Nursing (Master of Science in Nursing)

Full-time Curriculum

A minimum of 43 credits is required to complete the MSN:

Year One

Winter Semester

NSC 503 - Graduate Pathophysiology. 
NSC 504 - Graduate Pharmacology. 
NUR 520 - Physical Diagnosis Adult Theory. 
NUR 595 - Nursing Research/Theory I. 
NUR 596 - Nursing Research/Theory II. 

Spring/Summer Semester

NUR 501 - Health Promotion. 
NSC 502 - Graduate Epidemiology. 
NUR 507 - Dynamics of Family Counseling. 
NUR 521 - Physical Diagnosis Adult – Practicum. 
NUR 597 - Nursing Research/Theory III. 
NUR 598 - Nursing Research/Theory IV. 

Fall Semester

NUR 524 - Management of Adult Acute/Chronic Problems – Theory. 
NUR 525 - Management of Adult Acute/Chronic Problems – Practicum. 
NUR 531 - Women’s Health. 
NUR 594 - Thesis Development. 
NUR 599 - Nursing Research/Theory V. 

Year Two

Winter Semester

NUR 510 - Office and Minor Emergency Procedures – Theory & Practicum. 
NUR 535 - Advanced Practice Nursing Care of the Older Adult Theory and Practicum. 
NUR 540 - Nurse Practitioner Role Theory. 
NUR 541 - Nurse Practitioner Role – Practicum. 
NUR 594 - Thesis Development. 
 

Transfer Credit

Transfer/Waiver of credit will not be permitted of students that have been accepted into the grant funded MSN program.  Students not admitted to the grant funded MSN program may transfer/waive up to nine hours of graduate credit into the MSN program.  Transfers are made in accordance with the policies for the MSN graduate program committee