The Simmons Edge
Accelerate your path to career success with the Simmons Edge
Your education is one of the most important investments you’ll make. At Simmons, we are committed to ensuring it is also the best investment you make. That is why we created the Simmons Edge, an integrated academic and experiential journey that will lead you to career success — faster and more affordably — so you can begin to realize a return on that investment in less time.
The Simmons Edge ensures that you will have the guidance and support to explore your passion and connect your academic work directly to your career goals. Whether you have always known you want to be a nurse or you are deciding between a career in business or policy, the Simmons Edge will also set you on a path to earn the necessary graduate degree in less time and with significant cost savings.
Components of The Edge
Whatever your undergraduate major may be, the Simmons Edge ensures that you will have an opportunity to continue your education at Simmons with advisors to guide you along the way.
“The process of learning at Simmons is very interactive. I was able to do independent research with [faculty] guidance, but they let me use my creativity and ideas and lead it on my own. Professors are also doing their own research and will often let you join them.”
Raneem Emad Amer Mousa ’25
Mathematics, Computer Science, Dual-Degree in Engineering
“I am loving my time at Simmons, and it is wonderful to work in the new Nursing Simulation Lab . . . It was easy for me to choose the Simmons School of Nursing over other schools because of the clinical rotation opportunities with Boston-area hospitals. I am currently doing rotations at Mass General, and am confident that I have chosen the right career path.”
Emma Pazar '25, '26 MSN
4+1 Nursing program
The Edge at a Glance
25%
Cost Savings
An accelerated degree program will save you an average of 25% over completing a separate undergraduate and graduate degree.
Time Savings to a Graduate Degree
By taking two graduate classes in your senior year, you have the opportunity for time savings over completing two separate degree programs.
Accelerated Degree Student and Alumnae/i Success Stories
3+3 Exercise Science/PT Student Shares the Gift of Sports
In honor of National Girls and Women in Sports Day, Simmons Shark Lauren Stenmon ’28 ’30DPT shares how she balances the intense studies of her accelerated degree program with her athletics schedule.
What's the Difference Between Nutritionists and Dietitians?
What is the difference between a Nutritionist and a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN)? The job titles sound similar, but the roles are in fact quite distinct. The difference between the two lies in their education and training.
Simmons Welcomes New Cohort of Bonner Community Leaders
The Bonner Community Leaders Program is a unique opportunity for students who want to combine a strong commitment to service with personal growth, teamwork, leadership development, and scholarship. We spoke with Ellie Foss ’28, Jocelyn Miranda Landaverde ’28, Bridget Swezey ’28, and Soraya Timas ’28 about what drew them to the program.
Celebrating the 2024-25 Passionate Leaders Scholars
Six Simmons undergraduate scholars from different disciplines have been selected to join the 2024-2025 Passionate Leaders Project cohort.
Students Discuss Archival Internship in The Pilot
Students Emily Greco and James Kaeser recently concluded fall semester internships at the Archdiocese of Boston Archives. They shared their reflections about this unique experience in a published interview with The Pilot.
Student in Health and Exercise Science and Physical Therapy Accelerated 3+3 Program Publishes Paper in Peer-Reviewed Journal
Amoli Vad ’28 has published her first paper in a peer-reviewed journal. We spoke with Vad about what inspired her research and why she chose the 3+3 accelerated program at Simmons.
School of Nursing Students Train to Work with Children with Developmental Disorders
Simmons School of Nursing students Rachel Takes ’24MSN and Elizabeth Strager ’19 ’21MSN, FNP- C, ’25DNP were recruited into the Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities Program (LEND Boston) at Boston Children's Hospital’s Institute for Community Inclusion.
Accelerated Degree Student Presents Poster on ChatGPT at Technical Symposium
Raneem Emad Amer Mousa ’25 is pursuing the Dual-Degree in Engineering Simmons offers in collaboration with Columbia University. Her research project, “Is ChatGPT the Academic Catalyst We’ve All Been Waiting For?” was accepted for inclusion in the SIGCSE Technical Symposium 2024.