Master of Science in Nursing (RN-MSN – Post Non-Nursing Baccalaureate Degree)

(total credits vary)

Designed for registered nurses who have earned an associate degree in nursing or nursing diploma and a non-nursing bachelor's degree. A minimum of 150 credit hours are required to complete the RN-MSN; consisting of 120 undergraduate credit hours transferred from a regionally accredited non-nursing bachelor's degree program, 9 credits of specified undergraduate nursing courses, one specified graduate nursing course (substituted for an undergraduate nursing requirement), and 36 graduate nursing credit hours.

Bridge Courses (total credits vary)

BA/BS degree in non-nursing discipline from an accredited College or University

120
NURS 205Professional Role Development

3
NURS 300
Registered Nurse Advanced Placement Bundle

36
NURS 305Nursing Research I

2
NURS 412Community Health Nursing

4
NURS 502Nursing Research Design and Methodology

3

NURS 300 Registered Nurse Advanced Placement Bundle (36): Includes content in: CHEM 103; BIOL 185; BIOL 186; BIOL 189; BIOL 382; NUTR 222; PSYC 209; NURS 211; NURS 303; NURS 304; NURS 310; NURS 311; NURS 312; NURS 313; NURS 410; NURS 411; NURS 413; NURS 495.

Nursing Administration Track Requirements (35 credits)

NURS 500Health Informatics

3
NURS 501Statistics for Evidence-based Practice

3
NURS 506Christian Philosophical & Ethical Foundations of Healthcare

3
NURS 560Nursing Administration and Executive Leadership I

4
NURS 562Nursing Administration and Executive Leadership II - Capstone

4
NURS 620Collaboration in Inter-Professional Teams

3
NURS 631Health Policy and Legal Aspects of Healthcare

2
NURS 640Economics of Healthcare

2
BUSA 501Business Strategy and Execution

3
LEAD 505Strategic Thinking, Planning and Organizational Change

3
LEAD 550Organizational Effectiveness

3

Nurse Educator Track Requirements (36 credits)

NURS 500Health Informatics

3
NURS 501Statistics for Evidence-based Practice

3
NURS 503Advanced Pathophysiology

3
NURS 504Advanced Pharmacology

3
NURS 505Advanced Physical Assessment Across the Lifespan

3
NURS 506Christian Philosophical & Ethical Foundations of Healthcare

3
NURS 520Foundations and Applications of the Nurse Educator Role

3
NURS 521Curriculum in Nursing Education

3
NURS 522Principles of Measurement and Evaluation

3
NURS 530Teaching Methods for Clinical Practice in Nursing Education

6
NURS 531Nurse Educator: Leadership Role Development - Capstone

3

Optional Course

NURS 540Clinical Specialty Practicum Experience

3