Program Requirements
Program Description
The Master of Science degree in Nursing - Nurse Educator, prepares nurses in an advanced practice role with competency in one of three educational areas: academic educator, staff educator, or patient educator. The three-year program requires 38 to 39 semester hours of graduate course work including a 2 credit hour teaching practicum and a 2 credit hour clinical specialty course that includes 45 contact hours of practicum. The total number of required hours depends on whether the thesis option is selected. A written comprehensive exam will be required during the final semester. The research requirement is a two-hour project that is to be completed during the final semesters of the program. Students selecting the thesis option will be exempt from the research project requirement.
Program Admission Requirements
In addition to the Graduate School Admission Requirements, applicants for the Master of Science Degree Nurse Educator must:
GPA and/or previous degree and coursework
Applicants must posess a B.S.N. from a regionally accredited college or university and a nationally accredited nursing program with at least a 3.00 on a 4.00 scale for the last 60 hours of undergraduate work.
Required coursework:
- Graduate or undergraduate level statistics course
- Undergraduate nursing research course
Additional Requirements
- A professional statement and resume are required.
- Three letters of recommendation including one from a current or recent supervisor are required.
- Resume and/or Experience
- Applicants must be a registered nurse eligible for licensure in the state where the student intends to practice.
- Must have one year of clinical nursing experience within the past five years.
- A virtual interview is required.
Note: Meeting minimum requirements for admission does not guarantee acceptance into the program.
M.S. Nurse Educator Core
路 NSG 501 - Advanced Practice Nursing: Roles and Professional Issues Credits: 2
路 NSG 510 - Theory for Advanced Practice Nursing Credits: 2
路 NSG 511 - Research for Advanced Practice Nursing Credits: 3
路 NSG 516 - Economics and Organization of Health Care Credits: 2
路 NSG 648 - Nursing Leadership in Healthcare Organizations Credits: 3
路 NSG 654 - Nursing Informatics Credits: 3
路 NSG 679 - Research Project Credits: 1-2
OR
路 NSG 699 - Thesis Credits: 1-3
M.S. Nurse Educator Concentration
路 NSG 517 - Pathophysiology for the Advanced Practice Nurse Credits: 3
路 NSG 583 - Clinical Specialty for Nurse Educators Credits: 2
(includes 45 contact hours of clinical experience with preceptor)
路 NSG 603 - Advanced Physical Assessment and Clinical Diagnostics Credits: 2
路 NSG 618 - Survey of Pharmacotherapeutics Credits: 3
路 NSG 651 - Teaching/Learning in Nursing Education Credits: 3
路 NSG 652 - Curriculum Development Credits: 3
路 NSG 653 - Test and Measurement Credits: 3
路 NSG 687 - Practicum in Nursing Education Credits: 2
(includes 120 contact hours of practicum experience with preceptor)