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. Students may only transfer a maximum of six (6) credit hours toward degree requirement.
The Nursing Administration program can be completed with a full-time or part-time schedule. Students may enter the Nursing Administration program during any semester. Once accepted into the program, the student will be assigned an academic advisor to develop an individual program of study.
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Courses to be completed prior to final program courses: |
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NURS 500 Theoretical Foundations and Research Methods (Half semester course) |
4 credit hours |
NURS 521 Human Resource Management and Business Strategy (Full semester course) Student earns 45 hours of practicum credit
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4 credit hours |
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NURS 522 Organizational and Leadership Theory (Half semsester course) |
3 credit hours |
NURS 529 Nursing Administration Seminar (Half semester course) |
2 credit hours |
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NURS 533 Finance and Budget for Strategic Decision Making (Full semester course) Student earns 45 hours of practicum credit
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4 credit hours |
NURS 534 Healthcare Informatics, Data Analysis, and Technology (Half semester course) |
2 credit hours |
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NURS 579 Leadership Synthesis for the Nursing Administrator (Half semester course) |
4 credit hours |
NURS 580 Contemporary Roles and Issues (Half semester course)
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4 credit hours |
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Final program courses: |
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NURS 587A Nursing Administration Practicum I (Full semester course) Student earns 135 hours of practicum credit |
3 credit hours |
NURS 587B Nursing Administration Practicum II (Full semester course) Student earns 135 hours of practicum credit |
3 credit hours |
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NURS 590 Directed Scholarly Inquiry - Group Project (Full semester course) |
3 credit hours |
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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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