Master of Science in Nursing
RN-MSN Option
The RN–MSN Option is designed for registered nurses (RNs) with baccalaureate degrees outside of nursing. This is an entry option to the graduate program and emphasizes achievement of baccalaureate competencies in nursing. Select courses have been identified as the bridge to baccalaureate competencies and preparation to proceed to graduate-level education in nursing.
Program-specific Application Requirements
Prerequisites
Application Deadlines
Program-specific Application Requirements
Admission requirements include all stated requirements for the Master of Science in Nursing, as well as the following:
- An associate's degree in nursing with at least a 3.0 GPA (on a 4.0 scale)
- Three letters of recommendation from persons who can speak to the student's professional and clinical nursing performance; one must be from a current clinical supervisor
- Clinical practice in the last 2 years (one year full-time equivalent)
Prerequisites
College-level courses in the following areas:
- Statistics (within the past five years or must demonstrate competency)
- Research
- Competency in health assessment
Required Bridge courses (6 semester hours at the undergraduate level)
- NRS 303 Conceptual Basis of Professional Nursing Practice (2 semester hours)
- NRS 412 Synthesis: Community and Public Health Nursing (4 semester hours)
Successful completion of the bridge courses with a grade of B or better is required to progress to the MSN courses.
Application Deadline
The preferred application completion deadlines are July 1 for the Fall Term and January 1 for the Spring Term. Students cannot begin work in the RN–MSN program in the Summer Term.