Overview

The program’s curriculum is designed to prepare professional nurses to enter leadership roles and work within interdisciplinary teams to improve system and population health services in a variety of health care settings.

Graduates of the program may be eligible to sit for certification examination as a nurse executive.

The program is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.

Learning Outcomes

At the conclusion of the program, the master’s graduate will be able to: 

• Apply theoretical knowledge to the practice of advanced nursing roles.
• Utilize evidence to address population health problems.
• Demonstrate professionalism at the advanced nursing level in the clinical setting.
• Pursue quality, effectiveness, and innovation in shared leadership of interprofessional health teams.

Requirements for earning the M.S.N. degree include the following:

1. Completion of an approved program of study;
2. Completion of an applied research course, NURS 791  (3), or a thesis, NURS 799  (6);
3. A GPA of 3.00 (on a 4.00 scale) on all courses attempted for graduate credit and all courses numbered 700 and above;
4. A GPA of a 3.00 (on a 4.00 scale) on all courses on the approved program of study;
5. Passing a comprehensive assessment during the last semester of the program.