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 30763 - Role Transition
• NURS 34064 - Health Promotion
• NURS 30664 - Healthy Aging
• NURS 41563 - Population Health

• Any Upper Level Elective (6 hours)

• NURS 44773 - Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice
• NURS 45064 - Leadership and Management and Clinical Practicum
• NURS 50503 - Advanced Pathophysiology
• NURS 50703 - Advanced Health Assessment

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• Upon completion of NURS 50503 - Advanced Pathophysiology  and NURS 50703 - Advanced Health Assessment  graduate coursework, RN to MSN track students will earn the BSN degree. The BSN degree will be awarded at the end of that semester. The NURS 50503 - Advanced Pathophysiology  and NURS 50703 - Advanced Health Assessment  graduate course hours count toward both BSN and MSN credentials.

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• NURS 50103 - Theoretical & Ethical Foundations of Advanced Nursing Practice
• NURS 50203 - Epidemiology
• NURS 50303 - Research & Evidenced Based Practice in Public Health
• NURS 50403 - Statistical Reasoning in Public Health
• NURS 50603 - Advanced Pharmacology
• NURS 51002 - Social Determinants of Health
• NURS 52004 - Public Health Policy and Economics
• NURS 50214 - Public Healthcare & Education
• NURS 50006 - 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: 540