Required Program of Study

The RN to MSN track offers the same courses after completion of the already established BSN courses.  RNs entering this track option must have completed 54 hours of undergraduate BSN pre-requisite coursework and will be given 39 credit hours held in escrow toward completion of their BSN degree.  The following outline is for the full-time option track. All courses will be offered via distance learning.

• NURS 3073 - Role Transition
• NURS 3404 - Health Promotion
• NURS 3064 - Healthy Aging
• NURS 4153 - Community Health Nursing

• Any Upper Level Elective (6 hours)

• NURS 5053 - Advanced Pathophysiology
• NURS 5073 - Advanced Health Assessment
• NURS 4473 - Nursing Research
• NURS 4504 - Leadership and Management in Professional Nursing

• BSN degree earned - 120 credits (held until MSN completed)

• NURS 5013 - Theoretical & Ethical Foundations of Advanced Nursing Practice
• NURS 5023 - Epidemiology
• NURS 5033 - Research & Evidenced Based Practice in Public Health
• NURS 5043 - Statistical Reasoning in Public Health
• Nurs 5063 - Advanced Pharmacology
• NURS 5102 - Social Determinants of Health
• NURS 5204 - Public Health Policy and Economics
• NURS 5214 - Public Healthcare & Education
• NURS 5006 - Public Health Leadership, Management, and Evaluation

Total BSN Pre-Req Coursework: 54

BSN credit in Escrow: 39

Total BSN Credit Hours: 27

BSN Degree: 120

Total MSN Credit Hours: 37

Total MSN Practicum Hours: 405