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Dec 11, 2024
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2023-2024 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Nursing Education, M.S.N. (41 hrs)
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Program Overview
The Master of Science in Nursing degree is designed for registered nurses who are seeking advanced preparation and leadership roles. The nurse educator concentration prepares graduates to assume faculty roles in nursing education at the pre-licensure program levels or roles in staff development in healthcare settings. In the program, graduates participate in clinical experiences in selected settings and teaching environments.
The program is offered fully online, admits a new cohort each fall and spring, and offers both full-time and part-time options.
The Master of Science in Nursing degree at William Carey University is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street, NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001 (202.887.6791); by the board of trustees; and by the Institutions of Higher Learning of the State of Mississippi.
Graduate Outcomes
The following graduate outcomes were adapted from the 2011 American Association of Colleges of Nursing’s (AACN) The Essentials of Master’s Education in Nursing.
The graduate will be able to:
- Integrate knowledge gained from nursing, bio-psychosocial fields, genetics/genomics, public health, quality improvement, and organizational sciences for the continual improvement of nursing education in diverse settings.
- Incorporate leadership, collaborative skills, and organizational skills and systems leadership into nursing into educational practice in order to emphasize ethical and critical decision-making, effective working relationships, and a system-perspective to promote high quality and safe patient care.
- Integrate the principles of quality improvement and evaluation outcomes related to advanced practice, education, and policy development.
- Apply and disseminate research outcomes, evidence-based practice, and collaborative skills to affect accountable change in nursing practice, education, and policy.
- Analyze practice, legal, and ethical considerations of current and emerging patient care and communication technologies utilized to enhance patient care and nursing education.
- Incorporate knowledge of current nursing policy and nursing policy development through systems level management and utilize advocacy strategies to influence health and health care.
- Function as a member and leader of inter-professional teams in the management and coordination of care.
- Integrate the principles of patient-centered care, advocacy, amid culturally appropriate concepts of planning, delivering, and evaluating clinical prevention and population care into nursing education and advanced clinical practice.
- Incorporate an advanced level of understanding of nursing and relevant sciences with the ability to integrate concepts into nursing education and clinical practice.
- Utilize Christian principles in the delivery of nursing interventions that influence healthcare and educational outcomes for individuals, populations, and systems.
Program Admission Requirements
To be admitted as a regular student, the applicant must:
- Submit a completed application to William Carey University for the graduate school.
- Pay the application fee.
- Submit official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended.
- Submit a statement of professional goals.
- Submit current resume.
- Submit two nursing recommendations.
- Have a clear criminal background check that meets program requirements.
- Have a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited school of nursing.
- Have an overall undergraduate GPA of > 3.0 or a GPA > 2.5 on the last 30 undergraduate hours.
- Have an active, unencumbered Registered Nurse license with no pending legal or state board action (unencumbered license must be maintained throughout program enrollment).
Transfer Credit Policy
Transfer credit is available for any student. Approval of transfer hours is considered on an individual basis. The student must apply for transfer credit to the program coordinator prior to the first term in the nursing program. Baccalaureate level credit cannot be accepted for master’s level courses. Transfer credit cannot be received for NUR 6680 and NUR 6690 . Refer to the university’s graduate transfer requirements for more information.
Program Progression Requirements
Successful progression through the program requires the following:
- Demonstrate competency in scholarly writing by submission of GRE analytical writing score > 3.5 within the last five years or passing NUR 6920 Scholarly Writing for Health Care Professionals with a minimum grade of ‘B’ prior to taking courses within the program.
- See Academic Regulations in this catalog for additional information regarding minimum course grades and GPA requirements.
- Student grades will be reviewed at the end of each term by the administrator of the graduate program and other WCU SON administration to determine status in achieving the GPA necessary to graduate.
Program of Study (41 hrs)
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