Curriculum | MSN—Direct Entry

• 72-credit program 

• Eight-week courses meet one night per week 

• Hybrid delivery with online and in-person courses 

• You select from one of three clinical days 

MSN – Direct Entry Course Sequences

Year 1 | 44 total credits 

Fall A | 7 credits 

• NRS 501 - Nursing and Health Systems (1 credit) 
• NRS 502 - Human Pathophysiology for Nurses (3 credits) 
• NRS 503 - Nursing Assessment (2 credits) 
• NRS 503(L) - Nursing Assessment Lab (1 credit) 

Fall B | 6 credits 

• NRS 504 - Pharmacology for Nurses (2 credits) 
• NRS 523 - Nursing Foundations (2 credits) 
• NRS 523(L) - Nursing Foundations Lab (1 credit) 
• NRS 524 - Nursing Foundations Practicum (1 credit) 

Spring A | 8 credits 

• NRS 532 - Nursing care for Women, Children & Families (3 credits) 
• NRS 536 - Intro for Nursing & Medical Surgical Care 1 (2 credit) 
• NRS 537 - Intro to Nursing & Medical Surgical Care Practicum 1 (3 credits)  

Spring B| 7 credits 

• NRS 531 - Nursing and Mental Healthcare (2 credits) 
• NRS 538 - Nursing and Medical/Surgical Care 2 (2 credits) 
• NRS 539 - Nursing and Medical/Surgical Care Practicum 2 (3 credits) 

Summer A | 8 credits 

• NRS 546 - Nursing and Advanced Medical/Surgical Care 3 (2 credits) 
• NRS 547 - Nursing and Advanced Medical/Surgical Care Practicum 3 (3 credits) 
• NRS 615 - Advanced Pathophysiology for Nurses (3 credits) 

Summer B | 8 credits 

• NRS 548 - Medical/Surgical Nursing for the Critically Ill 4 (2 credits) 
• NRS 549 - Medical/Surgical Nursing for the Critically Ill Practicum 4 (3 credits)  
• NRS 610 - Advanced Physical Assessment (3 credits) 

Year 2 | 28 total credits 

• Fall A  | 9 credits 
• NRS 600 - Nursing Theory (3 credits) 
• NRS 640 - Nursing Informatics (3 credits) 
• NRS 620 - Advanced Pharmacology (3 credits) 

Fall B  | 8 credits 

• NRS631 - Research and Nursing Practice (3 credits) 
• NRS 529 - Nursing Admin & Health Policy (1 credit) 
• BUS 625 - Leading and Managing in a Changing Environment (3 credits) 
• NRS 625 - Advanced Clinical Practicum (1 credit) 

Spring A  | 7 credits 

• NRS665 - Scholarly Synthesis (1 credit) 
• NRS 550 - Population Focused Nursing Care (2 credits) 
• NRS 555 - Population Focused Nursing Care Practicum (1 credit) 
• HED 660 - Epidemiology (3 credits) 

Spring B  | 4 credits 

• NRS665 - Scholarly Synthesis Continued 
• NRS 590 - Nursing Licensure & Professional Preparation (1 credit) 
• NRS 598 - Professional Practice Practicum (3 credits)