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Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) Degree Courses / Curriculum
MSN Core, Capstone and Concentration Courses
All students in the MSN program complete the following MSN Core Courses and Capstone Courses (24credits). All MSN students must select one of the following majors: Clinical Nurse Leader (total program = 36 credits), Nursing Education (total program = 39 credits), Nursing Administration (total program = 39 credits), or Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP total program = 52 credits), or may elect to take both the education and administration majors.MSN Core (18- 21 cr)
- NURS 638 - Nursing Theory & Knowledge Development 3 cr
- NURS 642 - Healthcare Policy & Funding for ANP 3 cr
- NURS 644 - Nursing Leadership & Ethics 3 cr
- NURS 648 - Research in Advanced Nursing Practice 3 cr
- NURS 760 - Nursing Informatics & Quality Improvement 3 cr
- NURS 766 - Health Assessment & Genomics for ANP 3 cr
- NURS 772 - Epidemiology & Population Hlth in ANP 3 cr (Not required for FNP students)
Additional MSN Core for Nurse Administrator, Nurse Educator, and CNL students (6 cr)
- NURS 662 - Pathophysiology & Pharmacology for ANP 3 cr
- NURS 668 - Advanced Clinical Practice 3 cr (includes 120 practice experience hours)
Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) (6 cr)
Following the completion of the core courses, a practice experience immersion course is required:
- NURS 676 - Clinical Nurse Leader Practice Immersion 6 cr (requires 360 hours of practice experience immersion during the semester)
Nursing Education (9 cr)
The following three courses are required:
Nursing Administration (9 cr)
One nursing administration course is required and then an additional 6 credits of pre-approved graduate electives are required. The list of approved electives is available from the Graduate Nursing Coordinator.
Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner (31 cr)
- NURS 610 - Pathophysiology for FNP 3 cr
- NURS 612 - Pharmacology for FNP 3 cr
- NURS 614 - Professional Role Development for FNPs 1 cr
- NURS 616 - Genomics Competencies for ANP 1 cr
- NURS 636 - Diagnostic Reasoning and Clinical Decision Making 1 cr
- NURS 670 - Advanced Assessment for FNP 3 cr
- NURS 671 - Family Health Care I 3 cr
- NURS 672 - Family Health Care II 3 cr
- NURS 673 - Family Health Care III 3 cr
Dual Nursing Education/Nursing Administration (18 cr)
- NURS 658 - Foundations of Nursing Administration 3 cr
- NURS 652 - Teaching & Learning in Nursing Education 3 cr
- NURS 654 - Assessment, Technology, & Nurse Educator 3 cr
- NURS 656 - Nursing Curriculum Design & Evaluation 3 cr
Additional 6 credits graduate administrative electives approved by the Department of Nursing are required.
RN to MSN Program
This program is eligible for applicants to the Nurse Educator, Nurse Administrator, or Clinical Nurse Leader programs.
To be eligible for the RN to MSN Program, a licensed RN must do the following:
Gain undergraduate admission to SVSU, apply for admission to the RN to BSN program, and complete a minimum of 106 undergraduate credits including:
Required Electives (9 cr)
Students may choose from a list of approved upper-division elective courses appropriate for professional development and continuing education, and/or from a list of selected graduate nursing courses. Up to nine credits of graduate nursing coursework may be taken and used for credit in both the RN to BSN program and the graduate nursing degree, as long as the student is subsequently admitted to a graduate nursing program and obtains a grade of B (GPA 3. 0 or better) in those classes. The list of upper-division elective courses can be obtained from the RN to BSN coordinator.
CONTACT US.
Graduate Admissions
Wickes Hall 230
gradadm@svsu.edu
989-964-6096
Cynthia M Hupert DNP, MSN, BSN
Graduate Nursing Program Coordinator
Health & Human Services 222
cmhupert@svsu.edu
(989) 964-4595
Tanika Williams, Graduate Recruiter
gradadm@svsu.edu
(989) 461-2050