UPMC Health Sciences Tower at HU
222 Chestnut Street
Harrisburg, PA 17101
Contact our admission team or request/send admission documents to:
UPMCHBGSON1@upmc.edu
717-782-3662
Located in South Central Pa, UPMC Shadyside SON at UPMC Harrisburg is an integral part of UPMC Harrisburg, a full-service acute care hospital with 409 beds.
Our accelerated 16-month full time daylight program is offered each Fall.
Classroom lectures and clinical trainings are instructed in-person within our modern facilities up to 5 days per week.
Depending on your educational background, we may accept up to six transferrable college courses to reduce your academic schedule and tuition.
We are currently accepting applications for Fall 2025.
Fall 2025 application deadline extended to July 7, 2025
Classes will begin on September 2, 2025.
UPMC Shadyside SON at UPMC Harrisburg has partnered with the University of Harrisburg to offer college level courses as a part of our curriculum plan. Curriculum plan (PDF)
UPMC Harrisburg has achieved its fourth consecutive Magnet® designation from the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® in 2021.
Magnet Recognition is one of the highest achievements a hospital can obtain in professional nursing. You can be sure that you’re learning from the very best with UPMC SON clinical experiences.
Join us for our Fall Information Sessions! Each session will provide a general overview of the admission requirements, curriculum, and opportunities for Q&A.
UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing is approved through the PA State Board of Nursing.
The diploma nursing program at UPMC Harrisburg at the UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing located in Harrisburg PA is accredited by the: Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN).
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In earning your Professional RN Diploma from one of our UPMC Schools of Nursing, you will have met all the necessary requirements to sit for the National Council Licensure Exam (NCLEX – RN) and move forward with Nursing Licensure in the state of Pennsylvania.
Other states that our UPMC Schools of Nursing graduates have sat for the NCLEX – RN include: California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, and West Virginia.
If you plan to practice your nursing profession in a state not listed above, please visit nursinglicensure.org for requirements by state.
We currently have rewarding positions available at a variety of locations, for all levels of our nursing career ladder. Whether you are a current UPMC nurse ready to take the next step in your clinical career, or are employed with another health system and wanting to work in one of our top-ranked hospitals, we invite you to explore the opportunities at UPMC.
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