassionate Care of Older Adults at Risk for or Experiencing Dementia, Telemetry/Progressive Care, Caring Science and Telehealth.
Applicants holding an earned Master of Science degree in Nursing from an accredited program may apply to the College’s Post Graduate Certificate (PGC) Programs which provide graduates with advanced knowledge and skills in various concentrations. The PGC is a certificate issued upon completion of the program.
Our Stories
We all have a story to tell ... a message to inspire others. Meet some of the students, faculty and alumni who are part of the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing family.
Nadine Cesaire
Ph.D. nursing student
Driven by a lifelong calling to nursing and inspired by her mother’s compassionate example, Nadine Cesaire is pursuing her Ph.D. at the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, with a focus on caring science and holistic health.
“After graduation, I will focus on advancing holistic nursing through research, education, leadership and community engagement,” Nadine said.
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Our News and Announcements
Florida Atlantic University's online bachelor's program catapulted 46 spots to No. 77 from No. 123 in the nation for the 2026 "Best Online Programs" rankings by U.S. News & World Report.
Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing Ph.D. student Kerry-Ann Dixon has been selected as a 2026 Deborah E. Trautman Future Nurse Leader Scholar, a national scholarship recognizing graduate nursing students who aspire to leadership roles in academic nursing.
Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing hosted its Fall 2025 Pinning Ceremony, honoring graduates from the Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) track in Boca Raton and Davie, as well as the RN-to-BSN program.
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) students showcased their scholarly projects at the Boca Raton campus on Monday, December 8 for an event featuring lightning round talks for faculty, staff and guests. The students’ quality improvement studies ranging from mental health, obesity and Alzheimer’s disease to opioid use and fall prevention were highlighted in podium and poster presentations.
The Innovation Exchange, an internal research event hosted by Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing in partnership with the Florida Atlantic Colleges of Engineering & Computer Science, Medicine, Social Work & Criminal Justice, and Science, took place on November 13. The program aimed to foster and celebrate collaborative research, igniting the next wave of interdisciplinary health-sciences innovation across the five colleges.
Nearly 70 FAU faculty are ranked among the world's top 2% of scientists by Stanford-Elsevier, recognizing their global research impact across 22 fields and 174 subfields from engineering to humanities.
Our College By the Numbers
The baccalaureate degree program in nursing, master's degree program in nursing, Doctor of Nursing Practice program and post-graduate APRN certificate program at Florida Atlantic University are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. CCNE Accreditation. The College is the only one in the U.S. to have all degree programs endorsed by the American Holistic Nursing Credentialing Corporation.
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Best Online Master's in Nursing Administration Programs U.S. News & World Report
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Best Online Master’s in Nursing U.S. News & World Report
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