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The MUW Department of Graduate Nursing
was established in 1974 to offer programs of
study leading to the Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)
degree.
This historic department has
maintained full nursing accreditation status since its
initial accreditation.
Currently there is one
clinical track leading to eligibility to sit for
national board certification as a Family Nurse
Practitioner (FNP).
There are also two
post-master certificate options: one for individuals who
are not nurse practitioners but hold a Master of Science
in Nursing degree (the MSN-RN option), and one for nurse
practitioners who hold a Master of Science in Nursing
degree but are nationally certified in another specialty
(the MSN-NP option).
The Department of
Graduate Nursing programs are 12
months in length and include 39 graduate credit hours
required for a master’s degree. No more than six
semester hours of approved course work may be
transferred for credit.
Classes usually meet on
Mondays (according to the academic calendar) with some
Sunday workshops.
For the post-master
options, required coursework is dependent upon graduate
transcripted coursework and remaining deficiencies
identified during the interview.
Clinical experiences are
arranged in the learner’s geographic area by
graduate
faculty and total 640 hours.
The ratio of clinical
credit hours to practice time is set at a 1:4 ratio
across the graduate nursing curriculum. |
