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Master of Science in Nursing

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Admission Requirements

In addition to the general requirements for admission to the School of Graduate Studies, you must meet the following minimum requirements to apply to the nursing program:

  • Bachelor’s degree with major in nursing (B.S.N.) from a nationally accredited program. Undergraduate study must include 3 semester hours of basic statistics, 3 semester hours of pharmacology, 8 semester hours of anatomy and physiology, and 2 semester hours of basic research.
  • Current unrestricted license as a registered nurse in a U.S. jurisdiction. You must have a current RN license from any state in which you perform clinical coursework.
  • Twelve clock hours of community service over the past year.
  • Eligibility for coverage by the university’s malpractice insurance carrier.
  • In addition to the standard graduate application materials, M.S.N. applicants must also submit a goals statement.
  • Two letters of reference are required for applicants to the administration and education concentration.

The Orlando-MSU Program Sequence:
Nursing Administration and Education Concentration

Full-time study (6 credit hours is full-time for this program)
First Year Semester 1
GNURS 500 Roles, Issues, Ethics & Theories 3
GNURS 520 Health Admin/Ed: Mgt/Education Theories 3
  Semester Total 6
Semester 2
GNURS 511 Research and Statistical Methods 3
GNURS 621 Health Care Financial Mgt 3
  Semester Total 6
Semester 3
GNURS 512 Research & Stats Appl 3
GNURS 521B Mgt. of Education Systems  
OR
GNURS 521A Mgt of Adm Systems 3
  Semester Total 6
Second Year Semester 4
GNURS 615 Health Maintenance & Promotion of Aggregates/Health Policy 3
GNURS 614A Admin Theory/Practicum I 3
  Semester Total 6
Semester 5
GNURS 606 Thesis/Project (Evidence-Based Project) 3
GNURS 616A Ed Theory/Practicum I 3
  Semester Total 6
Semester 6
GNURS 624A Educ Theory/Practicum II  
OR
GNURS 625A Adm/ Theory Practicum II  
GNURS 699 Seminar  
(The Practicum II 624A OR 625A = 3 credits and the 699 Seminar is the only 2 credit course)
  Semester Total 5
  Program Total 35

Program delivery and progression are subject to change pending direction by the National League for Nursing and other accrediting agencies.

The Mountain State University M.S.N. program is approved by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (3343 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 500, Atlanta GA 30326, tel 404.975.5000). The inaugural M.S.N. class for the Orlando campus is scheduled to begin in October 2010.

Accreditation

National League for Nursing Accreditation Commission, 3343 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30326, Ph. 404.975.5000, www.nlnac.org. Status: Accredited. Placed on warning July 2008.

The West Virginia Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses, 101 Dee Dr. Suite 102, Charleston WV 25311-1620, Ph. 304.558.3596, http://www.wvrnboard.com. Accreditation status: multiple codes for MSU, status depends on cohort site location. Accreditation varies from full to provisional depending on site.

 
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