Advanced Professional Nurse (MS) - Nurse Educator

Advanced Professional Nurse - Nurse Educator

Degree
Master of Science

Major Credits
30

Total Credits
30

Time to Completion
4-10 Semesters

Locations
Online

nursing educator and nursing student working in a simulation lab

Program Highlights

  • Designed for the BS-prepared nurse who wishes to advance their nursing education to the graduate level.
  • Graduates will acquire the educational underpinnings for continuing to advance graduate studies at the doctoral level.
  • Nurse Educator Emphasis (30 credits)
  • Nurse Leader Emphasis (30 credits)
  • Dual Emphasis - Nurse Educator & Nurse Leader (42 credits)

Tuition and Fees     Graduate Assistantships

Application Requirements

  • BA or BSN nursing degree from an NLNAC/CCNE accredited school of nursing preferred or in the final semester of an RN to BS degree completion program by the start of the program (dual enrollment)
  • Undergraduate cumulative GPA of 3.0 or greater on a 4.0 scale (this requirement may be appealed)
  • Current unencumbered RN licensure in at least one state
  • Resume

Additional Requirements for International Applicants

The program is offered exclusively online and is not eligible for I-20 issuance.

Apply     Graduate Admissions

Accreditation:

Effective October 25, 2024, this nursing program is a candidate for initial accreditation by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing. This candidacy status expires on October 25, 2026.

Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)
3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400
Atlanta, GA 30326
(404) 975-5000

MSU Status

Note: Upon granting of initial accreditation by the ACEN Board of Commissioners, the effective date of initial accreditation is the date on which the nursing program was approved by the ACEN as a candidate program that concluded in the Board of Commissioners granting initial accreditation.

Advanced Professional Nurse MS Application Deadlines

  U.S.-Based Applicants International Applicants
Fall Start Rolling May 1
Spring Start Rolling

September 1

Summer Start Rolling N/A