Post-Baccalaureate Option
The 17-month post-baccalaureate Nursing Administration concentration requires 36 semester hours of graduate course work including a minimum of 360 clinical hours. A comprehensive exam is required during the final semester. Students also complete a directed scholarly project. Students may only transfer a maximum of six (6) credit hours toward degree requirement.
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Fall I Semester |
Cr Hrs. |
Spring Semester |
Cr Hrs. |
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NURS 521 Human Resource Management and Business Strategy (Full semester course) Student earns 45 hours of practicum credit |
4 |
NURS 500 Theoretical Foundations and Research Methods (Half semester course) |
4 |
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NURS 522 Organizational and Leadership Theory (Half semsester course) |
3 |
NURS 533 Finance and Budget for Strategic Decision Making (Full semester course) Student earns 45 hours of practicum credit |
4 |
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NURS 529 Nursing Administration Seminar (Half semester course) |
2 |
NURS 534 Healthcare Informatics, Data Analysis, and Technology (Half semester course) |
2 |
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Total: |
9 |
Total: |
10 |
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Summer Semester |
Cr Hrs. |
Fall II Semester |
Cr Hrs. |
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NURS 580 Contemporary Roles and Issues (Half semester course) |
4 |
NURS 579 Leadership Synthesis for the Nursing Administrator (Half semester course) |
4 |
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NURS 587A Nursing Administration Practicum I (Full semester course) Student earns 135 hours of practicum credit |
3 |
NURS 587B Nursing Administration Practicum II (Full semester course) Student earns 135 hours of practicum credit |
3 |
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NURS 590 Directed Scholarly Inquiry - Group Project (Full semester course) |
3 |
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Total: |
7 |
Total: |
10 |
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Total MSN Nursing Administration Concentration Hours = 36 credit hours MSN Core = 11 credit hours; Nursing Administration Cognate = 19 credit hours; Nursing Administration Clinical/Practicum = 6 credit hours *Clinical courses have a 1: 6 credit hour to clinical hour ratio, making 360 clock hours for the program. |
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